National media briefing
Charities in today's national news
Cancer Research UK has had to turn down, for the first time, a trial on bladder cancer and another on mesothelioma because of a funding gap.
One hundred women dressed as giant breasts danced and sang in London’s West End to raise awareness of breast cancer for the CoppaFeel! charity.
See The Daily Telegraph for full story
Prince Charles’s charity aides have held at least 18 face-to-face meetings with senior Cabinet ministers and top Downing Street officials since the beginning of last year, apparently raising fresh questions over the heir to the throne's influence on British politics.
See The Guardian for full story
The National Zakat Foundation, an Islamic charity, is to open the UK's first hostels for homeless Muslim women.
