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The Latest Breaking News from Comic Relief

Thank you! £130,000 donated from public to our Winter Survival Appeal as Marchioness of Bath backs campaign

Kind donations take our total raised to over £2.3 million in just four weeks

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Winter Survival Appeal: Gordon Brown harnesses might of Amazon to help families fight poverty

We back former PM’s new nationwide Multibank initiative as he hails our appeal. David Cohen reports

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Winter Survival Appeal: Sir Lenny Henry asks Londoners to dig deep as total hits £2.25m

Our Christmas drive with Comic Relief to help Londoners in poverty has passed £2.25 million, thanks to a £50,000 donation from TK Maxx and Homesense, as Sir Lenny Henry called on the public to dig deep to support “the most vulnerable in our communities”.

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Winter Survival Appeal: Mum of family of five living in just two rooms says Doorstep Project a 'godsend'

Maria, a mother in her forties, lives with her four children aged 13 to 22 in a hostel near Finchley Road. The five of them occupy two bedrooms that fall on either side of a corridor shared with other families.

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Winter Survival Appeal: Inside the support network for carers who give so much for so little

Carers suffer guilt, isolation and burnout - for some, anxiety about the financial cost of caring for others is overwhelming

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Love Actually's Richard Curtis on scripting nightmares and awkward dates: the best quotes from our interview

The legendary filmmaker is the star of this week's episode of our new podcast, London Love Stories. Host Katie Strick picks out his most surprising soundbites

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Richard Curtis on what he would do differently if he made Love Actually today

Speaking on The Standard's new dating podcast London Love Stories, the legendary filmmaker admitted he regrets not incorporating more of London's diversity into the film

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Richard Curtis backs our appeal: 'Love is London's superpower — kindness is the ultimate romantic gesture'

The Love Actually creator and Comic Relief co-founder talks to Katie Strick about filming mishaps, awkward dating encounters and his rollercoaster love affair with our capital city as he joins our appeal

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Winter Survival Appeal: How Harry Kane inspiring young children to turn their lives around

Football Beyond Borders is being funded by a £50,000 grant from our Winter Survival Appeal in partnership with Comic Relief

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Winter Survival Appeal: Burberry donate £200,000 taking total to £2.2m

Other donors to our Christmas Campaign so far include Julia and Hans Rausing, Sainsbury’s and Comic Relief, the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund and gaming event organisers Jingle Jam

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Winter Survival Appeal: South London community canteen faces its own fuel and energy price rise

Be Enriched runs a charity canteen in Clapham Park which is a lifeline for those struggling, especially during winter

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Our Winter Survival Appeal smashes the £2million barrier with £500,000 from Julia and Hans Rausing

Benedict Cumberbatch and Anne-Marie Duff hail Christmas campaign to help the most vulnerable in the capital

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Winter Survival Appeal: For many disabled people, help from Merton Centre has been pivotal

With no end in sight to cost-of-living crisis, Anna Davis talks to those benefiting from key financial advice

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Winter Survival Appeal: I went from being suicidal to doing A-levels — thanks to Open Door

Robert Dex talks to youngsters whose lives have been transformed by one of our appeal charities

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Winter Survival Appeal: 'Without AFRIL’s help, I’d be on the streets begging'

Since the cost of living crisis began, Action for Refugees in Lewisham (AFRIL) has seen a 93 per cent increase in demand

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Standard's Winter Survival Appeal hits £1.5million as Hannah Waddingham urges Londoners to give

£250,000 from the Evening Standard Dispossessed Fund boosts appeal as Ted Lasso star and Big Zuu calls on readers to donate

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Winter Survival Appeal: 'This charity is our last-chance saloon'

St Michael’s Fellowship, one of the causes benefiting from our appeal, offers empowerment and training for parents at their wits’ end. Campaigns Editor David Cohen takes a look inside

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Winter Survival Appeal: Fist-bumps and fresh food as Celebrity Gogglebox’s Babatunde Aléshé lends a hand

Former I'm a Celebrity star helps out at Idia’s Community Kitchen in Hackney and says 'I didn’t always have it easy growing up, so it means a lot to me to support this appeal'

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Game on! Jingle Jam aims to boost our Winter Survival Appeal by £250,000

World’s biggest charity gaming event pledge six-figure sum to tackle food insecurity

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Winter Survival Appeal: At my lowest point, Little Village gave me strength to carry on

David Cohen talks to the families benefiting from charities in our Christmas appeal

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'It is going to help so many people': Brian Cox and Cillian Murphy back our Winter Survival Appeal

Succession star Cox says: 'My childhood wasn’t easy, I know how important this is'

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Winter Survival Appeal: ‘I was 17 and had no home, no money and no food’

A London-based charity champions the rights of children trying to escape abuse. David Cohen sees how it stops homelessness

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OPINION - The Standard View: Our Winter Survival campaign breaks the £1 million barrier

The Evening Standard’s Winter Survival campaign has broken the £1 million barrier, thanks to a £500,000 donation from Sainsbury’s. This money will go towards tackling rising food insecurity in London and across the UK, and matches the amount given by our partner, Comic Relief.

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Our Winter Survival Appeal hits £1m as Sainsbury's donates £500k and West Ham stars lend a hand

Hammers aces Jarrod Bowen and Michail Antonio back our appeal as they help out at surplus food charity the Felix Project

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Winter Survival Appeal: 'I didn’t know there was help like Buttle ...it was like a huge weight off my shoulders'

Buttle, which provides vital support for vulnerable children, is among the charities being supported by our appeal

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