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'I thought I was going to die': Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world
Running

'I thought I was going to die': Meet the Hardest Geezer, the man who ran the world

Social media phenomenon the Hardest Geezer is determined to use his profile and passion for running for good
Help with funeral costs: Know your options
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Funeral poverty

Help with funeral costs: Know your options

'We are all connected': A day in the life of a refugee support volunteer in Calais
Immigration

'We are all connected': A day in the life of a refugee support volunteer in Calais

My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he's gone
Missing people

My son mysteriously vanished 17 years ago – Christmas is just another reminder he's gone

Homeless woman reunites with couple who 'changed her life' when they gave her a bed for the night
Homelessness

Homeless woman reunites with couple who 'changed her life' when they gave her a bed for the night

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My son turned green and vomited his own faeces – and doctors still didn't take his condition seriously
Two photos of five-year-old Fletcher with his mother, Hannah
Health

My son turned green and vomited his own faeces – and doctors still didn't take his condition seriously

Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?
Christmas number one

Myrrhder on the dancefloor: Who will triumph in the race for Christmas number one in 2024?

This 'one-of-a-kind' charity shop offers tools to fix the housing crisis: 'It's a charity B&Q'
Habitat for Humanity GB charity shop
Housing crisis

This 'one-of-a-kind' charity shop offers tools to fix the housing crisis: 'It's a charity B&Q'

I'm in a struggling band but I keep giving our money away – here's why
Millie Manders

I'm in a struggling band but I keep giving our money away – here's why

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year
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Christmas

Where to get a free Christmas dinner in your community this year

Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved
a man chops vegetables on a table behind an older man
Christmas

Volunteering on Christmas Day: How you can get involved

Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?
a group of different coloured tents are pitched on the street in a city environment
Homelessness

Which charities are fighting homelessness in the UK?

How to volunteer at a food bank
volunteers arrange food donations along rows of crates on tables
Food banks

How to volunteer at a food bank

Here's how to donate to a food bank near you this winter
a man sorts food donations into crates at a food bank
Food banks

Here's how to donate to a food bank near you this winter

These charities collect furniture for free to help those in need
a bare mattress pushed against a window in a dark room
Charity

These charities collect furniture for free to help those in need

Laura Mvula: 'I don't know if I'd be a singer without my family'
Laura Mvula recording her rendition of Paul Simon's 'I Know What I Know' for John Lewis. Image: John Lewis
Music

Laura Mvula: 'I don't know if I'd be a singer without my family'

We've given 50,000 haircuts to homeless people – here's how a simple trim can change everything
Photo of man hugging a woman to illustrate a story about the Haircuts 4 Homeless charity
Homelessness

We've given 50,000 haircuts to homeless people – here's how a simple trim can change everything

Big Shaq comedian Michael Dapaah: 'Young people are the future – I want to help them to thrive'
Michael Dapaah

Big Shaq comedian Michael Dapaah: 'Young people are the future – I want to help them to thrive'

'People have more to give': This life-changing charity helps homeless people to build their own homes
Housing

'People have more to give': This life-changing charity helps homeless people to build their own homes

Countdown star Susie Dent: Why 'willanthropy' is my new favourite word
Willanthropy
Susie Dent

Countdown star Susie Dent: Why 'willanthropy' is my new favourite word

Bloomsbury Football: How a grassroots charity is using the power of football to build hope
Bloomsbury Football kids
Football

Bloomsbury Football: How a grassroots charity is using the power of football to build hope

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This man let 12 strangers give £100,000 of his money away. Governments should follow suit
Philanthropy

This man let 12 strangers give £100,000 of his money away. Governments should follow suit

A night of karaoke and the life-affirming joy of belting out a tune
John Bird

A night of karaoke and the life-affirming joy of belting out a tune

'They gave me hope': As 'appliance poverty' bites, this charity is helping people 'out of the hole'
Poverty

'They gave me hope': As 'appliance poverty' bites, this charity is helping people 'out of the hole'

New Year Honours list: Emilia Clarke and her mum made MBEs for setting up brain injury charity
New Year Honours

New Year Honours list: Emilia Clarke and her mum made MBEs for setting up brain injury charity