Tim Peake donates £250,000 to The Prince's Trust

Friday 26 May 2017 @ 15:15
Third Sector

European Space Agency Astronaut and Prince's Trust Ambassador Tim Peake has donated £250,000 to help us the Trust continue changing young lives, as a result of sales through his best-selling book 'Hello, is this planet Earth?', published last November.

Click HERE for full item

Share this article

Latest News from
Third Sector

Age UK comments on Dispatches investigation into Bupa care homes

20/06/2017 12:35:00

Age UK has commented on the Channel 4 Dispatches programme from Monday 19 June 2017, 'Bupa Care Homes Undercover'.

Care system 'buckling' says Age UK as major care homes investigation launches

15/06/2017 10:35:00

A recent study into the quality of care homes which has sparked a much wider legal investigation has been called 'a manifestation of our buckling social care system' by Age UK.

Diabetes UK - Brits failing to meet the recommended daily allowance of fruit and veg

13/06/2017 09:35:00

A new survey* commissioned by Diabetes UK to promote its Food you love healthy eating campaign in Diabetes Week (Sunday 11 June to Saturday 17 June), has found that 66 per cent of adults eat three or fewer portions of fruit and/or vegetables a day – well below the recommended five portions - and 46 per cent won’t eat any fruit at least three days a week.

CRUK - Combining immunotherapies could benefit some aggressive breast cancers

09/06/2017 10:15:00

Using two immunotherapy drugs together could help treat some patients with an aggressive form of breast cancer, according to an Australian study.

CRUK - Two clinical trials show promise with different targeted drugs for lung cancer

07/06/2017 14:10:00

Two drugs targeting different gene faults in lung cancer have shown potential to be better than those already available, according to unpublished clinical trials.

CRUK - New chemotherapy approach offers breast cancer patients a better quality of life

07/06/2017 12:10:00

The chemotherapy drug capecitabine gives patients a better quality of life and is as effective at preventing breast cancer from returning as the alternative regimen called CMF, when given following epirubicin.

CRUK - Adding abiraterone to standard treatment improves prostate cancer survival by 40 per cent

06/06/2017 10:35:00

Adding abiraterone to hormone therapy at the start of treatment for prostate cancer improves survival by 37 per cent, according to the results of one of the largest ever clinical trials for prostate cancer presented at the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting in Chicago and published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Saturday.

British Red Cross - Manchester attack – What happens after

05/06/2017 16:15:00

An edition of the BRC’s Newsthink encourages young people to consider ways that the public helped each other after the explosion. It also explores the role of practical help and emotional support during and after an emergency.

British Red Cross launches new UK Solidarity Fund

05/06/2017 15:20:00

The British Red Cross has launched a new UK Solidarity Fund to help the victims of terror anywhere in the UK following Saturday’s attack in London.

WIREDGOV