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Dublin electrician transforms home into Halloween house of horrors for charity
A Dublin electrician has said adults and children from the community are vital to transforming his home into a house of horrors every year. For 22 years, Ken Carraher's Killiney home has been filled with ghosts, ghouls and monsters for...
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Government seeks to curtail pet monkey ownership
The Government is set to effectively ban the keeping of pet monkeys in England under a new law which passed the House of Commons on Wednesday. If passed by the House of Lords, the law will require people keeping monkeys - estimated at...
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Yvette Cooper outlines Labour's 'hugely ambitious mission' to halve serious violence over 10 years
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said a Labour government would aim to halve serious violence over 10 years, including knife crime and violence against women and girls – but said the "hugely ambitious mission" would be challenging...
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Government announces £233m investment to help end homelessness
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Minister for Homelessness Rushanara Ali, visit Crisis as the Government announces a £233m investment to help end rough sleeping.
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Deputy PM and Mayor of London visit Crisis as Government announces cash injection to help rough sleepers
Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and Minister for Homelessness Rushanara Ali, visit Crisis in east London as the Government announces a £233m investment to help end rough sleeping.
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Campaign Against Antisemitism march through central London
Campaign Against Antisemitism, the UK's leading charity dedicated to fighting antisemitism, march through central London, starting outside the Royal Courts of Justice, past Trafalgar Square and finishing in Parliament Square.
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Nonprofits are hopeful Giving Tuesday reverses a recent decline in philanthropy
Nonprofits are hoping Giving Tuesday can bring a surge in donations and a reversal of a recent decline in charitable giving. (Scripps News)
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North East’s first Multibank opened by Gordon Brown in Tees Valley
A new charity initiative is launching in Tees Valley today to donate more than 750,000 surplus goods to 75,000 families in need over the next 12 months. The region’s first Multibank, ‘The Junction Multibank,’ is led by The Junction in...
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Charity supported by Gordon Brown expanding to boost families struggling with the cost-of-living
A charity founded by former prime minister Gordon Brown is expanding to boost its aim of supporting families struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. Interview with Mr Brown at the new Amazon Multibank in Middlesbrough.
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Sir Keir Starmer purchases poppy for Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2024
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, with members of the armed forces and volunteers outside 10 Downing Street, London, purchasing a poppy for the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal 2024.
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Trump to headline Al Smith charity dinner while Harris addresses attendees by video
For decades, the Al Smith charity dinner has served as place for presidential candidates to relax and poke fun at the political process. But not this year as Harris has elected to skip the event. (Scripps News)
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Sir Ed Davey visits Stepping Stones down syndrome charity
Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey pays a visit to the Stepping Stones DS charity, which supports young people with Down syndrome and their families, at the WI Hall in Crookham Village, Fleet, Hampshire.
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Sir Ed Davey says he expects to vote against upcoming assisted dying bill
Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey speaks to the media after a visit to the Stepping Stones DS charity, which supports young people with Down syndrome and their families, at the WI Hall in Crookham Village, Fleet, Hampshire.
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Sir Ed Davey visits children and disabilities charity in Devon
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey speaks to media during a visit to Calvert Exmoor, an activity centre and charity in Barnstaple, Devon, that supports children and families who have disabilities.
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Children at these schools have less access to books outside the classroom
Children at certain schools have less access to books outside the classroom. The "If You Give a Child a Book..." campaign, established by Scripps News in partnership with Scholastic, hopes to help. (Scripps News)
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Samaritans Ireland to launch impact report for 2023
Nicola Clare, a former Samaritans caller, and Barry, a Samaritans volunteer, praise the freephone service which has taken five million calls in the 10 years it has been in operation as Samaritans Ireland launches its impact report for 2023.
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Alzheimer's Research UK and Cadbury create Memory Bar boxes
There are almost one million people living with dementia in the UK today and analysis from Alzheimer’s Research UK confirms it to be the UK’s biggest killer . The number of people living with dementia is predicted to increase to more...
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Food artist uses toast to create message for mental health charity
Artist Nathan Wyburn uses 50 pieces of toast to create a message of support for young people, as Mental Health Awareness Week begins. It comes as M&S announce 5p donations from every Farmhouse Loaf will go towards youth mental health...
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Sunak visits Palace for Life organisation in south London
Rishi Sunak speaks with volunteers during a visit to Palace for Life, a non-profit organisation in south London.
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Sunak discusses cyber attacks and Israel during south London visit
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said China has “fundamentally different values to ours”, amid reports Beijing was behind a cyber attack on a database containing details of armed forces personnel. On a visit to Crystal Palace Football Club’s...
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‘Malign actor’ behind MoD cyber attack, Sunak says
The Prime Minister has declined to identify the “malign actor” behind a cyber attack on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) amid speculation China carried out the hack. The Government has confirmed that a third-party payroll system was hacked,...
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PM says welfare reforms not about cost cutting as ‘hostile rhetoric’ criticised
Rishi Sunak has told of the “moral mission” to reform welfare as he announced major changes to the system in the face of criticism of his “hostile rhetoric” and accusations that the proposals are a “full-on assault on disabled people”....
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Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey visits a local charity in Warley
Footage of Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey as he visits a local charity in Warley. It comes as the Lib Dems promise to set up a “National Body for SEND” . Sir Ed also mentioned the offensive in Gaza, the Horizon Scandal and the...
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Daily politics briefing - April 4
All the latest political developments in the UK as the World Central Kitchen charity has said it is calling for an independent investigation into the IDF strikes that killed seven members of its team, including three Britons, in Gaza on...