Iron Maiden will be playing their first ever stadium show in the UK at  the Twickenham Rugby Stadium in London on Saturday 5th July 2008 as part of their Somewhere Back In Time World Tour 2008. Despite headlining major UK festivals like Reading and Donington many times and selling out stadiums around the World, the band have never before elected to play a stadium in the UK and intend to make this first time a very special occasion.
 

Of all of the problems facing Gordon Brown's fledgling government, one of the most significant, but least publicised, is improving literacy standards in Britain's schools. The ability to read and write is the key without which no child's potential can be unlocked. A lack of reading leads, at best, to limited qualifications and employment options, and can have even more serious consequences. Over two-thirds of those in British prisons have reading problems. Yet there is an epidemic of illiteracy in our education system that has raged unchecked for too long.

Death, it is often observed, is a part of life. It is inevitable, and inevitably tragic. But it becomes all the more tragic when it happens too early. It is difficult enough for adults to reconcile themselves to premature death - their own, or that of a loved one - but when a child is bereaved, it can be a devastating experience.

In celebration of the annual BBC Children in Need appeal, The Official
Charts Company (OCC) has compiled a list of the best-selling singles
that have been released in support of the campaign.

BBC
London 94.9FM is thrilled to welcome guest presenter Lesley Joseph to
the Breakfast Show hot seat. Lesley will cover for JoAnne Good while
she is on holiday from Monday 1 to Friday 5 October (6-9am). She will
be accompanied by Jo's sidekick Max Rushden.

Sam and AmandaBig Brother twins “Samanda” are backing leading children’s charity NCH’s Growing Strong campaign, launching next month, to help every child and young person develop the self esteem, resilience and social skills they need to succeed in life.
 
The twins are celebrating their new roles as campaign champions with a surprise visit to children at an NCH Children's Centre in Islington today (18th September), where they will be giving a helping hand to the afternoon’s play session.

Beth Nielsen Singer Beth Nielsen Chapman is set to perform at a star-studded night of 'Music from the Movies ' in aid of the UK's leading blood cancer charity Leukaemia Research at the Royal Albert Hall on Sunday 28th October.

The Parlor MobRoadrunner Records is proud to announce the worldwide signing of New Jersey quintet, The Parlor Mob. From their humble beginnings in the south-NJ club scene, adorned in ‘70s inspired high fashion, these indie rockers have cultivated a new sound forged from classic blues with modern sensibilities. Heartfelt and catchy vocals hook onto groove driven riffs, creating the band’s unique, vibrant sound. This band bleeds musical legitimacy.

AisleyneIn the twelve months since leaving the Big Brother 7 House as top female, Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace has barely had time to pause for breathe. Rarely out of the public eye, no week has passed without Aisleyne appearing in newspapers and magazines. In the space of a year, she has established herself as a successful model, magazine columnist, agony aunt, TV personality, DJ and radio presenter.

Mike & OllieBBC RADIO has signed two teenage music fans from Essex to present a forthcoming programme which will broadcast this Friday at 6pm. The boys are the YOUNGEST radio presenters to be signed by the BBC.

15 year old Mike Bromfield from WESTCLIFF and 16 year old Ollie Winiberg from LEIGH have been snapped up by the station to present a new music programme about unsigned and independent music on BBC ESSEX.