Charity: Last News

Butterfly skin charity DEBRA brought Christmas to Scots families impacted by the agonising condition, with a special Santa visit and gifts at a luxury hotel - and priceless connections with other EB families.

“The only bangs we might hear won’t be Christmas crackers but bombs in the distance", says Matt Newport.

Christmas is traditionally a time where we think about giving back to our communities. While many of us will be fortunate enough to enjoy a day of good food and great company with loved ones, some are not so fortunate.

In a time when Christmas can feel overly commercialised, there's one girl working hard to remind us what the festive season is truly about.

A shop owner has claimed that there is a "truth" about charity shops "they don't want you to know". Carmen Croxall, who operates a second-hand craft shop, took to TikTok to highlight a large donation made to her business, but noted that it "represents a problem in the charity industry."

Manchester homelessness charity Lifeshare got a big surprise after a famous face showed up unexpectedly to help out over Christmas. The charity is remaining open throughout the festive period offering food, shelter, and other services to anyone who needs them.

Taylor Swift has donated $250,000 (£200,000) to a children’s poverty charity in Kansas City, Missouri.The pop megastar made the donation to Operation Breakthrough just days before Christmas (December 21), with the organisation sharing a video on social media to send their thanks to her.Operation Breakthrough was founded in 1971 by Sister Corita Bussanmas and Sister Berta Sailer and strives to “provide a safe, loving and educational environment for children in poverty and to empower their families through advocacy, emergency aid and education.”In a post on Instagram, a number of children thanked Swift personally, while the group wrote in a caption: “Thank you, @taylorswift, for making our holiday season shine even brighter! Your kindness and thoughtful 250K donation means the world to our children and families.”A post shared by Operation Breakthrough (@operationbreakthrough)Swift recently wrapped her all-conquering ‘Eras’ World Tour with the final show in Vancouver on December 8, the highest-grossing tour of 2024 – beating off competition from Coldplay, Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Madonna and more.She then attended an ‘Eras’ tour-themed party thrown for her by her boyfriend and NFL star Travis Kelce, in which guests dressed as the different ‘Eras’ of her career.Kelce wore the costume he donned on stage when he made a cameo appearance in her ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ set during one of her Wembley Stadium shows.The tour ran for a combined total of 21 months across 149 shows, and broke the record for the highest-grossing tour of all time, bringing in a reported $2.2billion (£1.73b) in total.Last December, at the tour’s midpoint, it became the first to gross $1billion (£796million).

A bank has introduced a new way for customers to support a charity that is opening a village in Rutherglen that will provide temporary accommodation and support for people who are homeless.

A homeless charity will put smiles on the faces of hungry, lonely and vulnerable Scots this Christmas by handing out meals and presents.

Ariana Grande has gifted Christmas presents to poorly children spending the festive period in hospitals across Greater Manchester.

A Manchester restaurant loved by celebrities has revealed the huge amount of money it has raised for children's charities - after pledging to donate £1 from every table's bill since the summer.

Celtic FC have raised more than £400,000 for their 2024 Christmas Appeal. The club’s charity wing have hailed their most successful festive campaign to date after setting help people hit hard by the cost of living crisis.

An Edinburgh pub’s festive fundraiser will help a charity that improves people’s mental health and wellbeing through football.

Diddy has been hit with another sexual assault lawsuit — this one occurring on the same day as the deadly charity event decades ago. According to court documents obtained by TM

Paul Lavelle was a 'joker who wouldn't hurt a fly'.

A cat has been given a new loving home after being abandoned for nine days last Christmas.

Dreghorn firefighters raised hundreds of pounds for charity at their first ever Santa's Grotto Drive Thru.

A customer was left horrifed after finding out a convicted Scots paedophile was working at a Christmas entertainment attraction for families.

When Colin Tutty's partner Anne was diagnosed with vascular dementia, he was the only person who could remind her who she was.

King Charles III‘s cancer treatment will continue into the New Year, but palace sources insist this isn’t a bad thing.

The RSPCA has issued an appeal for information after a seagull was allegedly stamped to death in Blackpool.