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Run by the Housing Developmental Foundation, known as SAKAN, the programme has developed a housing support model that brings together 313 nonprofit organisations and 1.4 million volunteers

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The Tesco Winter Food Collection is taking place in all Tesco stores from November 27th to November 29th.

UK’s biggest food collection calls for volunteers to support charities

New documentary explains how old Christmas trees are helping to protect the coast

Sand, Sea, Xmas Trees: How old festive saplings guard against floods

RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Caught on Camera: Dog rescued by RNLI after falling 14ft into river

Injured man rescued from snow-covered mountain

Dramatic moment injured man is rescued from snow-covered mountain

Paying respects at the Gynn Square memorial service to officers who died in the 1983 rescue mission at Blackpool.|Lucinda Herbert, Blackpool Gazette

Video: Police sea tragedy remembered as memorial goes ahead in snow

Dad makes teddies with medical devices to help sick youngsters

The drive has raised over £15 million to support children from some of the poorest parts of the UK

Over 300,000 disadvantaged UK children will open gifts on December 25

Dramatic footage shows the terrifying moment huge waves crashed into a yacht- seconds before rescue.

Terrifying moment yacht gets slammed by huge waves in dramatic rescue

A lost dog has been reunited with his owner - after she caused the motorway to temporarily shut down 8 TIMES!!!

Lost dog shuts M25 eight times - watch beloved pet get rescued

Watch as War Horse memorial gets purple poppy coat to remember fallen service animals

Watch as War Horse statue gets draped in beautiful purple poppy coat
Video shows the moment when a War Horse statue was covered in a crocheted coat of 4,000 purple poppies - to honour the fallen service animals for Remembrance Day.
Lucinda Herbert

Video grab from heartbreaking footage showing 'waterfalls' of 3,000 bits of rubbish including drinks cans and Santa hats left by people on Mount Snowdon.

'Waterfall' of rubbish cascades down Mt Snowdon in heartbreaking video

‘Seeds of Change’ has been launched by HMPPS as part of a new recruitment drive that encourages people to combine their passion with their career for something more fulfilling

Community Payback roles are open to outdoorsy and garden-loving people

Supergran Mary Lamb to 'climb' the Three Peaks with her assistance dog Sheldon.

UK’s first female wheelchair user to ‘climb’ the Three Peaks

RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

Watch: Moment RNLI rescue dog after 14ft fall into river

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Loch Ness Monster 2023: Volunteers wanted for biggest ‘monster hunt’ in 50 years - how to apply

Volunteers wanted for biggest Loch Ness Monster hunt in 50 years

Louis the Jack Russell with his owner after being rescued

Dog rescued after falling down one of UK’s biggest waterfalls

PD Arnie has graduated as a police dog despite harsh conditions in his early life

Puppy graduates as police dog after being found during raid

Metropolitan Police officers march along The Mall in London as they head to their positions for of the coronation processions of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

Coronation: Street safety volunteers arrested over rape alarm concerns

Sally Field pictured with the late Paul OGrady

Britain's oldest dog walker crowned coronation champion by RSPCA

The cast for the highly anticipated Hunger Games prequel film The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes has been revealed. (Credit: Getty Images)

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes - full cast

Thousands of volunteers are needed to offer their helping hands over the course of King Charles III’s coronation celebrations - Credit: Getty Images

King Charles III coronation looking for thousands of volunteers

The NHS has re-launched its Check in and Chat service for isolated patients

NHS re-launches volunteer service for lonely and isolated patients

British National dies in Ukraine, Foreign Office confirms

British National dies in Ukraine, Foreign Office confirms

Just Stop Oil protesters guilty of conspiring to cause public nuisance at Silverstone British GP

Just Stop Oil guilty over British GP track invasion - watch protest

A dead 12ft whale was washed up on the banks of a British river last week.

Huge dead whale found washed up British river bank

Andrew Bagshaw, 48, and Christopher Parry, 28, have gone missing in Donetsk, Ukraine.

Two British men who volunteered in Ukraine go missing
The two British men, Andrew Bagshaw and Christopher Parry, were volunteering to help evacuate local residents.
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A walrus called Thor was spotted having a rest at Scarborough Harbour ahead of the New Year

Walrus pays a visit to Scarborough harbour en route to the Arctic

Meet some of the volunteers at Trussell Trust food banks in the UK

April Jones went missing in October 2012 - her body was never found.

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Crates of food at a Trussell Trust food bank (Photo: Trussell Trust)

Trussell Trust foodbanks need people to donate these items

Flossie, pictured here with new owner Vicki, has been named the world’s oldest cat by the Guiness Book of World Records.

UK cat Flossie officially named world’s oldest moggie

Lindsey Stockton (far right, holding framed document) with food bank colleagues

National World campaign: A day in the life of a Trussell Trust worker

Crates of food at a Trussell Trust food bank (Photo: Trussell Trust)

National World launch Trussell Trust winter fundraiser

EasyJet is bringing its Fearless Flyer course back to Gatwick Airport on Sunday, November 27, to help nervous flyers take control and overcome their fears. Picture by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP via Getty Images

Passenger dies during flight between Cyprus and London

Dolphins spotted in UK waters as pod swim happily alongside RNLI boat - watch video taken of sighting

Dolphins spotted swimming alongside RNLI rescue boat

You could be paid £4,500 to contract Covid as part of a new research project (Photo: Shutterstock)

You could be paid £4,500 to contract Covid as part of a new research project

The new study will be conducted on over 800 participants (Photo: Jane Barlow - Pool/Getty Images)

A trial to confirm if Covid vaccine types can be mixed is underway - what we kno...

Sikh communities and a football team came together to feed stranded Dover lorry ...

Badgers were among the most spotted mammals in our green spaces this spring. Now, for the first time, the survey is being conducted in autumn too.

Keep an eye out for mammals this autumn

Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland chief execurtive Jane-Claire Judson. Photo:
Fraser Band

Charity’s heartfelt thanks to its volunteers across Scotland

This charity is looking for volunteers to befriend the elderly over the phone

Heroes with headsets...CHSS advice line nurses are on hand not only to advise those with underlying health conditions but also now to refer them to an army of volunteers who are on standy to assist them.

Kindness is fighting the coronavirus in Scotland

As cases of coronavirus in the UK continue to rise, it is heartwarming to see communities coming together to look out for their most vulnerable members (Photo: Shutterstock)

Communities are forming ‘mutual aid groups’ to help people in need during the co... Helen Johnson

People in China are abandoning their pets over coronavirus fears

Scientists conducted a test to see whether the order drinks are consumed will prevent suffering a hangover (Photo: Shutterstock)

Scientists have had their say on the 'beer before wine and you'll be fine' hango...

Could your dulcet tones help with this new audio guide.

Can you be the voice of the Hebrides? Western Isles residents asked to contribu...

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Photographing minke whale from Silurian. Photo by the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust.

Health study of whales in Hebrides

The effort of volunteers can be seen in the work to develop the towns Foyer Project garden. Left is the garden before the clean up and right you can see the new garden in the background, as volunteer Ian Paul receives the Kisimul Award from development worker Bellann OBrien for his commitment to the project.

Volunteers Week - Highlighting how you can make the difference

New national project to help children get most out of school

Silurian, the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust's specialised research yacht

Record number of dolphins off west coast

Just some of the volunteers who turned out for Poppy Saturday.

Volunteers turn out for Poppy Saturday

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