Grandmother-of-six Fay Sober has set up a knitting group for local residents to make blankets for charity.

Mrs Sober, 80, and her team, will send the collection, which includes teddy bears, dolls and animals, to underprivileged children in Eastern Europe and Israel.

Now you see it. Next week you won't. Ilana Steinberg's plait, that is.

On Tuesday, the Manchester schoolgirl will have more than 25cm chopped off her hair to raise money for Israeli cancer charity Zichron Menachem.

Ilana, a year-six pupil at North Cheshire Jewish Primary School, was inspired to do so after visiting the organisation in Jerusalem a couple of years ago. She tells People: "I decided to grow my hair and cut it to make a wig for a sick child who had lost theirs. However short I cut my hair, it will always grow back. That is not the case for everyone.

The second series of Channel 4's One Born Every Minute has been particularly welcomed, with around 2.3 million viewers - a 9.1 per cent share of the audience. Good news for Lorraine Charker-Phillips, the series director.

The 12-week documentary - now three episodes in - provides a detailed insight into life on a busy maternity ward, and the challenges of becoming parents.

Lady Gaga wears one - as do actresses Miley Cyrus and Lindsay Lohan. What exactly? Peace bracelets. A growing celebrity trend in America and Europe, the charm bracelets are now available in the UK, thanks to fashion student Jodie Fleischmann.

The 21-year-old has set up a website, which sells the accessories at, she says, a fraction of the cost of other retailers.

Music producer David Courtney is perhaps best known for discovering international recording artist Leo Sayer, and co-writing their album Silverbird. Now he is in the spotlight for his own compilation.

He has released The Show Must Go On, a collection of his all-time favourites, re-recorded "for a more contemporary style". Brighton-based Mr Courtney, 60, tells People: "I wanted to do my own interpretation of the songs to celebrate 40 years of my career in the music business." He has worked with the industry's top names including Eric Clapton and Sir Paul McCartney.

If ever you drop a crystal wine glass or break a piece of your best china, Pauline Ashley is useful to have around.

A professional china and glass restorer, she has spent three months working as a volunteer at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

Three days a week she is a high-flying City lawyer. The rest of the time, she spends in a world run by cats - a fantasy world of course.

Ms Iserles, 35, is an award-winning children's writer and she has recently published her latest book, The Tygrine Cat On the Run.

A sequel to her debut novel The Tygrine Cat, it is the story of two cat tribes and in particular, Mati, the last of the Tygrine tribe, who must protect his feline friends from danger.

It is set at market-place Cressida Lock, loosely based on north London's Camden Lock.

If ever there was to be a "kosher X Factor," A Jewish Star singing competition could be it.

Launched in 2009, the online contest, for both adults and children, aims to find the world's top Jewish talent. Entrants are invited to upload a video of themselves performing a Jewish song. It is then up to the public to vote.

Singletons take note. Dating is all about being naked - albeit with your clothes on.

This is the advice of Jan Day (left), one half of the team behind a one-off Jewish dating workshop called Meetings Without Masks.

Launched with hypnotherapist Sharon Waxkirsh, the session will take place on Sunday. They established the event after noticing a demand among the Jewish community for a different kind of dating service.

Israeli chef Yuda Galis has cooked for Hollywood actors Will Smith, Morgan Freeman and football manager Avram Grant. And now he wants to do so for you.

The 33-year-old, who lives in London, has launched private chef service, Galor. He will come into your home to prepare and create a personalised menu - a kosher one if you so wish.

Mr Galis has worked for some of the world's top chefs, including the award-winning Joel Rubuchon at his two Michelin-starred restaurant L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon in Paris - as did Gordon Ramsay.