Poultry club charity boss sparks fury after claiming in newsletter that coronavirus is ‘nature’s way of cleansing the planet’ Louise Carpenter made the comments in a newsletter sent out to members Carpenter says she was ‘trying to find reasoning’ for the coronavirus pandemic Trustees have ‘apologised unreservedly’ to anyone offended by the comments Here’s how … Read more
The Voice UK finalists join forces to record single for NHS charities… after live shows were cancelled amid COVID-19 crisis By Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 19:18 BST, 2 May 2020 | Updated: 09:22 BST, 3 May 2020 The Voice UK finalists have joined forces to record a charity single to raise money for NHS … Read more
Foo Fighters’ charity cover single featuring Dua Lipa and Chris Martin goes to number one… knocking Colonel Tom Moore’s You’ll Never Walk Alone from the top of the UK charts Proceeds from the single in the UK will be split between Comic Relief and BBC Children In Need By Jack Newman For Mailonline Published: 20:14 … Read more
Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber team up for charity duet Stuck With U benefiting the children of first responders during the pandemic By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 19:32 BST, 1 May 2020 | Updated: 19:36 BST, 1 May 2020 Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber have teamed up for a charity single to benefit the … Read more
Marks & Spencer has re-stocked its hugely popular £9.50 NHS charity t-shirt beloved by Holly Willoughby and Amanda Holden after the first batch sold out within hours of its release. The navy and white cotton t-shirts feature a colourful rainbow design or the ‘All in this together’ slogan, and are available in sizes from age … Read more
A new weapon in the war on coronavirus touched down at a deserted Heathrow tonight: an airliner crammed with PPE. Inside, filling every seat and the cargo hold, were more than 20 tons of vital coveralls and masks – worth over £1 million – fresh from China and destined straight for the Covid-19 frontline tomorrow. … Read more
A charity shop worker who laced a woman’s Canderel sweetener with a cocktail of drugs for two weeks in a bid to poison her has been jailed for four years after calling the police to confess he thought he had ‘murdered’ her. Christopher Connolly crushed up a variety of painkillers, anti-depressants and pills for anxiety … Read more
Quaran-queens! Social media users take out the bins in their finest party outfits for a charity campaign to raise money for a cancer support centre Brits are getting dressed in their best outfits to take the bins out amid lockdown In aid of cancer support centre Maggie’s Manchester, which started campaign People are encouraged to share … Read more
Billionaire Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has given nearly $400 million less to his coronavirus relief effort than the ‘billion dollars’ he claimed, federal documents reveal. Earlier this month Dorsey tweeted that he would be donating $1 billion – which he said was about 28% of his wealth – to a fund he set up to … Read more
Locals raise thousands to fix hospice shop roof smashed in by raiders during coronavirus lockdown burglary Derian House Children’s Hospice shop in Chorley, Lancs, was raided by burglars The raiders, who broke in through the roof, caused around £1,000 of damage Tradespeople made the repairs for free, while £10,000 was sent in donations The charity … Read more