The Evening Standard’s Christmas appeal has passed the £3.5 million mark thanks to a £250,000 donation from philanthropists Julia and Hans Rausing — as Rita Ora called on people to “get behind” our campaign to help people “living in fear” this winter.
The chart-topping singer-songwriter backed our On the Breadline appeal in partnership with Comic Relief and our sister title the Independent and said: “It’s heart-breaking that one in three children in the UK are living in poverty and that many families are having to go without basic necessities.
