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Simon Cowell, 61, ‘to complete 10k charity walk’ after declaring he feels ‘110 per cent’

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Simon Cowell, 61, ‘to complete 10k charity walk’ after declaring he feels ‘110 per cent’ amid broken back recovery By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 00:45 BST, 10 June 2021 | Updated: 00:49 BST, 10 June 2021 Simon Cowell will reportedly complete a 10k charity walk later this month after telling friends he feels ‘110 … Read more

Maisie Williams, 24, becomes the first global ambassador for wildlife charity WWF 

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‘We can turn around the crisis in our oceans’: Game Of Thrones star Maisie Williams becomes the first global ambassador for wildlife charity WWF By Ellen Coughlan For Mailonline Published: 00:07 BST, 27 April 2021 | Updated: 00:08 BST, 27 April 2021 Actress Maisie Williams has become the first global ambassador for climate and nature … Read more

People are more likely to donate to charity if they benefit in some way, study shows

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No selfless act! People are more likely to donate money to charity if they think they’re benefitting THEMSELVES, study finds Researchers implemented a ‘statewide natural field experiment’ in Alaska, US They worded postcard adverts for charitable donations in two different ways  The one that emphasised selfish benefits was best at getting people to donate   By Jonathan Chadwick For … Read more

Charity run by Bet365 gambling tycoon Denise Coates is accused of ‘sitting on millions’ in donations

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A charitable foundation run by Britain’s highest-paid boss Bet365 exec Denise Coates is ‘sitting on’ millions in donations – but has funded a number of eclectic projects including an art exhibition, a gymnastics centre and research on genetic links to heart disease. The Denise Coates Foundation was created in August 2012 by the tycoon, who … Read more

Teaching union donated to Islamic charity that published name and ‘endangered’ their own member

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The union representing the teacher who showed a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad had donated money to the charity that went on to oust him.  The National Education Union’s (NEU) Kirklees branch, in West Yorkshire, which represents the Batley Grammar School teacher, had donated £3,000 to the charity Purpose of Life who went on to publish the … Read more

British charity kept Meghan Markle’s £10,000 donation secret over fears she could damage reputation

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A British charity said it kept a £10,000 donation from Meghan Markle a secret because she’s ‘like Marmite’  – but were prompted to speak out following her explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey.   In August, the Duchess of Sussex, 39, now based in the US, gifted funds from The Royal Foundation to Nottingham charity Himmah – a community … Read more

British charity kept Meghan Markle’s £10,000 donation secret over fears she could damage reputation

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A British charity said it kept a £10,000 donation from Meghan Markle a secret because she’s ‘like Marmite’  – but were prompted to speak out following her explosive interview with Oprah Winfrey.   In August, the Duchess of Sussex, 39, now based in the US, gifted funds from The Royal Foundation to Nottingham charity Himmah – a community … Read more

Grey’s Anatomy star Kate Walsh beams as she promotes a children’s charity in Perth

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Grey’s Anatomy star Kate Walsh beams as she promotes a children’s charity in Perth By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:38 GMT, 25 March 2021 | Updated: 18:30 GMT, 25 March 2021 American actress Kate Walsh has called Australia home since March last year.  And the 53-year-old Private Practice star is putting down … Read more

Now RSPCA backs Spring Clean: Charity supports drive to freshen up Britain

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Now RSPCA backs Spring Clean: Charity supports drive to freshen up Britain after reports of animals trapped in lockdown litter RSPCA said it took 4,000 calls about creatures stuck in discarded waste in a year These include a gull tangled in a face mask and hedgehog with head stuck in can It is now urging … Read more