Sophie Wessex helps volunteers at charity shop as she continues volunteering efforts amid COVID-19

Sophie the shop girl! Countess of Wessex helps out at a children’s hospice charity shop as she continues her volunteering efforts amid the COVID-19 crisis Sophie Wessex, 55, has spent time with volunteers at Weybridge charity shop The Countess of Wessex is the patron of Shooting Star Children’s Hospices  She gave a helping hand at … Read more

Bag a designer bargain! Charity shops are flooded with secondhand gems post-lockdown

Could YOU bag a designer bargain at your local charity shop? Stores are flooded with luxury items after lockdown clearouts – including £26 Dolce and Gabbana shoes and vintage Balenciaga for £45 Fashion lovers set to reap benefits of Britons’ lockdown wardrobe decluttering Nation is set to discard 67 million items of clothing and 22 … Read more

Mail Force charity flies in 4million masks for NHS and care staff, writes ROBERT HARDMAN

There’s no room for a trolley down either aisle of this Boeing 767 wide-bodied passenger airliner. Indeed, it’s such a squeeze that, at some points, the cabin crew have to walk sideways. Not that there would be any takers for a drink anyway, let alone a little something from the duty-free catalogue. Because the owners … Read more

Mail Force helps out Mencap home as PPE charity drive enters fresh phase, writes ROBERT HARDMAN 

Mail Force, the charity providing personal protective equipment for the UK’s fight against the coronavirus, will enter a fresh phase this week as it begins an ambitious new programme of support for some of Britain’s best-known charities. Some of that PPE is now already in active use on the Covid-19 front line following the first … Read more

Ex-Tory leader William Hague replaces Prince George’s godfather on the board of their royal charity

Ex-Tory leader William Hague replaces Prince George’s godfather and William and Kate’s long-standing friend on the board of their royal charity William Hague to have new role after William and Kate re-organise Royal charity Former leader of the Conservative Party to replace Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton Lord Hague first worked with William on action against the illegal wildlife trade  … Read more

One third of all slavery victims forced into illegal drug trade are children, charity finds 

One third of all slavery victims forced into illegal drug trade are children, charity finds Drug gangs dressing children up as key workers to allow them to travel freely 30% of potential slavery victims reported last year were children, up from 23% The number of young people forced into all criminal activity almost doubled  By … Read more

High-flying ‘foxy blonde’ fixer drags George Clooney’s charity into battle over £7bn Barclays deal 

High-flying ‘foxy blonde’ fixer drags George Clooney’s charity into battle over £7billion Barclays deal Miss Staveley said then-Barclays executive Roger Jenkins pushed her to donate  The financier has also accused executives at the bank of sexism and misogyny There is no suggestion that Mr Clooney knew about the discussions going on  By Helen Cahill For … Read more

Victoria Beckham shares snaps of her kids promoting £95 charity t-shirts after backlash

Victoria Beckham shares snaps of her kids promoting £95 charity t-shirts to celebrate Pride… after facing backlash from LGBTQ+ fans over the price The fashion designer, 46, received criticism from her LGBTQ+ fans over the price of the T-shirt as well as the percentage she was planning to donate to charity  When advertising the item … Read more

Ghostbusters reunion is happening on YouTube for charity

The cast of the 1984 film Ghostbusters will be getting together on Monday. Frozen star Josh Gad is bringing the actors on the same screen for his Reunited Apart series on YouTube. Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, and Sigourney Weaver are all expected to talk the hit movie during a segment of Gad’s YouTube … Read more

David Attenborough WWF charity video is deleted over racism fears

David Attenborough WWF charity video is deleted over racism fears after his voiceover talked of ‘stabilising the population’ over images of Asian people World Wildlife Fund shared footage showing Asian people bathing in a river  Sir David, 94, urges listeners to ‘stabilise the human population’ as clip is shown Viewers said it unfairly ‘blames people … Read more