Criticism of a charity facing allegations of financial irregularity is racially motivated, its chair suggests.

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Race suggestion in Awema attack

Criticism of a charity facing allegations of financial irregularity is racially motivated, its chair suggests.

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The Associated Press reports that Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the nation’s leading breast-cancer charity, will cut off its funding to Planned Parenthood affiliates, where the foundation has traditionally paid for preventive screening services. Read full article > >

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Why Komen defunded Planned Parenthood

A charity says Bristol’s Aardman Animations “pokes fun” at people with leprosy in its latest film trailer.

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A charity says Bristol’s Aardman Animations “pokes fun” at people with leprosy in its latest film trailer.

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Aardman film ‘laughs at leprosy’

The state should help fund places for bright children from poor backgrounds at the best private schools, an education charity has said.

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Open private schools to poor call

The state should help fund places for bright children from poor backgrounds at the best private schools, an education charity has said.

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Open private schools to poor call

As Republicans gathered for their national convention in Philadelphia a decade ago, Rick Santorum, who was then an up-and-coming senator from Pennsylvania, launched a charity he said would improve the lives of low-income residents in his home state. Read full article > >

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Santorum charity for the poor spent most of its money on management, political friends

Clay Aiken, Arsenio Hall, Victoria Gotti and 15 other celebrities of varying fame will vie for the respect of America’s most (self-)important businessman, Donald Trump , and big fat check for a charity of their choice. The Donald announced the cast of this season’s “ Celebrity Apprentice ,” premiering Feb. 12, on Wednesday’s “Today” show. Read full article > >

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Families with children will be hardest hit by the government’s tax and benefit changes aimed at cutting its deficit, a charity argues.

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Tax changes ‘will hit families’

Energy companies are being urged by the charity Save the Children to do more to help British families struggling to heat their homes this winter.

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Fuel help urged for poor families

Giving up alcohol or going on a detox for one month is pointless, especially after the excesses of the festive season, says a liver charity.

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Detox is ‘futile’, says charity

Charity workers, the country’s first black female mayor and famous names from sport are among people from England named in the New Year Honours.

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Stars and local heroes honoured

The care of the elderly in England could be plunged in to “absolute crisis” by the government’s spending cuts, the head of a charity warns.

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Warning elderly care ‘in crisis’

Cancer patients are becoming increasingly reliant on charity handouts to heat their homes as they struggle to pay rising fuel bills, newly-published figures have shown.

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Cancer patients ‘rely on charity’