They certainly know how to build up an atmosphere at Cardiff's Glee Club. Five minutes before the show starts, there's a countdown - "Ladies and gentlemen, the show will be starting in X minutes" - accompanied by coloured spotlights and music which finally segues into the Pearl and Dean tune. Luckily, the compère, Simon Clayton, lives up to all the fanfare within a few moments of coming on stage.
Romance, female emancipation and streetwalkers - it's all in a day's work for novelist Iris Gower. Kate Griffin discovers the secrets behind her success.
Ask the average English person to tell you what they know about Welsh literature, and they might name Dylan Thomas, or mutter something about the Mabinogion. Poetry from the post-Glyndwr years and 17th-century religious writings have hardly made a blip on the modern world's literary radar.
An eight-month investigation by Oxfordshire County Council has concluded that a rubbish-burning scheme is the best solution to the county's waste disposal problems, despite concern that this method of waste disposal will allow dioxins (which have been linked to cancer in humans and other animals) to enter the local food chain.
US charities set up to fight AIDS are now faced with a new battle: a requirement by the federal government to pledge their opposition to sex trafficking and prostitution if they want to continue receiving federal funds.
Time is unravelling, and sleep can't knit it up again. The sublime and ridiculous Dr Hoffman has taken over reality in the city, and nothing will ever be the same again. Mirages and spectres intertwine themselves with daily life until the city's population is driven half-mad by dreams. Only the grey-suited Minister and his Determination Police have a chance of restoring normality.