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William Pooley, the British nurse who survived Ebola, has described the Band Aid 30 single as "cringeworthy" and "a bit much". He said he heard the first half of the song on his way into work in Sierra Leone where he is treating Ebola sufferers at an isolation unit. Mr Pooley noted the track was...

Junior doctors in Sierra Leone went on strike Monday to demand better treatment for health workers infected with Ebola, a health official said. The association representing junior doctors asked the government to make sure life-saving equipment, like dialysis machines, is available to treat...

Britain’s flagship facility in Sierra Leone has treated just 28 patients so far, despite £230million investment to fight disease. The Department for International Development has put £230million towards helping Sierra Leone fight Ebola, but only 28 people have been treated in the new facility...

Protective suits were running low in Sierra Leone this month, when a Christian charity decided to ship some over. The charity turned to American medical-wear suppliers, which came back with bad news: The suits needed to treat Ebola are running low in America, too. There’s been some sleepless...

Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Ellie Goulding are among stars aiming to mobilise world leaders into doing more about the Ebola crisis in West Africa. They have teamed up with figures such as Morgan Freeman, Thandie Newton and Will Ferrell to encourage further action to contain the outbreak in a...

'WHERE A kiss of love can kill you,' is just one of the new lines added to Sir Bob Geldof's charity anthem Do They Know It's Christmas to help raise funds to fight Ebola, and has caused widespread outrage across social media. The former Boomtown Rats lead singer, has once again brought together...

A man arrested over "a sick joke" about Ebola on a Dublin-bound plane has been told to pay 2,500 euros (£1,963) to charity to avoid a criminal conviction. Roberto Binaschi, 56, from Italy, was arrested at Dublin Airport on Thursday. He had written "Attenzione Ebola" on the lid of a disposable...

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Lindsey Lodge Hospice is a local hospice which gives support and treatment to terminally ill patients and where I spend one day a week as one of a team of volunteer chaplains. From Friday August 1st Lindsey Lodge is one of three different charities being put forward from the East Midlands for...

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The Duke of York has made a daredevil descent of Europe's tallest building to raise money for good causes. Link Removed :cool:

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The famous veteran TV presenter has died aged 84. When I was a young man he presented such programs as , Top Of The Pops and , Jim Will Fix It . He raised a tremendous amount of money for charities throughout his years on the TV . Wrestler and semi professional cyclist just two of his many jobs...

Helping people is good. Helping heroes is even better. Not superheroes like Spiderman or Batman, but real heroes, the people who put their lives at risk for God and country, both overseas and on home soil: the armed forces. Rad Full Story: Link Removed due to 404 Error

A cow that got its head stuck in a ladder has been rescued from the udderly uncomfortable situation by an animal charity. Read Full Story: Cow with head stuck in ladder rescued from udderly uncomfortable situation - mirror.co.uk

YORK, England – A British soldier killed by a Taliban bomb in Afghanistan left $161,500 in his will -- so his friends could go on vacation to Las Vegas, The Sun reported Monday Read Full Story: Link Removed

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Here's a double act with, ahem, a big difference. Zhang Huan, who is 1m (3ft 3in) and his 2.4m (7ft 9in) partner Xu Guoyuan have formed China’s answer to the Little And Large Show. ‘We live together now, which means we have to have everything at different heights – two toilets, two sinks...

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan's baseball players' union has hit out at the decision of the Central League to start its season on schedule on March 25 while the country continues to battle the aftermath of last week's earthquake. Thousands died when a 9.0-magnitude earthquake hit Japan last Friday...

You are all very aware now of the problems facing Japan after an Link Removed - Invalid URL pretty much destroyed a large area of the country. Many of you are wishing there was more you could do than just Link Removed - Invalid URL too. If you are handy at making DIY tech projects, you may be...