Dawn French had fans obsessed after she gave fans a small glimpse of her transformation into Claudia Winkleman for Comic Relief, but on Wednesday a brand new video was released - and you won't believe it.The new video shows the comedian, 65, in situ and strutting around the famous Scottish Castle known to all fans of the much-loved BBC series, The Traitors, as she performs the Strictly host's role on the reality show. Check out the hilarious clip below…WATCH: Dawn French sparks major fan reaction with new video of unbelievable transformationIn one rib-tickling moment of the video, Dawn says: "So join me, Claudia Winkle-tinkle-dewinkle-dinkle-deman for Comic Relief night on Friday 17 March or be an idiot."Fans could not get over Dawn's impersonation of the BBC presenter with one commenting: "Dawn never disappoints...brilliant!" A second added: "Dawn French just perfect as usual ripping off a Goddess the Winkle-Dinkle will from now on be forever known as.
Mary's Meals forced to close down Scots charity shops amid rising costs
27.02.2023 - 21:27 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Mary's Meals has been forced to shut down all its charity shops and warehouse after deeming the operation as 'no longer viable'.
The Scots charity, which provides school meals for children in some of the world's poorest countries, said a decline of income and rising operating costs had led them to make the 'difficult decision' to close the stores.
It currently has six shops across Scotland, which are expected to close their doors for good at the end of September.
These include stores in:
The organisation's warehouse in Glasgow will also be shut down.
Mary's Meals grew out of Scottish International Relief, an organisation set up by Scots brothers Magnus and Fergus MacFarlane-Barrow to provide aid during the Bosnian war in 1992.
The Mary's Meals campaign was then founded in 2002 and currently feeds more than 2.4 million children every school day across the world.
Lat month, the organisation said it was facing 'significant challenges' in delivering its international school feeding programme due to a 20 percent rise in operation costs.
In a statement shared to the charity's website, executive director Daniel Adams said: "In recent years there has been a steady decline of income from our shops – while the cost of operating them has continued to increase. This means that sadly the shops are no longer a viable source of income.
"We are so grateful for the dedication of our shop and warehouse staff and volunteers to growing Mary’s Meals within their local communities. Our expectation is that the shops will stay open until the end of September, and we will keep the local communities updated as our plans progress.
"We hope people in these communities will continue to support us in any way they can – their generosity is helping to feed
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