Sofa-surfing having horrific effects on mental and physical health – study
Sofa surfing is having “horrific” effects on people’s mental and physical health, a new report has revealed.
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Tesco ceases production at Chinese factory over alleged ‘forced’ labour
Tesco has halted production at a factory in China alleged to have used ‘forced’ labour to make charity Christmas cards.
Abbie’s Sparkle Lodge: Mum hails lost daughter after respite cabin opens in tribute
Christmas can be the hardest time for families grieving lost loved-ones.
SPONSORED: Embrace the spirit of Christmas by supporting Scottish charities
What better time to give back than Christmas, a day of gift-giving, sharing and celebrating with loved ones.
Edinburgh revealed as UK’s most generous city by GoFundMe
A report by online fundraising platform GoFundMe has revealed that Edinburgh is the most generous city in the UK.
Pensioner vows to continue charity Christmas light display
An 79-year-old man who climbs on to the roof of his house every year to put up a Christmas light display to raise money for his local church has said he will continue for as long as he can.
Dame Helen Mirren reads bedtime stories at Trafalgar Square charity sleepout
Dame Helen Mirren read bedtime stories to a crowd camped in London’s Trafalgar Square overnight, part of a global effort to raise cash to tackle homelessness.
Dame Helen Mirren reads bedtime stories at Trafalgar Square charity sleepout
Dame Helen Mirren read bedtime stories to a crowd camped in London’s Trafalgar Square overnight, part of a global effort to raise cash to tackle homelessness.
Charitable vending machines open in London
Vending machines that allow people to give to local and global charities at the push of a button are opening in London throughout December.
‘The hospital team who saved my wife and our baby are all heroes in our eyes’
Nestling in the arms of her family it’s clear baby Francesca is the apple of her parents’ eye.
Ex-Marine says National Lottery funding is key to ‘life-saving’ veterans centre
A former Royal Marine has said National Lottery funding is “vital” to a veterans centre which helped “save lives”.