2 h. ago Parents bid to take over top Welsh school after raising millions of pounds

St Clare's School, Porthcawl. will shut at the end of this term but parents are bidding for the lease to re-open it next year

Politics

44 h. ago In pictures: Sir Chris Hoy ‘blown away’ by support as he leads out thousands at Kiltwalk

Olympic cyclist and businessman Sir Tom Hunter lead thousands on charity outing, with £1.5 million expected to be raised

Politics

47 h. ago Olympic hero Sir Chris Hoy joins Sir Tom Hunter at Edinburgh Kiltwalk

This year’s Kiltwalks in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh saw 38,000 walkers raise a record £8 million for more than 1,800 charities in 2025.

Politics

3 d. ago Charlie Kirk's fans' incredible gesture to widow Erika and his children as they raise $3million in less than two days

The fundraiser, hosted on Christian crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo, had raised more than $3 million in less than 48 hours to support his widow, Erika, and their two young children.

Economics

3 d. ago Piper Sandler's Sportschallenge surpasses £1 million fundraising goal in night to remember

Sportschallenge, the North-east’s premier sports-themed corporate fundraising dinner, has broken the £1 million barrier raised for charity over its eleven events.

Economics

4 d. ago Tragic parents fail in bid to claim £100k charity cash for terminally ill daughter

Deputy Master Marc Glover ruled the money cannot be spent on Ruby-Rose and will instead be split between two charities

Economics

4 d. ago Welsh primary school goes into lockdown after incident nearby

The school went into lockdown as police dealt with the incident

Politics

6 d. ago Thousands of people call for review of Welsh school transport rules

A petition has been submitted to the Senedd calling for a review of the guidance around home to school transport across Wales

Politics

7 d. ago Alarm as WHO accepts increasing amount of dark money from corporate donors

Experts say millions in corporate funding and concealment of donors’ identities raises key conflict-of-interest concernsThe World Health Organization Foundation took an increasing amount of dark money from corporate donors during the three years since its 2020 inception, research has shown, raising concerns among some experts and campaigners that big business is playing a larger role shaping the institution’s policies.Through the end of 2023, the last year for which records were available, the foundation had taken about $83m in corporate donations, and concealed the identity of donors for about 60% of the sum, a new report into the issue states. Continue reading...

Events

7 d. ago Judge skewers $1.5B Anthropic settlement with authors in pirated books case over AI training

A federal judge on Monday skewered a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly half million books had been illegally pirated to train chatbots, raising the specter that the case could still end up going to trial

Culture

8 d. ago Sir Chris Hoy ‘overwhelmed’ as fundraising cycle ride raises over £2 million

The cash raised from his Tour De 4 event in Glasgow will go towards cancer charities.

Economics

9 d. ago Sir Chris Hoy's delight at 'Scotland’s greatest sports person' joining him for Tour de 4 cancer cycle ride

3,000 riders taking part in Glasgow event on Sunday which is expected to raise £2 million

Sport

1 week ago We have raised £80m for charitable causes — our new campaign will change lives

Today we are launching an urgent campaign with The King’s Trust to tackle youth unemployment in the capital — and you can help

Economics

1 week ago 'Absolute carnage' reported in Welsh county as parents blame new school year transport cuts

Parents who now live outside the free school transport zones in Rhondda Cynon Taf claim it was a 'shambles' as children struggled to find their way to school

Politics

1 week ago Plans for £30m cancer centre in honour of Bobby Robson unveiled

The foundation set up by the former England manager has already raised £20 million of the cost.

Economics

2 w. ago Common heart drug taken by millions could raise risk of death for certain group, shock research finds

The daily tablets, which can trigger fatigue, nausea and even sexual dysfunction, are offered to the majority of patients who suffer a heart attack.

Events

2 w. ago Vaping may be causing irreversible harm to children’s health, doctors say

Experts ‘extremely concerned’ about e-cigarette use and say millions of young people could face ill health in futureDoctors have raised the alarm about high levels of vaping among children worldwide, saying they are convinced e-cigarettes are causing irreversible harm to their health.Cardiologists, researchers and health experts said they were “extremely concerned” about the harmful effects of e-cigarettes on millions of teenagers and young people, including exposure to toxins and carcinogens – some of which are still unknown. Continue reading...

Society

2 w. ago ‘I was barred from my own brother’s funeral in a human feces

An Essex dad who watched his children grow up from behind bars after pleading guilty to involvement in an £80 million drugs conspiracy, is now walking 200 miles to raise money for National Prison Radio.

Politics

2 w. ago 'I had no choice but spend my own brother's funeral in a human faeces

An Essex dad who watched his children grow up from behind bars after pleading guilty to involvement in an £80 million drugs conspiracy, is now walking 200 miles to raise money for National Prison Radio

Politics

2 w. ago Welsh village primary school set to be sold as council ignores community pleas

It has been on the market since 2024 but has so far failed to attract any offers

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