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Duchess Of Cambridge Makes An M-PACT In London Jul 1, 2014

The Duchess of Cambridge visited the Blessed Sacrament School in Islington, North London, today to see the work of a project she launched to help families affected by addiction – a cause very important to her. More →

Miranda Hart To Warm Up The UK For Sport Relief Mar 21, 2014

Comic Relief and the BBC have revealed that comedian Miranda Hart will lead the nation in an aerobics work out as part of the Sport Relief Night of TV on Friday 21st March on BBC One. More →

Little Mix Singer Talks Sport Relief And Liberia Mar 20, 2014

Little Mix's charity single, Word Up, was released on Monday to raise money for Sport Relief. More →

Russell Brand Wants You To Give It Up For Sport Relief Feb 24, 2014

Calling all online shopping fans! Sport Relief announces a new eBay auction that gives the public the chance to bid on money-can’t-buy items and experiences donated by Russell Brand and a host of his celebrity friends. More →

John Bishop And Sebastian Coe Go Head-To-Head For Sport Relief Feb 19, 2014

The BBC and Comic Relief have announced that Sport Relief hero John Bishop and four-time Olympic medal winner Sebastian Coe will captain two teams of celebrities and go head to head in a series of sporting challenges at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park as part of the Sport Relief Night of TV on Friday 21st March. More →

Davina McCall Completes Sport Relief Challenge Feb 16, 2014

An exhausted but elated Davina McCall crossed the finish line of her BT Sport Relief Challenge: Davina – Beyond Breaking Point at 4.10pm on Friday… having run, swum and cycled over 450 miles from Edinburgh to London in just seven days. More →

Davina McCall Battles Wild Weather For Charity Feb 14, 2014

Davina McCall faces further weather havoc as she continues on day six of The BT Sport Relief Challenge: Davina – Beyond Breaking Point, a seven day ordeal which sees her attempt to run, swim and cycle from Edinburgh to London. More →

Davina McCall Starts Sport Relief Challenge Feb 10, 2014

Davina McCall faced torrential rain and gale force winds of up to 70mph during the weekend as she kicked off Day One of her BT Sport Relief Challenge: Davina – Beyond Breaking Point, a seven day ordeal which will see the her attempt to run, swim and cycle over 500 miles from Edinburgh to London – entirely under her own steam. More →

Russell Brand Launches New Funding For Drug And Alcohol Treatment Jan 16, 2014

Russell Brand has announced funding to develop abstinence based community support for people leaving drug and alcohol abstinence treatment. More →

Book Review: True Grit By Bear Grylls Nov 27, 2013

Bear Grylls' new book, True Grit, is more than just another book about heroism and survival. It is a series of tales of how the ordinary had to step up to become extraordinary, and more importantly, how we can learn from their lessons in everyday life. More →

JLS Star Oritsé Williams Visits Uganda With Comic Relief Nov 5, 2013

JLS star Oritsé Williams has stepped out of the spotlight with his musician girlfriend AJ Azari to make an emotional visit to East Africa. More →

One Direction Raises Over £2 Million For Red Nose Day 2013 Oct 16, 2013

30 million sales worldwide, double BRIT Award winners and international movie stars – and now the world’s biggest pop band, One Direction, can add the incredibly proud achievement of helping to raise over £2million for Red Nose Day 2013 to their list of accolades. More →

Kimberley Walsh Visits Uganda For Red Nose Day Aug 13, 2013

Girls Aloud singer Kimberley Walsh recently saw how money raised from this year’s Comic Relief Red Nose Day, some of which was matched by the UK Government, is already changing lives across Africa. More →

David Walliams Wants British Prime Minister To Tackle Hunger Jun 7, 2013

IF campaign supporter David Walliams joined 100 school children yesterday to meet Prime Minister David Cameron and call for action to tackle global hunger. More →

Red Nose Day TV Special Breaks Fundraising Record Mar 20, 2013

Marking the 25th anniversary of Red Nose Day with a fantastic night of television, this year’s Comic Relief – Funny for Money entertained the UK whilst raising a record breaking sum of money to help poor and vulnerable people in the UK and Africa. More →

Henry Winkler Visits School For Red Nose Day Mar 18, 2013

Happy Days actor and author Henry Winkler brought loads of laughter to Henleaze Junior School in Bristol on Friday as part of the First News Crazy Hair Dare, in support of Red Nose Day. More →

Jessie J Shaves Her Head For Charity! Mar 18, 2013

Popstar Jessie J said goodbye to her luscious locks and shaved off all her hair as she completed her Dare for Red Nose Day live on TV on Friday. More →

Peter Kay Sits Down For Red Nose Day Mar 15, 2013

Peter Kay is pushing his mind, body, and soul to the limit, as he embarks on the ‘toughest challenge ever undertaken for Red Nose Day’. More →

One Direction Joins Blue Steel Appeal For Red Nose Day Mar 14, 2013

One Direction has joined Tinie Tempah, Mollie King, Rachel Stevens and some of fashion’s biggest names including, David Gandy, Dolce & Gabbana, Claudia Schiffer and Victoria Beckham to help fundraise for Red Nose Day in a fashion extravaganza on eBay. More →

Miranda Hart Starts Charity Challenge By Waxing Armpits! Mar 11, 2013

It’s Day One of The BT Red Nose Challenge: Miranda’s Mad March, and the week has begun in a dramatic fashion as Miranda Hart has sustained a painful injury to her knee after twisting it on arrival at the hotel. More →

Celebrity Charity Zambezi Challenge To Hit TV Screens Mar 11, 2013

Dara O'Briain, Melanie C, Jack Dee, Chelsee Healey, Phillips Idowu and Greg James' dramatic journey down the Zambezi for Red Nose Day is finally coming to living rooms around the country in "Comic Relief: Through Hell and High Water", airing on Thursday 14th March at 8pm on BBC One. More →

One Direction And Jessie J Become Pez Heads For Charity Mar 11, 2013

Global confectionary company PEZ has produced the exclusive hand-signed candy dispenser creations for Comic Relief and is auctioning them as collectors’ items in the run up to Red Nose Day on 15 March. More →

Red Nose Day TV Special Gets Funny For Money Mar 7, 2013

Red Nose Day is back on BBC One on Friday 15th March with a fantastic evening of unmissable TV: Comic Relief – Funny for Money. More →

One Direction Teams With British Airways For Comic Relief Mar 6, 2013

British Airways has teamed up with celebrities including One Direction, Sarah Millican, Caroline Flack, Olly Murs and Matt Cardle, to produce limited edition eye masks for Red Nose Day on Friday March 15. More →

One Direction To Appear In BeanoMAX For Comic Relief Mar 1, 2013

This Red Nose Day, One Direction is to be immortalized in legendary magazine BeanoMAX, with superstars Jessie J, Olly Murs and David Tennant. More →

Miranda Hart To Help Charity By Doing... Something Feb 28, 2013

Miranda Hart has today announced that she will be taking part in The BT Red Nose Challenge: Miranda’s Mad March, becoming the latest in a long line of celebrities to put themselves through their paces to raise money for Comic Relief. More →

Graham Norton To Attempt Guinness Record For Charity Feb 26, 2013

BBC Three has confirmed a star-studded line-up of guests and performers for Comic Relief's Big Chat with Graham Norton. More →

One Direction Stirs Up Heathrow With Charity Song Feb 20, 2013

World Conquering pop band One Direction caused a stir at Heathrow’s Terminal 5 recently, when they filmed part of their new music video for the official Red Nose Day single, ‘One Way or Another’. More →

Hogwarts Library To Benefit Charity Feb 18, 2013

Scholastic has announced that, in November 2013, the company will release the first boxed set of the complete Hogwarts Library in the U.S., with sales supporting charity. More →

Comic Relief Stars Mark 25 Years Of Red Nose Day Feb 7, 2013

Comic Relief stars, past and present, reunited this week to mark 25 years of Red Nose Day and the 50 million lives that have been changed by the money raised. More →