36 h. ago Queen tells nursing charity ‘people wouldn’t know what to do without you’

Queen Camilla hosted a reception on Wednesday for members of a nursing charity that was founded with a donation by Queen Victoria in 1899.

Politics

1 week ago Jonathan Bailey ‘so proud’ to support LGBT diversity week in UK schools

The initiative, launched by the young people’s charity Just Like Us, is a celebration of LGBT+ equality, running in schools from June 23-27.

Politics

1 week ago The King and Idris Elba team up for new Netflix documentary film

Elba, who was a beneficiary of a grant from The King’s Trust, will accompany The King to help document how the charity has helped young people.

Culture

2 w. ago Lived experience key as Harbour Ayrshire help people facing addiction

Three years on, an Ayrshire charity is continuing to support people facing addiction with a string of lived experience at the heart of their work.

Politics

2 w. ago Marginalised Scottish communities entitled to receive major funding boosts as national charity opens new grants programme for summer

Underrepresented and marginalised communities from across Scotland could be entitled to receive funding as part of a charity initiative to get more people active for summer.

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2 w. ago Autistic schoolboy hooked on trendy snus after being forced to buy vapes for other kids

A mum, from Wishaw, spoke out as a leading advice charity warned of a worrying surge in reports of young people experimenting with nicotine pouches - widely used by sports stars and celebrities.

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2 w. ago West Lothian charity benefits from recent round of funding awards made by People’s Postcode Trust

The West Lothian 50+ Network supports some 700 members aged 50 to 90 through a wide range of social, learning and wellbeing activities held throughout the week.

Events

2 w. ago Gavin and Stacey star donating unique piece of history from finale

The 57-year-old actor - who played Peter Sutcliffe in the BBC One sitcom from 2007 until 2024 - wanted to celebrate his appointment as patron of the homelessness charity DENS by giving people a chance to nab pieces of TV history

Politics

3 w. ago Outcry as traffic wardens ticket people marking charity event

Newport City Council say their visit had been in the calendar for several weeks

Events

3 w. ago Starmer’s welfare cuts will see 340,000 more people in poverty than previously predicted, charity warns

340,000 more people in disabled households could face hunger and hardship by the end of the decade, new report says

Events

3 w. ago Disability cut impact could be even worse than expected warns food bank charity

Research commissioned by food bank charity Trussell found that 340,000 people in disabled households will be pushed into severe hardship by benefit changes being brought in by the Government

Events

3 w. ago Stormont minister calls for terminally ill to be allowed state pension early

Figures from charity Marie Curie show that around 111,000 people die in poverty each year in the UK.

Politics

3 w. ago Stunning Kirkcudbright garden to open to visitors for Scotland’s Gardens Scheme

Sunday is a chance for people to see The Limes and raise money for charity at the same time.

Politics

4 w. ago Bikes, the Bean and Black Panthers in Chicago: Wembley to Soweto initiative 2025

After the huge success of projects across Europe, southern Africa, South America, the Middle East and the UK, the Wembley to Soweto Foundation started its US rollout in 2022. Focusing on young people affected by gangs, the charity uses photography as a catalyst to improve participants’ self-esteem and confidence and teach life skills to help disadvantaged youth into employment and tertiary educationThe backdrop of sport has been a constant in the Wembley to Soweto Foundation’s projects, and the foundation has encouraged the young photographers to reflect how their communities are shaped by football, rugby, athletics, cricket, boxing and the like.Since the 2010 Fifa World Cup in South Africa, the charity has worked alongside the Premier League, the FA, the Olympic Games, the Cricket World Cup, the RFU and now the MLS in North America. Ultimately the US cohorts will be given the opportunity to photograph at the US Soccer World Cup in 2026 and the 2028 LA Olympics.Quiet Reflection – Th...

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4 w. ago Woman can't believe what she finds in charity shop as people tell her to 'sell for £1m'

A woman who walked into a charity shop couldn't believe her luck after unearthing some items that could be worth a fortune - and to top it off, she was able to take it home for free

Economics

4 w. ago Asda Dyce presents £1,000 Asda Foundation Grant to Dementia Charity ‘The Living Well Dementia Café’ in celebration of Asda’s 60th Birthday

An Aberdeen community project has been awarded a £1,000 grant by Asda’s charity, the Asda Foundation, to celebrate a decade working with people impacted by dementia.

Economics