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The Latest Breaking News from War Child

A guide to the Guardian and Observer’s 2024 charity appeal partners

Médecins Sans Frontières, War Child and Parallel Histories are partnering with us on this year’s theme: conflict

The Guardian - UK

Glastonbury festival raised £5.9m for charity in 2024

Donations support NHS, refugees and conflict zones

The Guardian - UK

The Cure announce new live album plus expanded edition of #1 album Songs Of A The Lost World

The Cure's royalties from sales of Songs Of A Live World Troxy London MMXXlV will be donated to War Child

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“Was smoking Hendrix’s Strat my wildest studio experience? Oh, certainly not! We always went full tilt. There was never a dull day!” Steve Cradock on his star-studded session with Paul McCartney, SGs vs Teles – and the joint he laced with Hendrix’s guitar

The Paul Weller and Ocean Colour Scene guitarist hints at high times in the band’s studio history, and he’s looking forward to going back to track their first album in “freaking years”

Guitar World

“We all turned up and laid down the backing track. Then, they told me that maybe Paul McCartney would be coming down”: Steve Cradock on that time he recorded with a Beatle – using Paul Weller’s Epiphone Casino

Cradock and McCartney formed a supergroup with Weller, Noel Gallagher, Steve White and Carleen Anderson during the recording of 1995's The Help Album

Guitar World

Kate Bush reveals her plans to return to music: "I'm very keen to start working on a new album"

The news arrives with Kate Bush's new self-directed video, Little Shrew, released in aid of charity War Child

Louder

Years of war in Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. But little support is available

Years of conflict in eastern Congo have created a dire mental health crisis

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David Bowie would have been fascinated by AI but seen the ‘pitfalls’, says childhood friend

Exclusive: ‘David was quite a vulnerable person. He was sensitive and had a lot of things going on.’

The Independent UK

Artists reflect on David Bowie's life and lyrics for a War Child auction

Artists, including David Bowie's childhood friend and album art designer, George Underwood, have interpreted a David Bowie lyric for an upcoming War Child exhibition and auction

Wallpaper

Mother of ballerina Michaela DePrince dies day after daughter's death at 29

Elaine DePrince did not know about her adopted daughter’s death when she died during a routine procedure before surgery

Evening Standard

Ballerina Michaela DePrince, whose career inspired many after she was born into war, dies at 29

Ballet dancer Michaela Mabinty DePrince, who came to the United States from an orphanage in war-torn Sierra Leone and performed on some of the world’s biggest stages, has died

The Independent UK

Joe Lycett trolls Paul McCartney with ‘banned’ sculpture prank

The comedian is known for his creative stunts

The Independent UK

Love Actually, Barbie and Saltburn memorabilia auctioned for War Child

Among 70 lots donated by film and music stars are up for grabs, including Neil Tennant’s coat and Stanley Tucci’s hotpot

The Guardian - UK

Secret 7” is back with limited-edition vinyl cover art to aid War Child

Secret 7” returns with it charity auction of seven new mystery tracks sealed behind 700 uniquely designed vinyl cover sleeves (and anyone can bid)

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Charity boss says UK Government is failing British kids in detention camp in Syria

THE boss of a children’s charity has hit out at the UK Government for leaving young British boys and girls to languish in a conflict zone.

Evening Standard

Vanessa Kirby, Stanley Tucci and Gillian Anderson back campaign to repatriate UK families detained in Syria

British children are exposed to violence and trafficking, advocates say

Evening Standard

Take That announces one-off charity show - here’s how to get tickets

The event will help raise funds for the War Child charity

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool plans huge Eurovision sing-along in solidarity with Ukraine

Project hopes Beatles classic will ‘unite the world’ and show victims of the conflict that they’ll never walk alone

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Evening Standard

Up to 60 British children living in Syrian camps, War Child report reveals

The Government is being urged to repatriate children and their parents ‘without delay’

Evening Standard

BRITs Week 2023: The 1975 and Sugababes complete line-up

The performances come in the run-up to the BRIT Awards ceremony on February 11

Manchester Evening News

Huge demand for The 1975 Manchester gig as fans complain pre-sale link doesn't work

The hotly anticipated gig has caused a stir on social media this morning as fans tried to secure tickets

Bristol Post

Portishead's first live show for eight years was only 27 minutes long but left a memorable impression

The five-hour Help concert at 02 Academy was streamed live around the world and raised over £100,000 for children in Ukraine

Bristol Post

Idles’ Mark Bowen revels in Coachella festival 'underdogs' status

'One of my favourite things is to pick up members of the crowd that are maybe experiencing your band for the first time and trying to win them over and horrify them in equal measure'

Wales Online

How to talk to your children about conflict and the war in Ukraine

War Child ’s Child Protection Adviser, Katie Seaborne, has put together tips on how parents can talk to their children

Bristol Post

Portishead and Idles to headline Ukraine benefit gig in Bristol - how to get tickets

Only 600 pairs of tickets for the special bank holiday gig are available

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