Celebrity

The announcement that rock band Led Zeppelin is reforming to perform a concert in memory of their former record company boss Ahmet Ertegun and to raise funds for a charitable foundation initially caused the promotional website to crash due to the number of visits.

Barclays Bank is selling cuddly toys of children's TV character Basil Brush® to raise funds for The Children's Society. The fox on the box is available from Barclays Bank counters in three designs, which sell for £2.50 each, for the next six weeks.

Chico Slimani, the X-Factor contestant who achieved a number one single in March 2006, is to raise funds for eating disorder charity beat by performing live in 12 counties over 12 hours.

His upcoming single 'Curvy Cola Bottle Baby' is also intended to help raise further awareness of the issues the charity addresses by promoting a healthy body image.

Podcasts of six celebrities reading seven Mr. Men and Little Miss stories are to raise funds for the Variety Club. Each story is available for £1.50, or all seven for £5, with 100% of the sum being received by the charity.

Saracens and England Rugby player, Richard Hill, has launched easyJet's in-flight collection campaign for The Anthony Nolan Trust. Throughout the summer, easyJet cabin crew will ask passengers to donate any loose change to support the charity.

EasyJet collections allow passengers from flights across Europe to donate money. Last year's collections raised over £500,000.

Paralympic athlete Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE, four Olympic gold medals winner Sir Matthew Pinsent CBE, are to as special advisers to the trustees of the Vodafone Group Foundation on its investment into sporting initiatives.

The African Well Fund's 5th Annual "Build a Well for Bono's Birthday" fundraising campaign has raised over $34,000. All proceeds of the campaign to mark the U2 singer's birthday will go to African Well Fund partner Africare to fund clean water projects throughout the continent.