Trump has raised $170 million since Election Day with appeal for his ‘defense fund’

Donald Trump has raised $170 million since Election Day by targeting supporters with appeal for his ‘defense fund’ – which can actually be used to pay his personal expenses when he leaves White House Three-quarters of every contribution goes to his new ‘Save America’ fund Also used to retire campaign debt Funds can be used … Read more

Trafalgar Square’s Christmas tree is raised into place ahead of virtual lighting ceremony

Trafalgar Square’s Christmas tree was hoisted into place today ahead of the first-ever virtual lighting ceremony amid the coronavirus pandemic. The magnificent Norwegian spruce was transported 700 miles via ship and lorry from Nordmarka Forest in Oslo, Norway, to take pride of place in the capital for the 73rd year running.  Today cranes could be … Read more

Time’s Up organization raised $3.6m in 2018 but most of the cash went on salaries not victims

Time’s Up, the organization set up to fight sexual harassment in the work place in the wake of the #MeToo movement, spent the bulk of its donations of executive salaries and only a fraction on legal costs to help victims in its first year, records show. Tax filings show that the organization, which was founded … Read more

Time’s Up organization raised $3.6m in 2018 but most of the cash went on salaries not victims

Time’s Up, the organization set up to fight sexual harassment in the work place in the wake of the #MeToo movement, spent the bulk of its donations of executive salaries and only a fraction on legal costs to help victims in its first year, records show. Tax filings show that the organization, which was founded … Read more

Kate Middleton warns how children are raised will impact ‘the society we will become’ in key speech

Kate Middleton has spoken of her ambition to put the early years on an equal footing with the other great social challenges and opportunities of our time. The Duchess of Cambridge, 38, delivered a keynote speech today during an online forum hosted by The Royal Foundation as she unveiled the findings of the biggest ever UK … Read more

Bear who was abandoned by his mother as a cub and raised by humans has a career as a model

A bear who was abandoned by his mother and raised by humans now has a career as a model posing alongside children and adults. Photographer, Mila Zhdanova, 40, from Moscow, met Stepan the 28-year-old brown bear through her friendship with the bear’s owners, Svetlana and Yuri Pantileenko.  Inspired by Stepan’s friendliness around humans, Mila set … Read more

Man who has raised over £5 million for climbs Ben Nevis in scuba suit

A charity hero who has raised more than £5million over 30 years today climbed Ben Nevis wearing a vintage diving suit weighing over 100 pounds. Veteran fundraiser Lloyd Scott, 58, is taking on his final charity challenge by stepping into his 130lbs deep-sea diving suit one final time to tackle the Three Peak Challenge, raising money for … Read more

Guild Esports’ oversubscribed listing raised £20m this week

Guild Esports kicked off dealings in the junior market on the last day of the week, with the flotation priced at 8p bringing the market value to £41million. The owner and developer of esports teams, backed by former Manchester United and Real Madrid star David Beckham, raised £20million from the oversubscribed initial public offer. As … Read more

Soccer Aid 2020: ITV apologise for revealing WRONG total raised

ITV have issued an apology after revealing the wrong total raised by Soccer Aid 2020. Following the the annual celebrity charity match on Sunday, it was announced that the donations had amounted to a record total of £11.5 million. However, taking to Twitter on Tuesday, ITV admitted that due to an ‘administrative error’, the total … Read more

ITV apologise for revealing the WRONG total raised by Soccer Aid 2020 after ‘administrative error’

ITV have issued an apology after revealing the wrong total raised by Soccer Aid 2020. Following the the annual celebrity charity match on Sunday, it was announced that the donations had amounted to a record total of £11.5 million. However, taking to Twitter on Tuesday, ITV admitted that due to an ‘administrative error’, the total … Read more