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The Latest Breaking News from Comic Relief

Celebrities step up to model new Red Nose Day T-shirts

Olivia Attwood, Dermot O’Leary and Oti Mabuse are among the stars donning the Winnie The Pooh-themed tops.

Evening Standard

Jodie Whittaker reveals ‘price to pay’ in hide and seek for competitive nature

Whittaker was speaking as Comic Relief released the results of a survey, which named Liverpool as the UK’s funniest city.

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Stars to participate in ‘simple acts of silliness’ ahead of Red Nose Day

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Comic Relief confirms all-star lineup for 2026 campaign

‘This Red Nose Day is the chance to come together, take yourself funny for money and turn a day of silliness and having a much-needed laugh into something that makes a world of difference,’ says Comic Relief chief executive Samir Patel

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‘When I was at my lowest ebb, that hour of connection and hot lunch meant everything’

As our final appeal total hits £2.65m, we meet a client of a charity your support helps

Evening Standard

Sir Ian McKellen lends his support as Number One Apple Peeler, as our Winter Appeal passes £2.6M

“Without places like this, I would be starving.” Ian McKellen and Evgeny Lebedev visit a doughty project getting life-saving fresh food from a funded partner of our appeal

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The mother who unites a community around her cooking in Bristol

Using her mother’s Ethiopian recipes, Meriam brings sustenance to her local English community — with the help of ACH, a remarkable social enterprise that supported her journey

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Activist mother of three who fled Zimbabwe to be reunited with her children after 7 years apart

How Refugee Action helped a refugee mother keep going in her darkest hours

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'Doctor Who' spin-offs ranked: From K-9 and Daleks! to 'Class', 'The Sarah Jane Adventures' and 'Torchwood'

As 'The War Between the Land and the Sea' rages on, we look back at the previous TV shows to explode out of the Whoniverse.

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'Christmas day was a painful reminder of the family I don’t have'

A brunch for philanthropists raises £75K for our appeal — and becomes unexpectedly emotional

Evening Standard

From Bond Street to sleeping in parks: the dramatic fall and subsequent rise of Guan

Guan was the manager of a top-end fashion store before losing everything and ending up sleeping rough in Finsbury Park. Now, thanks to a brilliant little charity, he is back on his feet and makes postcard art that sells across the UK and around the world

Evening Standard

OPINION - If we are serious about ending homelessness, we must first get serious about ending youth homelessness

New Horizon is one of the groups funded by our campaign. Here, their chief executive, Phil Kerry, reveals the rising scale of homelessness across the capital

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From Iran to Yorkshire: How a refugee found his drive, thanks to the Refugee Council

Mo knew what it was like to starve; now he delivers food to the hungry

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About our Winter Appeal, supporting the homeless, refugees, and people suffering from food security

Who’s At Your Table is raising money for charities supporting London's most vulnerable

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Care Leavers are set up by the system to be homeless and fail, but this charity won’t settle for that

Few care-leavers make it to university, but finding a place to live after graduating and without family support can almost break you — as Rica found out

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'I know that if I work hard, one day I will have a good future'

Fleeing war in Sudan, Hamza arrived malnourished and alone — but today he is thriving, thanks to his own determination and a charity called Young Roots

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'I know what it is to go hungry — now I deliver food to others in need'

Sainsbury’s donates £500K to our campaign taking total raised to £1.9M

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Strictly star Neil Jones and Greens leader Zack Polanski back our appeal

“Let’s shine a light on those left in the shadows”, says Polanski, as Jones reminds us “homelessness can happen to anyone”

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OPINION - Nicola Ranger: 'The rhetoric against immigrant nurses is more toxic than ever'

To say our health and care services would cease to function without migrant colleagues is no exaggeration, says the head of the Royal College of Nursing

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‘I arrived here as a child refugee — now I’m a chef at Michelin-star restaurants’

As This Day donates £900K to our campaign taking the total raised to £1.4M, we reveal how the Scottish Refugee Council helped an unaccompanied child who came with nothing

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Stephen Fry and Andi Oliver back our appeal — and empathise with those facing homelessness and food insecurity

London's mayor calls for compassion towards less fortunate, as stars back our campaign

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Rita Ora supports our winter appeal: ‘Growing up as a refugee shaped who I am’

Refugees and people experiencing homelessness and food insecurity are London’s most disadvantaged groups. To support them, we launch our Winter Appeal with the backing of Rita Ora — and in collaboration with Comic Relief, which has pledged £500,000 to get us underway

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The Standard podcast: Who's at your table? The Standard’s Winter Campaign

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Lenny Henry says TV industry ‘still struggling’ to do black hair and make up

Sir Lenny began his TV career in the 1970s and appeared on landmark black comedy The Fosters.

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Claudia Winkleman to host star-studded live Traitors experience for Comic Relief

Radio hosts Scott Mills and Chris Stark, and presenting couple Marvin and Rochelle Humes, are among those taking part.

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