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The Latest Breaking News from Comic Relief

Simon Pegg and Adam Hills back our £3.3m cost of living appeal

On the Breadline: ‘Things are looking harder than ever for so many people,’ says Hot Fuzz actor

The Independent UK

‘We’re going back to Victorian times - I only eat tinned sardines and cold beans’

On the Breadline: ‘Covid was nothing compared to this,’ 63-year-old on benefits tells Thomas Kingsley

The Independent UK

Our Christmas appeal hits £3.3m as Andy Murray calls on people to ‘make a difference’

On The Breadline: ‘It has never been more vital for us to come together and make a difference,’ Wimbledon champion says

The Independent UK

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‘Can I put food on the table today?’ Struggling Britons agonise over rising costs ‘all the time’

On the Breadline: People regularly having to choose between heating and eating, Tottenham Food Hub tells Josh Salisbury

The Independent UK

On The Breadline: Help make a difference, says Andy Murray as our Christmas appeal hits £3.3m

Two-time Wimbledon champion says: ‘It has never been more vital for us to come together and make a difference’

Evening Standard

On the Breadline: Thank You! Five-figure gifts boost our appeal past £3.2 million mark

On the final day of our partnership with The Childhood Trust, we can announce that this alliance has raised £1.2 million

Evening Standard

‘Kids can’t play on an empty stomach’: The football charity helping disadvantaged Londoners

On the Breadline: Bloomsbury Football works with around 5,000 children a week across London, Josh Salisburyreports

The Independent UK

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The Independent’s Christmas appeal hits £3.2m to help families on the breadline

On the Breadline: Our campaign has surpassed the goal of raising £1m with The Childhood Trust

The Independent UK

Religious leaders in UK throw support behind our cost of living campaign

On the Breadline: Chief rabbi calls on people to ‘dig deep’ to support our campaign

The Independent UK

Bus selling affordable food to help NHS staff and patients at London hospital

On the Breadline: Bus to stop at Queen Mary’s Hospital in Roehampton

The Independent UK

Charity supporting struggling Londoners says bills crisis is stopping them doing more

On the Breadline: ‘We would like to open in the evenings, but that will bring higher utility costs’

The Independent UK

London mayor Sadiq Khan backs our Christmas cost of living appeal

On the Breadline: Mayor of London calls on government to ‘match if not exceed’ our funding efforts

The Independent UK

Girl, 7, who eats so little ‘you can see her ribcage’ among children needing help in cost crisis

On the Breadline: Families are worried about having enough food to go around and have started using food banks in the cost of living crisis

The Independent UK

Cost of living campaign passes £3 million thanks to £500,000 from Neptune Energy

On the Breadline: ‘It’s right that we do all we can for those who need help most,’ chief executive says after donation

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Inside London youth centre benefitting from The Independent’s cost of living campaign

On The Breadline: ‘I told my child, we’re broke now but won’t be broke forever,’ says one mother

The Independent UK

King Charles and Prince’s Trust back Felix Project, earmarked beneficiary of our Christmas appeal

On the Breadline: Being able to store chilled and frozen food will help charities scale up their work and save fresh goods from landfill

The Independent UK

Volunteers reading with children under street lamps as families can’t afford indoor lights

On the Breadline: Parents tell how they are forced to cut back on swimming lessons and other activities to pay for food and heating

Evening Standard

On the Breadline: Do what you can to help struggling Londoners, says David Morrissey

Backing from The Walking Dead and Sherwood star comes as the amount raised rose to over £2.65 million

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The Independent UK

David Morrissey backs our cost of living campaign as EECF donates £42,000

On the Breadline: Actor calls on people to do something to ‘help fellow struggling Londoners’

Evening Standard

Princess of Wales backs our ‘vital’ On the Breadline appeal

Kate hails Standard’s drive to combat cost-of-living crisis

The Independent UK

Princess of Wales backs The Independent’s Christmas cost of living campaign

On The Breadline: ‘The money raised will make a real difference to communities and families’

The Independent UK

‘We have gone back to survival of the fittest’: The centre helping parents through the cost of living crisis

On The Breadline: ‘It makes you wonder - are we actually going to be living through apocalyptic times,’ mother tells Thomas Kingsley

Wales Online

Sainsbury's extends free food voucher scheme to Wales and NI for first time

The roll-out follows Sainsbury’s announcement last month that it would be re-introducing its £2 coupon over the next six months to customers using a Healthy Start card in England

Evening Standard

UK households set to spend 65% more this Christmas amid soaring cost of living

British households are expected to pay £905 on average on Christmas this year

The Independent UK

Parents hit by bills crisis making ‘impossible choices between nappies and food’, charity warns

On The Breadline: ‘My daughter is having to deal with things way beyond her age. It breaks my heart,’ one mother tells campaigns editor David Cohen

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