The Latest Breaking News from Comic Relief

On the Breadline: £300,000 boost from Amazon takes our appeal to £1.8millon

Lenny Henry, who co-founded Comic Relief, backs our campaign saying ‘together we can make a difference’

Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2022

Lenny Henry backs our campaign to tackle cost of living crisis as Amazon donates £300,000

On The Breadline: Donation from Amazon brings total raised by The Independent’s Christmas Appeal to more than £1.8m

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2022

‘Everyone is crying here’: Mother hit by soaring bills given ‘home from home’ by Parent Club

On The Breadline: ‘It gives me confidence to know I’m not alone,’ says Parent Club regular

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2022

How we’re helping families struggling to put food on the table

On The Breadline: Sainsbury’s pledges £500,000 to our Christmas appeal

The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2022

Sainsbury's donates £3million to help people get access to food

13.7 million people in the UK struggle to afford to eat

Wales Online · Nov 23, 2022

The Leader podcast: Our ‘On The Breadline’ campaign

For those on the breadline - this Christmas will be a harrowing time of rising food prices, escalating fuel costs and little thought about what’s under the tree.

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2022

On The Breadline: ‘I gave the last of my food to my daughter and tried to make it to dinner without eating. Next thing, I was in A&E’

The cost of living crisis is biting as never before with more facing stark choices. Read these harrowing accounts and join our appeal

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2022

Support our campaign to tackle the cost of living crisis

On The Breadline: Back The Independent’s Christmas appeal as Comic Relief pledges £1m to help the disadvantaged. Campaigns editor David Cohen reports

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022

Ryan Reynolds to appear at Just for Laughs comedy festival at O2 London

The festival will celebrate 40th anniversary in 2023 with London shows featuring the actor talking to Rob Delaney, plus host of standup acts

The Guardian - UK · Nov 21, 2022

How the first female Time Lord changed Doctor Who forever

As Jodie Whittaker hands the baton to Ncuti Gatwa, we reflect on how embracing diversity has led to some of the show’s most unflinching and affirming tales

The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2022