Boris Johnson is secretly trying to set up a charity to help pay for a costly makeover of his official flat by his fiancée, it has been claimed. The scheme is based on one used by the White House to raise millions of dollars for interior design, antiques and art. The presidential charity is bankrolled … Read more
‘Pillar of the community’, 72, is stripped of his MBE after being jailed for five years for stealing nearly £300,000 from charity pension fund to buy a French holiday home and house in upmarket Hampshire village Patrick McLarry, 72, defrauded money to fund lavish lifestyle and pay off debts He admitted taking £250,000 from disability charity … Read more
‘Pillar of the community’, 72, is stripped of his MBE after being jailed for five years for stealing nearly £300,000 from charity pension fund to buy a French holiday home and house in upmarket Hampshire village Patrick McLarry, 72, defrauded money to fund lavish lifestyle and pay off debts He admitted taking £250,000 from disability charity … Read more
The founder of a racial equality charity has been dropped from her role at Leeds Beckett University after the charity’s Twitter account sent a vile racist slur at a black Tory commentator. Aysha Khanom, founder of The Race Trust and an RE teacher at Manchester Academy School, was let go from her role as adviser to … Read more
Charity loses High Court challenge against the government after claiming coronavirus support scheme sexually discriminated against self-employed mothers Pregnant Then Screwed brought legal action against Treasure over the Seiss It argued tens of thousands of women received lower payments than others Those whose income was unaffected by maternity-related leave received more Seiss payments assessed on … Read more
A racial equality charity has been embroiled in a race row after tweeting a vile racist slur at a black Tory commentator. The Race Trust faced a furious backlash after the post branding mixed-race political pundit Calvin Robinson, who is of Afro-Caribbean descent, a ‘n***o’. The Race Trust, founded by Aysha Khanom, vows to ‘change … Read more
The Louisiana mother who sprayed her hair with Gorilla Glue has said she is donating $20,000 of her GoFundMe money to charity after a doctor carried out a $12,500 procedure to remove the adhesive for free. Tessica Brown, 40, from Violet, will give the cash to the Restore Foundation, which helps those needing reconstructive surgery, her … Read more
Charity that runs Tower of London spent £350K over last five years caring for its famous ravens – including £157K on a new enclosure, figures show Historic Royal Palaces have spent £350,000 on ravens over the last five years The charity spent £157,000 of this on an enclosure for the Tower of London birds Freedom … Read more
Charity that runs Tower of London spent £350K over last five years caring for its famous ravens – including £157K on a new enclosure, figures show Historic Royal Palaces have spent £350,000 on ravens over the last five years The charity spent £157,000 of this on an enclosure for the Tower of London birds Freedom … Read more
Newsnight award for coverage of high-profile children’s charity is probed after High Court cleared founder and trustees of wrongdoing Kids Company collapsed in 2015 just after getting a £3m grant from Government BBC Newsnight team won Royal Television Society Scoop of the Year prize in 2016 for their reports on the charity But RTS is … Read more