The British Red Cross has launched a new initiative through their charity shops to support the survivors of Haiti’s earthquake. People can bring in clothes, books, and other items to their local Red Cross shop and dedicate their donated goods to raise cash for the DEC Haiti Earthquake Appeal.

Rush Limbaugh, often called the true leader of the Republican Party, has called on Americans NOT to give any money to the Haiti appeals, claiming that they are already getting enough money from US taxes, and that Barack Obama will simply use the money for his own needs.

The cold snap will push the UK’s poorest families into debt as they are forced to borrow money to pay their heating bills. “We’re really concerned about how the poorest families are coping with this cold snap,” said Fergus Drake, Save the Children’s UK Director

As heavy snow continues to fall, British Red Cross emergency teams have mounted a huge response across the country, supporting ambulance services in Greater Manchester, Scotland, Worcester, Shropshire and Staffordshire.

Age Concern and Help the Aged have both made calls for the government to increase fuel payments for pensioners during the prolonged big freeze.

The William J Clinton Foundation has revealed is donor list for 2009, which includes many foreign countries, including Saudi Arabia, Norway and Oman, as well as the Elton John AIDS Foundation and Coca-Cola.

Lord Mandelson is set to hit Charities with a £20m tax bill by abolishing an exemption from music licensing rules. As a result, charities will be forced to abandon services for the elderly and children, which will now be too expensive to hold due to the tax.

Charlize Theron has teamed up with TOM shoes to design an exclusive range of shoes for charity. The proceeds will help children in her native South Africa.

A Sheffield charity that supports the homeless, Homeless and Rootless at Christmas (HARC) has been donated 276 meat pies by UK Snooker Championship winner, Ding Junhui,

What could be more heartening than the thought that the X-factor winner might not make it to Christmas no.1? The thought that a) it’ll be Rage against the Machine and b) they’ll be handing over the proceeds to charity.