SOME GOOD FROM SAD DEATH The suicide of poppy-seller Olive Cooke in Bristol in May this year has highlighted the aggressive fundraising tactics used by some charities…

SPITE NOT RIGHT The Court of Appeal has confirmed that a widow broke the law by leaving her entire £489,000 estate to animal welfare charities and nothing to her …

TRUTH TO OUT? The National Association of People Abused in Childhood claim that they are in touch with more than 30 police officers who were ordered not to investigate …

NO MORE CRUELTY AT HALAL ABATTOIR Bowood Farms Ltd, which ran a halal abattoir in Thirsk, Yorkshire where sheep were cruelly treated for fun before being …

KIDS COMPANY FOLDS Children’s charity Kids Company ceased trading on Wednesday August 5 after 20 years, and funding by taxpayers money of £37 million …

GOVERNMENT OUT-FOXED A government plan to effectively bring back fox-hunting in England and Wales has been put on hold. This was an amendment to the Hunting Act …

MORE SICK PLEASURES Meanwhile other killers of animals for pleasure are facing widespread disgust, condemnation, censure and calls for their punishment after Walter …

CHARITABLE? A 75 year-old female volunteer has been sacked from the hospice shop where she worked free for 30 years, because she was uncomfortable about using …

CHEERS! The launch of a beer brand into pubs could generate £1.5 million for Prostate Cancer UK. The Two Fingers Brewing Company, which was set up two years ago …