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NSPCC awarded ‘Charity Bin Bag of the Year’

could hold way more old curry trays than the competitionThe bag beat off strong competition from Help the Aged and Mencap, and was praised for its ability to hold up to 25kg of household refuse.

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Posted: Jan 22nd, 2011
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North of England living in fear of surprise Coldplay gigs

everyone turning all.... yellowLiverpool and Newcastle-Upon-Tyne have become eerily quiet wastelands as word spreads that Coldplay could appear at any minute at any potential venue to play ‘hidden’ benefit gigs.

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Posted: Nov 12th, 2010
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BBC presenters ‘must represent diverse cross section of worthy causes’

After intense lobbying from charities, the BBC has declared that as from today all presenters must at all times of the year wear not less than fifty badges, ribbons, flags, flowers or buttons representing a diverse cross section of worthy causes.

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Posted: Nov 6th, 2010
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Charity worker Keith bin Laden to appear on Who Do You Think You Are?

keen to explore details of exotic foreign relatives After being abandoned on the doorstep of a London orphanage as a two-week-old baby, celebrity do-gooder Keith bin Laden is desperate to discover the identity of the parents he has never met.

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Posted: Oct 24th, 2010
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Man raises thousands by doing everything for charity

Dave saw the potential for developing raising money when diverted on his way to work one morning. ‘I was annoyed at first, but then I saw that I could literally go the extra mile for charity.’

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Posted: Sep 29th, 2010
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