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Michael Rosen today announced the winners of the 2009 Roald Dahl Funny Prize, administered by the Booktrust, at the Unicorn Theatre in London.

Booktrust and Blue Peter are delighted to announce the shortlist for the Blue Peter Book Awards 2010. These enormously popular and influential awards have been recognising and celebrating the best children's authors, the most creative illustrators and the greatest reads for children since 2000. Great Christmas stocking fillers!

National Obesity Week, running from 2 to 8 November, is staging a consumer awareness campaign to help people be more aware of the risks associated with being overweight.

The Toy Retailers Association (TRA) today announced the industry's official prediction of Christmas bestsellers and all of them are under £50 making Christmas that bit more affordable!

You are not alone - according to a recent YouGov survey more than 40 per cent on shoppers are at risk of falling for fake reviews online.

See the Terra Cotta Warriors at the National Geographic Museum, Washington DC,  for free with this special offer bookable online.

A national campaign to recruit more than 1,000 cycling instructors is being launched today by Olympic gold medallist, Denise Lewis - with the focus of the recruitment drive aimed at mums returning to work. The mum of three is calling on fellow mums to train as Bikeability cycling instructors to help give the next generation of cyclists the skills and confidence to ride their bikes on today's roads and get the wheels of the economy turning.

According to a new report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission launched today to coincide with Parents' Week, British men want to take a more acitve role in caring for their children but four in ten fathers say they spend too little time with their offspring.

Award-winning tweezers have a new look sporting the Breast Cancer Campaign's pink ribbon – with a donation of £2 for each Pink Ribbon Slant bought going to Breast Cancer Campaign.

Budget hotel chain, Travelodge, is offering 110,000 rooms from £9 to £25 and the sale starts at 6am Thursday 15 October 2009 for rooms booked from 29 November to 10 January 2010.

Toby and Pippa Bell joined Alex at the London Bridgathon charity event on Sunday 4 October.

The Booktrust Early Years Awards, supported by the national Bookstart programme and their sponsors and the Unwin Charitable Trust, were announced on Wednesday 23 September 2009. These books make great presents.

Over £20,000 worth of dermatologist advice, treatments and product offered for one day only – Friday 25 September 2009 at 18 Maddox St, London W1, from 11am to 7pm courtesy of La Dermacie de RoC®.

Toby Bell a great tester for PWT (with the help of his other Alex) starts school.

Elaine Denne took five year-old Lauren to tantrum's latest salon, situated in the London's famous toy store Hamleys, for a bit of "daughter pampering".

Founded in 2008 by Michael Rosen as part of his Children's Laureateship, the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, administered by the Booktrust, is the first prize of its kind - to honour those books that simply make children laugh and comedian David Walliams, best known for his grotesque comedy creations on the BBC series Little Britain, has been shortlisted for his debut book The Boy in the Dress, illustrated by Quentin Blake.

More than 130,000 students face being rejected for a university place this year. The NGTU survival pack shows teens what options are available to them post A levels.

Vouchercodes.co.uk has highlighted some great offers on family days out - make your money go further at Thorpe Park, Chessington World of Adventures, Alton Towers and Camelot Theme Park.