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Oxjam Festival, Oxfam Dalston - review

28.09.11
Who could pass up the opportunity to see Brett Anderson playing in a branch of Oxfam? ... more

Sound check: Oxjam brings music with meaning

09.09.11
Damon Albarn, Ghostpoet and Fatboy Slim are some of the big names signed up to perform in Oxfam shops... more

East African drought 'worst food crisis of 21st century'

05.07.11
Aid agencies have launched emergency appeals after warning 'millions of people' face a fight for survival because of the worst drought in East Africa in decades... more

Oxfam suspends Pakistan flood relief due to 'financial irregularities'

06.06.11
The charity has launched an investigation and will try to recover missing money from their flood relief programme in Pakistan ... more

Internships only benefit wealthy mediocrities

26.05.11
"Wanted: slave labour." If employers were more honest, that is how many internships would be advertised; none of the euphemistic "unpaid, full-time, six-month placement" malarkey... more

London Marathon is a field day for celebrity-spotters

13.04.11
Marathon spectators can cheer on well-known faces who will be donning their running shoes on behalf of charity... more

MPs blast arms exports to repressive regimes

05.04.11
Ministers were accused by MPs of misjudging the risk that British arms exports to countries such as Libya and Bahrain would be used to repress their own people. ... more

A very un-Merry Christmas for London festive card trade

16.12.10
Londoners are falling out of love with the Christmas card - about 10 million fewer will be delivered to the capital’s homes and businesses than last year... more

Celebrities launch charity 'pop-up' shop

13.05.10
A glitzy charity shop crammed with celebrities' cast-offs including Carey Mulligan's Bafta gown was launched by Zoe Ball, Beverley Knight and Annie Lennox.... more

Carey Mulligan donates BAFTA dress to charity

10.05.10
Actress Carey Mulligan has given her eye-catching Bafta frock - which was lauded by fashionistas - to a charity shop.... more

Compare for Good on Oxfam price comparison website

17.02.10
A price comparison website, compareforgood.co.uk, is launched to raise money for Oxfam... more

'Robin Hood' tax on banks could raise £250bn a year to fight poverty

09.02.10
Charities launched a campaign calling for a 'Robin Hood Tax' on banks to raise £250 billion a year to tackle poverty.... more

Fatboy Slim keeps it small for charity

01.10.09
Veteran DJ Fatboy Slim donned his loudest shirt to help launch Oxfam's Oxjam season in Tooting.... more

How Da Vinci Code became UK's biggest selling novel of all time

15.09.09
The Da Vinci Code became a worldwide phenomenon after its release in 2003, its success fuelling conspiracy theories and sparking two Hollywood movies - as well as some high-profile battling in court... more

These are a few of my favourite things

07.09.09
JB Priestley’s 1949 collection of short essays about things that delighted him has been updated by the members of the London Library. From girl bands to Bexhill-on-Sea, here six of them reveal their secret delights...... more

Star line up for 7 Worlds Collide

12.08.09
Joined by members of Radiohead and Wilco, Neil Finn from Crowded House came to a sweltering Dingwalls to delight the crowd under the name 7 Worlds Collide.... more

Oxfam release for new Arctic Monkeys single

04.08.09
Arctic Monkeys are releasing their limited-edition seven-inch single Crying Lightning in Oxfam charity shops around the country... more

My fling with the thing in the attic

01.04.09
There is something living in my loft. Possibly a herd of somethings. And whatever is up there is drinking from the water tank and shredding the insulation. ... more

Soil and toil with Darwin and Jamie

04.03.09
You wouldn’t think you could lose a hand trowel in a 20ft by 30ft back garden but I did on Saturday and it still hasn’t turned up. It’s a blow because not only is it my favourite tool but it’s got history... more

On the bargain road to shoes and ruin

02.01.09
I haven't found it yet, but I know it's there somewhere. I'm not even sure what it is - a belt, a beautiful wisp of lingerie, a superb leather bag - but the most important thing is that it's the best bargain in London... more

Oxfam asks for £4m to ease cholera's grip on Zimbabwe

18.12.08
Seasonal rains in Zimbabwe have increased fears that the country's cholera epidemic could worsen and spreadinto neighbouring countries... more

Competitive thrift – it’s the new spending

13.10.08
Today it’s all about being seen to buy less, says Helen Kirwan-Taylor... more

How to survive the slump

17.09.08
As we head towards recession, Londoners are feeling the pinch like never before. Liz Hoggard proves it is possible to tighten your belt and still have fun - and our experts show you how... more

Oxfam gets Posh: Bargain hunter Victoria Beckham pops in for some vintage clothes

08.09.08
It used to be known as the place where grannies hunted for a bargain. But Oxfam's increasingly cool image has been cemented by the revelation that even Posh Spice loves to rifle through the rails for a bargain.... more

I will gladly donate my unloved rice to Oxfam

15.08.08
Two friends to stay - "I'll cook tonight," she said, and so she did, rice pudding after other things. Out of the oven it came, its tight skin brown and slightly caramelised, wrinkling in the lower temperature... more

The modern ruin of my favourite restaurant

04.04.08
Until I moved to the Siberia that is Wimbledon, so much of my life had been spent in Kensington that I thought of myself as a villager there... more

Dream date with actress Scarlett Johansson fetches nearly £20,000 at auction

13.03.08
Scarlett Johansson's offer of a dream date with her has fetched nearly £20,000 at auction. The chance to spend a night with the 23-year-old Hollywood beauty sparked a bidding frenzy among eager suitors on eBay... more

Bargain in the basement

02.10.07
Claiming to be Britain's biggest music festival, Oxjam 2007 saw The Kooks descend into ramshackle slapdash.... more

Penn becomes master

11.09.07
Sean Penn joins the ranks of the masters with Into the Wild, a brave, beautiful and totally satisfying adaptation of the cult book.... more


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