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Alesha Dixon Calls For the Queen’s Guard’s Caps to Be Made With Faux Bear Fur Jan 14, 2022

Britain’s Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon, together with PETA UK, has launched a government petition calling on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to replace the bearskins used for the Queen’s Guard’s caps with faux fur. More →

Soccer Aid For UNICEF Raises Record £13 Million For Children Around The World Sep 6, 2021

Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2021, broadcast live and exclusively on ITV, STV and the ITV hub this evening from the Etihad Stadium, has raised a record-breaking £13,014,769 so far for UNICEF’s vital work keeping children around the world, happy, healthy and able to play. More →

Stars To Front Soccer Aid For UNICEF Appeal Films Sep 3, 2021

Soccer Aid for UNICEF has today revealed the six heartwarming appeal films that will appear during this year’s match, due to take place at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester on Saturday 4th September and broadcast live on ITV and STV. More →

British Stars Call on Boris Johnson to Ban UK Fur Sales Feb 24, 2021

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has received a letter signed by 50 of Britain’s biggest stars, including Dame Judi Dench, Brian May CBE, Leona Lewis, Gary Lineker OBE, James Arthur, Thandie Newton OBE, Alesha Dixon, Ricky Gervais, Mollie King and Dame Twiggy Lawson, urging him to implement a UK ban on the sale of real animal fur. More →

UK Celebrities Call for #FurFreeBritain Dec 2, 2019

Ricky Gervais, Paloma Faith and Alesha Dixon are amongst celebs who have spoken out in support of Humane Society International's #FurFreeBritain campaign for a UK fur sales ban. More →

Jane Goodall Shocked That EU at CITES May Oppose Ending Cruel Trade in Baby Elephants Aug 27, 2019

World-renowned conservationist Jane Goodall Ph.D., DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, and UN Messenger of Peace, has joined with animal protection charity Humane Society International to issue a heart-felt plea to the European Union not to overturn a ban passed last week at the CITES wildlife trade conference in Geneva that would end the capture of baby African elephants from the wild for export to zoos and circuses in China, the USA and elsewhere. More →

Stars Demand EU Action at CITES to End Cruel Trade in Wild-Caught Elephants Aug 23, 2019

A host of stars are calling on EU leaders at CITES wildlife conference not to overturn ban on trade in wild-caught baby African elephants for zoos and circuses. More →

Celebrities Call on the European Union to Protect Giraffes From Wildlife Trade Mar 27, 2019

Alesha Dixon, Martin Clunes OBE, Deborah Meaden, Anneka Rice, Susan George, Virginia McKenna OBE, Brian Blessed OBE, Fiona Shaw CBE, Steve Backshall and Lucy Watson have written to EU Environment Commissioner Karmenu Vella urging him to support a proposal by African nations to protect the imperiled giraffe. More →

23 British Celebs Send Open Letter to Theresa May Demanding a Better Brexit Deal for Animals Feb 26, 2019

This week, Prime Minister Theresa May received a letter from 23 of the UK’s biggest celebrities urging her to recognise animal sentience in law and warning that Brexit puts “the welfare of billions of animals at risk”. More →

Celebrities Call For A Fur Ban In The UK Mar 14, 2018

This week, British Prime Minister Theresa May received a letter from 31 of Britain’s biggest stars urging her to introduce a UK ban on animal-fur imports. More →

Stars Join Dog Selfie Campaign To End Dog Meat Festival In China May 24, 2016

Made in Chelsea’s Lucy Watson, Emmerdale’s Gemma Atkinson, comedian Ricky Gervais, actors Brian Blessed and Jenny Seagrove, TV vet Marc Abraham, singers Sandi Thom and Rumer, and naturalist Chris Packham, are the latest celebrities to tweet a ‘dog selfie’ in support of Humane Society International's #StopYulin campaign to end China’s annual Yulin dog meat festival on June 21st. More →

Stars Speak Out To Stop Yulin Dog Meat Festival In China May 4, 2016

Alesha Dixon, Professor Green and Will Young star alongside their dogs in a powerful video appeal to end to China’s annual Yulin dog meat festival that takes place on June 21st. More →

Sport Relief Weekend Raises Over £55 Million Mar 23, 2016

Sport Relief has raised over £55,444,906 following its massive weekend of television in the UK. More →

Get Ready For Sport Relief Weekend Mar 16, 2016

The Sport Relief Weekend is kicking off with a stellar line-up of sport and entertainment stars bringing viewers an unmissable evening of entertainment broadcast live from Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Friday 18th March. More →

Pippa Middleton Attends Star-Studded Roll Out The Red Ball Feb 17, 2016

Last week, celebrities graced the red carpet to attend the British Heart Foundation's Roll out the Red fundraising ball at The Savoy, London, which raised over £160,000 for life saving research. More →

ITV's Text Santa Raises £8,383,361 Dec 21, 2015

Friday night saw Text Santa raise the highest total ever at £8,383,361 as millions of viewers watched a night to remember on ITV. More →

Stars Back Campaign To Rescue Russian Bears Mar 4, 2015

World Animal Protection has launched a petition requesting the Ministry of Natural Resources in Russia help give two, 20 year old bears the freedom they have been denied for so long. More →

Celebrities Launch I Love A Bit Of Variety T-Shirts Feb 12, 2015

Variety - The Children's Charity, today announced that national treasure, Barbara Windsor, will launch the ‘I Love A Bit of Variety’ T-shirt campaign. More →

Stars Launch PSA For Dementia Friends Campaign May 8, 2014

Alzheimer’s Society, working with Public Health England, has launched a major new advertising campaign. More →

Fashion Icon Twiggy Tells Fashion Week To Reject Real Fur Sep 13, 2013

Iconic British fashion model Twiggy has joined Animal Defenders International's (ADI) Fur Stop campaign to highlight the cruelty of fur paraded on British catwalks during London Fashion Week. More →

Graham Norton Backs Samaritans' Feel Good Friday Jan 4, 2013

Graham Norton is one of the celebrities backing Samaritans' Feel Good Friday, encouraging people at work to get involved in the fundraising day, taking place on Friday 1 February 2013. More →

Alesha Dixon And Pixie Lott Pop Up For Poppy Appeal Oct 25, 2012

Chart topping pop sensations Alesha Dixon and Pixie Lott headlined a free pop-up poppy pop concert in Trafalgar Square dedicated to Armed Forces families to launch The Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal 2012 on Wednesday 24 October. More →

Stars Stand Up To Cancer In The UK Oct 22, 2012

Last week stars from television, music and film came together for Stand Up To Cancer in the UK – a unique new fundraising campaign on Channel 4. More →

Prince's Trust Celebrity Ambassadors To Take Part In Youth Forum Oct 16, 2012

Prince's Trust Ambassadors are taking part in the Against The Odds youth forum this week, to give hope to young people facing issues such as poverty, homelessness and unemployment. More →

Stars Wish Macmillan Cancer Care A Happy 100th Birthday Dec 2, 2011

Leading cancer care charity Macmillan Cancer Support recently asked its celebrity supporters – including Kylie Minogue, Keira Knightley, Sting, Alesha Dixon, Joanna Lumley, James Corden, Anna Friel and Seth Rogen – to share their 100th birthday wishes in a short film 100 Years Of Macmillan: A Birthday Tribute. More →

Stars Line Up For Annual BBC Children In Need Charity Appeal Nov 4, 2011

Sir Terry Wogan, Fearne Cotton, Tess Daly and Alesha Dixon have been announced as presenters for one of the biggest nights in the TV calendar, the BBC Children in Need's annual Appeal, live from Television Centre on Friday 18 November. More →

Alesha Dixon Speaks Out Over Cruel Hunting Sports Oct 24, 2011

Strictly Come Dancing star Alesha Dixon features in a striking new video for the charity the League Against Cruel Sports, making an impassioned plea to maintain the ban on hunting with dogs. More →

Helen Mirren Cautions About Afghan Women's Future Oct 13, 2011

Ten years ago, world leaders promised to protect the rights of women in Afghanistan through international intervention, said Oxfam in a press release last week, which warned that, “the improvements for Afghan women’s rights gained over the last decade are at risk of slipping away and could be lost in a quick fix bargain for peace.” More →

Stars Design Candle Holders For Celebrity Charity Auction Feb 23, 2011

Some of Britain’s favorite celebrities auction have personally designed candle holders to raise awareness of the race for a cure for Parkinson’s. More →

Celebrity Support For Anti-Bloodsports Charity Feb 15, 2011

A British charity has raised celebrity support against fox hunting and other blood sports. More →