Help the Hungry: Our Christmas auction launches with once-in-a-lifetime gifts and experiences to tackle food poverty

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three bags of food containing staple fruit, vegetables and ingredients that can be used to make hearty and healthy meals. Just like every other charity and organisation, the pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on how The Bread and Butter Thing’s services are run.When lockdown measures first came into place in March this year, the charity was faced with a surge in demand.

direct to your inboxMarcus Rashford has received a Panel Special Award at the BBC Sports Personality show to honour his work to tackle child food poverty.The Manchester United striker, 23, led a successful campaign to extend the provision of free school meals for vulnerable children throughout the coronavirus pandemic.He was also awarded for his continuing efforts to tackle child hunger, and for his work with FareShare, to feed over 4.2million people across the country.Rashford wasn't

Craig David, Tinie Tempah and KSI as the trio joined our volunteers to prepare food for hungry children in celebration of he successful end of our Help the Hungry appeal. The three stars arrived at London Scottish House, a historic venue in Westminster that has been loaned to our appeal in partnership with charity With Compassion, to lend a hand to volunteers  including The Independent’s largest shareholder Evgeny Lebedev.

straight to your inboxWhen it comes to the Premier League, Manchester City fans will look out for two fixtures before any other - the games against Manchester United and Liverpool.

Reece James has called on the public to “try to put an end to this crisis” after endorsing our Help the Hungry campaign. The Chelsea football star made the comments as he joined The Independent and its largest shareholder Evgeny Lebedev at a West London school to give out hot meals from our food truck alongside our charity partner With Compassion.

dating show "with a twist." The BBC are looking for "fun and enthusiastic" people to take part in the programme - and after a year of isolation this could be the perfect opportunity to meet the lover you never knew existed.

direct to your inboxChristmas is now less than two weeks away and everyone is gearing up for some kind of celebration. The  coronavirus  restrictions will be slightly eased across the UK for a five-day period between December 23 and 27.

The decision by the Food and Drug Administration Friday night to issue an emergency use authorization for Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine is a critical breakthrough in the battle against the disease that has infected more than 15.7 million Americans and killed nearly 300,000. The FDA ruling that the Pfizer vaccine is safe and effective is just a first step in a massive rollout of the vaccine.

The Felix Project by raffling off some of its most iconic designer bags, spurring on our campaign to get food to those in need across the UK.The £1 raffle is set to take place across the first three weeks of December.Felix will then use the funds to gather surplus, high quality food and redistribute it to organisations including charity With Compassion, who have been using it to offer 1,000 hot meals a day to those in need as part of The Independent’s campaign.Meanwhile, those looking to keep up

The Big Give Christmas Challenge is launching tomorrow with 765 charities taking part and with backing from celebrity supporters including ballerina Dame Darcey Bussell.James Reed, the boss of the recruitment company of the same name, whose father Sir Alec founded the Big Give in 2007, said charities had suffered a slump in donations and a surge in demand this year due to Covid. Two-thirds of charities reported a drop in income averaging 43 per cent since the pandemic hit, with more than half

An Austin, Texas, man created an accidental Thanksgiving donation drive using social media.  Gus Cantu, 28, and his girlfriend posted a message on Nextdoor.com, a social networking platform for neighbors, saying he was looking for a few people in need he and his girlfriend could help out.  "Every year, we've wanted to help out a family, and we realized this was the year to do it," Cantu told Fox News.

The Times to FareShare as part of its Christmas appeal.Manchester United striker Rashford, 23, has forced the government into two humiliating U-turns over providing meals for hungry children this year.The first was when it refused to provide free school meal vouchers over the summer and then again over the October half-term.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions hereHe plays

Travel blog by Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) – Travels of Adam (Hipster Blog) - It’s that magical time of year, when twinkling lights, horse-drawn carriages, and joyous laughter begins to radiate from Lehigh Valley’s Christmas City. Founded by Moravians on Christmas Eve in 1741, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is a nationally recognized top holiday destination in the U.S.