CHILD ABUSE EXPOSURE Child abuse continues to be deservedly high priority in the public awareness. The exposure of Sir Jimmy Savile and the jailing of Max Cliifford and …

RIGHT TO DIE DEBATED An Assisted Dying Bill proposed by Lord Falconer has generated heated and passionate debate in Parliament. If the Bill became law it …

DONT START A NEW ONE New charities that duplicate existing ones risk wasting donations. This is the view of the outgoing chief executive of the Charity Commission…

DECRIMINALISE DRUG USE? Aids and HIV charities have backed calls to decriminalise drug use in the UK, to reduce the transmission of HIV and Aids among users. They say …

JAIL FOR CROOKED FUNDRAISERS  A fundraiser who admitted stealing £300,000 of donations made to the Help For Heroes charity has been told to expect a lengthy jail …

HARD SELL Secret filming at fundraising call centres by the Channel Four Dispatches TV documentary series has revealed some worrying lapses in ethics at two large firms …

HUNTING PROSECUTIONS INCREASING  The number of prosecutions for hunting with dogs is at an all-time high. Since 2010 the number of people charged under the …

DUMP THE CELEBS? The main beneficiary of a celebrity endorsement of a charity is the celebrity, rather than the charity. This is the finding of a poll of more than 1,000 people …

LIFE’S A BEACH The National Trust has launched an appeal for £2.6 million to buy a stretch of beach at Bantham, in south Devon. The beach, which the Trust describe …