Hundreds of charities lose £3.6m to scammers during coronavirus pandemic Over 645 charities hit by scams – with more than £3.6million stolen since March Fraudsters have set up bogus appeals and duped staff into buying fake PPE Watchdog issued warning to trustees and donors to strengthen their defences By Rebecca Camber Chief Crime Correspondent For … Read more
They haven’t had much to cheer about in 2020. But at least some of Britain’s best-loved charities have one reason to smile this week – an early Christmas present of sorts, courtesy of Mail Force. Our charitable campaign, started by this newspaper and backed by our generous readers, is on the road once again with … Read more
Treasury says widespread evasion and avoidance of business rates eating into £25bn a year raised through the tax By Dan Atkinson, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 | Updated: 21:48 BST, 29 August 2020 Widespread evasion and avoidance of business rates is eating into the £25billion a year raised through the … Read more
Ashton Kutcher burns the only ‘original copy’ of one of his doodles to benefit charities Global Wildlife Conservation and Oxygen Seven By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 01:32 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 01:32 BST, 19 August 2020 Ashton Kutcher has found a novel and interesting way to raise money for a cause that … Read more
George and Amal Clooney donate $100K to Lebanon-based charities following deadly blast in Beirut that killed at least 135 people and left 5,000 hurt By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 04:35 BST, 7 August 2020 | Updated: 05:12 BST, 7 August 2020 George and Amal Clooney donated $100K to Lebanon-based charities following deadly blast … Read more
MacKenzie Bezos announced Tuesday that she donated $1.7billion to charitable causes over the past year, a bulk of which went to racial equity and justice causes. The ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who revealed Tuesday she’ll now take on her middle name and go by MacKenzie Scott, is the second-richest woman in the world … Read more
MacKenzie Bezos announced Tuesday that she donated $1.7billion to charitable causes over the past year, a bulk of which went to racial equity and justice causes. The ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who revealed Tuesday she’ll now take on her middle name and go by MacKenzie Scott, is the second-richest woman in the world … Read more
The acrid smell of cannabis wafts across the green as a group of young teenagers brazenly pass around a joint. Nearby, underage drinkers swig from bottles of vodka and inhale balloons full of so-called ‘hippy crack’ laughing gas. This was the scene at 8pm on Thursday in a London park, and is similar to those being … Read more
The acrid smell of cannabis wafts across the green as a group of young teenagers brazenly pass around a joint. Nearby, underage drinkers swig from bottles of vodka and inhale balloons full of so-called ‘hippy crack’ laughing gas. This was the scene at 8pm on Thursday in a London park, and is similar to those being … Read more
Almost 200 charities have accused ministers of turning their backs on the world’s poorest by scrapping the office that dishes out foreign aid. They say the merger of the Department for International Development with the Foreign Office is an ‘unnecessary and expensive distraction’ that will diminish the UK’s reputation. A total of 188 humanitarian aid … Read more