Rekindle, a charity in Newtown, Powys, supporting children and young adults with mental health issues warns that it could close over Christmas unless it receives £10,000 in emergency funding.
A poll by Macmillan Cancer Support found that ageism in the NHS is stopping some older cancer patients getting the best treatments.
The Hillsborough charity single, a cover of He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother featuring Robbie Williams and Sir Paul McCartney, has nudged ahead of X Factor winner James Arthur in the race for the Christmas number one.
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A snowman from the John Lewis TV advert is being auctioned off by a South Yorkshire charity Safe@Last, which helps children and young people at risk of running away or being thrown out of their home.