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'Chancellor must use Budget to bring in Robin Hood Tax'

19.03.10
Activists call on the Government to introduce a "Robin Hood tax" on financial transactions in next week's Budget... 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

REM's Everybody Hurts chosen as Haiti charity song

22.01.10
A cover of REM's haunting ballad Everybody Hurts will be the Haiti charity single and feature the likes of singer Leona Lewis, Coldplay and veteran rocker Rod Stewart... more

3,000 people feared trapped in rubble of Indonesian earthquake

02.10.09
Up to 3,000 people may still be trapped under rubble after the powerful earthquake that rocked Indonesia two days ago, the country's health ministry said today... 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

Faking death at sea nearly killed me, says Mr Canoe

18.08.09
Back-from-the-dead canoeist John Darwin almost drowned on the night he faked his own death, he claims in his prison memoirs... 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

Gigs of the week

07.08.09
Laura Marling will play a special show at Festival Hall and grunge giants Pearl Jam come to Shepherds Bush.... 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

G8’s £12bn in food aid for the poor is ‘scraps at table’

10.07.09
Gordon Brown hails a £12 billion aid deal agreed at the G8 to boost food security in poor nations... more

Peaches teaches

12.06.09
Peaches Geldof on buying up Brick Lane, a horrific best friend and the sister with a 'black hole' for a husband... 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

Portrait by Rankin: the star is you

11.02.09
He has photographed the world's most beautiful women and powerful men. And this week, in a freezing-cold warehouse in east London, Rankin turned his lens on Arts correspondent Louise Jury... 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

No riots at XFM Winter Wonderland

03.12.08
Kaiser Chiefs had only 50 minutes to play at XFM Winter Wonderland, so they mixed'n'matched old and new songs and there are no prizes for guessing which went down best.... 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

BAFTA TV Awards 2008: Glamorous Kelly Brook is a style winner but Joanna Lumley and Tess Daly clash with the carpet

21.04.08
As the stars arrived for the BAFTA Television Awards, it was already clear who were the winners and losers in the sartorial stakes. Kelly Brook was the obvious front-runner, channelling vintage Hollywood glamour in a floor-skimming silk navy-blue gown and white fur shrug ... 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

The Long way round

27.09.06
Josie Long's Kindness and Exuberance is the most upbeat, quirky comedy show you'll ever encounter. Long might look shambolic but this is a smart and endearing hour celebrating life's bright side.... more

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