A veteran fundraiser has reached the summit of Ben Nevis wearing a 130lb deep-sea diving suit, completing the first stage of his final charity challenge. Lloyd Scott, who holds the world record for the longest recorded time to complete a marathon, is attempting to climb the Three Peaks wearing the 58.9kg diving suit. Tackling Ben … Read more
Well it IS wet out there! Charity fundraiser Lloyd Scott begins his bid to climb highest peaks in England, Scotland and Wales in a full deep-sea diving outfit as he starts out up Ben Nevis Lloyd Scott, 58, began the Three Peaks challenge in Scotland today as he began to climb Ben Nevis He is … Read more
A great-great-grandmother used 34 balls of wool to knit a model hospital called Knittingale to raise funds for the NHS. Margaret Seaman, 91, spent three months making the masterpiece at the bungalow she shares with her 72-year-old daughter Tricia Wilson in Caister-on-Sea, near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. She knitted 59 figures to go inside the hospital, … Read more
Financier Lord Spencer doubles down on his investment in technology company shaking up bond market By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:00 BST, 21 September 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 21 September 2020 Financier Lord Spencer has doubled down on his investment in a technology company shaking up the bond market. The former … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle insist glittering Invictus Games fundraiser to be shown on Amazon Prime was axed because of Covid and NOT their £112million deal with rivals Netflix The Invictus Game fundraiser in June 2021 was set to be streamed on Amazon Report claimed it was cancelled after Harry and Meghan signed Netflix deal … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle pull the plug on glittering Invictus Games fundraiser for wounded soldiers due to be shown on Amazon after signing £112million deal with rivals Netflix The music and comedy show was set to be held in California next summer Organisers hoped event would raise £1 million for Invictus Games Foundation Officials were … Read more
Long before I saw them, I heard them — the throaty rumble of their World War II engines reverberating in my hearing aids as I sat outside on the morning of my 100th birthday. With a blanket draped over my shoulders to protect me from the April chill and my face tilted to the sky, … Read more
Barbra Streisand is supporting Joe Biden in the next presidential election and she delivered a scathing speech about Donald Trump’s ‘incompetence’ to close a virtual Biden fundraiser on Sunday. The 78-year-old spoke for eight minutes about the ‘nightmare that is Donald Trump’, telling viewers the country ‘can’t survive four more years’ under his presidency. The … Read more
Instagram introduces new ‘Personal Fundraiser’ feature that allows users to donate money to individuals or causes they care about within the app Users in the US, UK and Ireland will be the first to test the fundraiser feature Fundraisers will be checked by Instagram employees to ensure they are eligible A user must be aged … Read more
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle fans are celebrating baby Archie’s birthday having raised over £40,000 for a fundraiser to mark the big day. Supporters of Meghan, 38, and Prince Harry, 35, are marking the celebration today with the hashtag #ArchieDay on social media. After officially launching the campaign earlier this month, they urged others to share … Read more