Celebrity

The Steven Gerrard Foundation, launched by the England and Liverpool football player at the start of 2011, has issued its first call for grant applications from projects that have a long-term impact o

National charity Kidney Research UK has published a cookbook featuring recipes from celebrities including Philip Schofield, Carol Vorderman, Adrian Charles and Sir Cliff Richard.

The Duchess of Cambridge has become the patron of four charities, the first to benefit from her support beyond her current patronage of the Foundation of Prince William and Prince Harry, which was set

BBC Children in Need's fundraising appeal raised over £26,332,334 on Friday night, a record amount for the event and more than £8 million more than the £18,098,199 raised on the 2010 telethon.

Business leaders Sir Richard Branson and Charles Dunstone and investment banker Jacob Rothschild have committed to give 10% of their estates to charity via their wills as part of the Legacy10 campaign

Charity clothing collection company Clothes Aid tomorrow starts an online auction inviting people to bid not their money but their unwanted clothes to win celebrities' fashion items.

The 16 finalists from this year's X Factor TV series will be releasing a charity single in aid of ACT & Children's Hospices UK. They will perform a cover version of Rose Royce's 'Wishing On A Star'.

Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has given her support to Thai Children’s Trust, the UK charity that helps Burmese refugee children on the Thai border.