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Rupert Grint And Leona Lewis Honor Young Cancer Patients   Nov 17, 2011

  • Leona Lewis's charity work and causes
  • Rupert Grint's charity work and causes
  • Jacqueline Wilson's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters

The courage of British children who have faced cancer is to be recognized with a unique award backed by celebrities including rapper Tinie Tempah, pop sensation Leona Lewis, Harry Potter star Rupert Grint, children’s author Jacqueline Wilson and top sporting personalities Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis and footballer Jack Wilshere.

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Have Breakfast With Richard Branson Before Charity Swim   Aug 26, 2011

  • Richard Branson's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters
  • Ronan Keating's charity work and causes
  • Pamela Stephenson's charity work and causes

Imagine you could have breakfast with the one and only Sir Richard Branson. Just you and him chatting over a cup of tea and a bacon roll. What would you ask? What have you always wanted to know about one of the most famous men in the world?

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Richard Branson And Celebrity Friends To Swim For Charity   Aug 9, 2011

  • Richard Branson's charity work and causes
  • Ronan Keating's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters
  • Pamela Stephenson's charity work and causes

Sir Richard Branson and Ronan Keating are taking on the ultimate challenge. They’re captaining a team to swim the grueling waters of the Irish Sea and raise £1million!

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Richard Branson To Swim The Irish Sea In Celebrity Charity Challenge   Mar 23, 2011

  • Richard Branson's charity work and causes
  • Ronan Keating's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters

Richard Branson will join Ronan Keating in the water when they swim the Irish Sea in a new celebrity charity challenge.

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The Jade Goody Effect: Research Into Celebrity Charity Support   Jan 10, 2011

  • Jade Goody's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters
  • Gordon Brown's charity work and causes

Researchers at Bath Spa University are teaming up with a national cancer charity to investigate how young women responded to the media coverage of Jade Goody’s death from cervical cancer.

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Big Stars Award Little Stars To Children With Cancer   Nov 15, 2010

  • Rihanna's charity work and causes
  • Leona Lewis's charity work and causes
  • Jonas Brothers's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters

The courage of British children who have faced cancer is to be recognized with a unique award backed by celebrities including Rihanna, Leona Lewis, the Jonas Brothers and footballers Ryan Giggs and Cesc Fabregas.

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Coronation Street Stars Busy With Charity Appeals   Oct 15, 2010

  • Antony Cotton's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters
  • National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children's celebrity supporters
  • Samia Smith's charity work and causes
  • Barnardo's's celebrity supporters

British soap opera Coronation Street celebrates its 50th anniversary in December, and to celebrate, the makers of the show have launched a special charity appeal.

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Big Stars Honor The Little Stars For Charity   Jun 2, 2010

  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters
  • Kara Tointon's charity work and causes
  • Jonas Brothers's charity work and causes
  • Usain Bolt's charity work and causes
  • Leona Lewis's charity work and causes

A host of British celebrities gathered at London Zoo last week to bring a bit of joy to sick children at Cancer Research UK’s Little Star Awards.

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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun With Charity Single   Apr 9, 2010

  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters
  • Cyndi Lauper's charity work and causes
  • Liz McClarnon's charity work and causes
  • Danielle Lloyd's charity work and causes

X Factor star Lucie Jones is aiding Cancer Research UK through proceeds raised from the re-recording of Cyndi Lauper’s track “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.”

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Robert Plant To Sing At Abbey Road For Charity   Feb 2, 2010

  • Led Zeppelin's charity work and causes
  • Robert Plant's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters
  • Kaiser Chiefs's charity work and causes
  • Eric Clapton's charity work and causes
  • Tori Amos's charity work and causes
  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • Blur's charity work and causes
  • Pink Floyd's charity work and causes
  • Jimmy Page's charity work and causes

Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant will meet and greet fans at a special gig to raise money for Cancer Research UK.

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Guests Announced For UK A Not So Silent Night Concert   Oct 21, 2009

  • Boy George's charity work and causes
  • Jennifer Saunders's charity work and causes
  • Rufus Wainwright's charity work and causes
  • Martha Wainwright's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters

Boy George, Dawn French, Guy Garvey, Jennifer Saunders and The Thompsons (Teddy, Kami, Linda) are just a few of the special guests and friends announced for the hotly anticipated Wainwright/McGarrigle Family Christmas concert, ‘A Not So Silent Night’ at the Royal Albert Hall, December 9th. It is the first time the show will take place in the UK.

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Celebrities Donate Handbags To Charity Auction   Oct 8, 2009

  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters
  • Paris Hilton's charity work and causes
  • Rachel Weisz's charity work and causes
  • Rachel Bilson's charity work and causes
  • Heidi Klum's charity work and causes
  • Scarlett Johansson's charity work and causes
  • Peaches Geldof's charity work and causes
  • Alesha Dixon's charity work and causes

The annual Handbag Amnesty Celebrity Auction to raise money for Cancer Research UK is on now, giving you the chance to bid on some unique handbags donated by some of today’s hottest stars.

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Katie Price Runs For Cancer Research   Oct 5, 2009

  • Katie Price's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters

British glamour model Katie Price took part in a 10 kilometre charity run during the weekend.

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Paris Hilton Donates Handbag To Charity Initiative   Sep 8, 2009

  • Paris Hilton's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters
  • Rachel Weisz's charity work and causes
  • Rachel Bilson's charity work and causes
  • Heidi Klum's charity work and causes
  • Scarlett Johansson's charity work and causes
  • Peaches Geldof's charity work and causes
  • Alesha Dixon's charity work and causes

Paris Hilton is the latest international celebrity to donate a designer handbag to the second annual Handbag Amnesty, a partnership between handbag.com, the home of fashion, beauty, hair and celebrity and Cancer Research UK.

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LTTS Exclusive: An Interview With Liz McClarnon   Sep 3, 2009

  • Liz McClarnon's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters

Liz McClarnon, best known as a member of Atomic Kitten, is also a very busy philanthropist, and Look To The Stars is offering fans the chance to bid on the T-shirt she wore during her recent charity run in London.

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Rufus Wainwright To Headline A Not So Silent Night   Aug 27, 2009

  • Rufus Wainwright's charity work and causes
  • Martha Wainwright's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters

Singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright will join his sister Martha Wainwright, Kate McGarrigle, family & friends for a charity show in London in December called A Not So Silent Night.

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Russell Crowe Continues Generous Streak   Jul 29, 2009

  • Russell Crowe's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters

New Zealand-born actor Russell Crowe took a break from filming Robin Hood last week to visit a British charity shop and donate £1,000.

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Race For Life Raises Funds For Cancer Research   Jul 21, 2009

  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters
  • Liz McClarnon's charity work and causes

Look To The Stars writer Richard Barker recently took part in a special charity event in the UK and filed this report:

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Rod Stewart To Attend Charity Busking Show   May 27, 2009

  • Rod Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Suggs's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters

Rod Stewart will attend a special busking show on board the HMS Belfast to launch this year’s Busking Cancer event.

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Celebrities Run For Charity In London Marathon   Apr 27, 2009

  • Gordon Ramsay's charity work and causes
  • Katie Price's charity work and causes
  • Peter André's charity work and causes
  • National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children's celebrity supporters
  • Boyzone's charity work and causes
  • Keith Duffy's charity work and causes
  • Ronan Keating's charity work and causes
  • National Autistic Society's celebrity supporters
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters

Tens of thousands of people pulled on their running shoes and sweated their way through the annual London marathon yesterday, including a number of celebrities who were competing for charity.

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Rod Stewart Supports Charity Busking   Apr 22, 2009

  • Rod Stewart's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters
  • Suggs's charity work and causes
  • Sandi Thom's charity work and causes

Rod Stewart is encouraging performers to take to the streets and raise money for a cancer research charity.

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David Beckham Gives The Shirt Off His Back To Cancer Charity   Feb 16, 2009

  • David Beckham's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters

Football superstar David Beckham has donated the shirt in which he made his record-equaling 108th England cap to charity.

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Paul Weller To Headline Cancer Research Gig   Feb 4, 2009

  • Paul Weller's charity work and causes
  • Lemar's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters
  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • Slash's charity work and causes
  • Queen's charity work and causes
  • Brian May's charity work and causes

Musician Paul Weller will play a special charity gig in London later this month.

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Visit Abbey Road Studios To Benefit Cancer Research   Jan 6, 2009

  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters
  • Paul McCartney's charity work and causes
  • John Lennon's charity work and causes
  • Beverley Knight's charity work and causes
  • Michael Stipe's charity work and causes
  • Bryan Ferry's charity work and causes

Cancer Research UK has announced February 26 as the date of their annual Sound & Vision event at Abbey Road Studios in London.

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Terry Pratchett Knighted, Robert Plant Becomes A Commander   Jan 1, 2009

  • Led Zeppelin's charity work and causes
  • Robert Plant's charity work and causes
  • Lewis Hamilton's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters
  • Honeypot's celebrity supporters
  • Terry Pratchett's charity work and causes
  • Alzheimer's Research UK's celebrity supporters
  • Alzheimer's Society's celebrity supporters

Several of Britain’s most charitable celebrities were honored by the Queen in her New Years Honors List yesterday.

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Tom Jones Hits The Streets For Charity   Nov 20, 2008

  • Tom Jones's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters

London’s office workers got the surprise of their lives on Wednesday, November 19, when they were treated to a performance by Welsh crooner Sir Tom Jones.

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Big Stars Support Cancer Research UK’s ‘Little Stars’   Nov 18, 2008

  • Lewis Hamilton's charity work and causes
  • Leona Lewis's charity work and causes
  • David Tennant's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters

Celebrities and athletes are lining up to support cancer research via a remarkable program which urges relatives and friends of young cancer patients or survivors to nominate their young heroes for recognition as a ‘Little Star.’

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College Students Stage Celebrity Shoe Auction   Oct 13, 2008

  • Robin Williams's charity work and causes
  • Daniel Radcliffe's charity work and causes
  • Zoë Wanamaker's charity work and causes
  • Ewan McGregor's charity work and causes
  • Elton John's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters
  • No More Landmines's celebrity supporters
  • Andy Murray's charity work and causes
  • Stephen Fry's charity work and causes
  • Emma Thompson's charity work and causes

A host of celebrities are baring their soles in a charity auction organized by college students in Scotland this week.

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Handbag.com Launches Handbag Amnesty   Sep 4, 2008

  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters
  • Keira Knightley's charity work and causes
  • Sienna Miller's charity work and causes
  • Shirley Bassey's charity work and causes
  • America Ferrera's charity work and causes
  • Annie Lennox's charity work and causes
  • Ashlee Simpson's charity work and causes
  • Geri Halliwell's charity work and causes
  • Judi Dench's charity work and causes
  • Maggie Gyllenhaal's charity work and causes
  • Scarlett Johansson's charity work and causes
  • Kate Bosworth's charity work and causes
  • Sharon Osbourne's charity work and causes
  • Lily Cole's charity work and causes
  • Dolly Parton's charity work and causes
  • Erin O'Connor's charity work and causes
  • Beverley Knight's charity work and causes
  • Julie Benz's charity work and causes
  • Sharleen Spiteri's charity work and causes
  • Mischa Barton's charity work and causes
  • Kelly Osbourne's charity work and causes

www.handbag.com and Cancer Research UK have announced a new partnership with the launch of the first ever Handbag Amnesty.

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Sandi Thom Shows Sunbed Danger   Aug 20, 2008

  • Sandi Thom's charity work and causes
  • Cancer Research UK's celebrity supporters

Scottish singer Sandi Thom is taking part in a shocking new advertising campaign to warn youngsters of the dangers of sunbeds and skin cancer.

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