Melissa McCarthy and husband Ben Falcone help raise $1.5M for charities as part of the 20 Days Of Kindness campaign in tandem with their new film Superintelligence By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 04:11 GMT, 5 December 2020 | Updated: 04:11 GMT, 5 December 2020 Melissa McCarthy and husband Ben Falcone wrapped up the 20 … Read more
Charities such as the National Trust should avoid being dragged into culture wars about ‘wokedom’ because they risk damaging the entire sector, the head of the Charity Commission has said. The intervention by Baroness Stowell of Beeston follows the report in last week’s Mail on Sunday about a group of more than 25 MPs who … Read more
An 11-year-old girl has managed to reach 7.1million keepy-uppies, one for every UK key worker, to raise money for a number of charities. Football fan Imogen Papworth-Heidel, from Hauxton, near Cambridge, did the last 3,000 keepy-uppies at Cambridge United’s Abbey Stadium on Wednesday. She has raised more than £10,800 for nine charities. Imogen completed a … Read more
Dog charities are warning animal lovers not to rush into adopting a pet following a steep rise in puppy prices amid the pandemic. Lockdown saw a surge in Britons seeking canine companions across the country, with searches for ‘buy a puppy’ up by 166 per cent. As a result, the cost of puppies of popular … Read more
Hundreds of charities lose £3.6m to scammers during coronavirus pandemic Over 645 charities hit by scams – with more than £3.6million stolen since March Fraudsters have set up bogus appeals and duped staff into buying fake PPE Watchdog issued warning to trustees and donors to strengthen their defences By Rebecca Camber Chief Crime Correspondent For … Read more
They haven’t had much to cheer about in 2020. But at least some of Britain’s best-loved charities have one reason to smile this week – an early Christmas present of sorts, courtesy of Mail Force. Our charitable campaign, started by this newspaper and backed by our generous readers, is on the road once again with … Read more
Hans and Julia Rausings’ funding for charities hit by coronavirus pandemic tops £34m as they add another £8m to the pot Hans and Julia Rausing have almost doubled a multi-million-pound fund In July they said they were providing £10 million for small and medium charities Figure is in addition to the £16.5 million emergency fund they donated … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: ‘I’m sick of rich people not paying’: ‘Saddened’ Caprice claims she and her millionaire husband Ty are bailing out charities after they’ve been let down by celebrities By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 14:42 BST, 2 September 2020 | Updated: 14:44 BST, 2 September 2020 Caprice shared an impassioned video on Instagram on Wednesday … Read more
Treasury says widespread evasion and avoidance of business rates eating into £25bn a year raised through the tax By Dan Atkinson, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 Widespread evasion and avoidance of business rates is eating into the £25billion a year raised through the … Read more
George and Amal Clooney donate $100K to Lebanon-based charities following deadly blast in Beirut that killed at least 135 people and left 5,000 hurt By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 04:35 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 04:35 BST, 7 August 2020 George and Amal Clooney donated $100K to Lebanon-based charities following deadly blast … Read more