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Why I wanted to donate a kidney to a complete stranger

There has been a dramatic rise in kidney donations, thanks to altruists who give an organ so that a stranger might live. Anna van Praagh hears the stories of three recipients and the donors who helped...

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Band Aid 30: How long will the cast last?

As a new generation attach themselves to Band Aid, will their careers have the same longevity as the originals?

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Band Aid 30 single, review: 'everyone made it count'

Neil McCormick gives his verdict

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Does this man have Britain's nicest job?

Luke Cameron, 25, has a £35,000 salary and company car which proclaims, in bright white letters, that he has "Britain's nicest job". What is it?

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Please give generously to our Christmas appeal

Telegraph View: times might be tight, but these worthy causes deserve your support.

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Elton John gets floored at the Royal Albert Hall

Watch: the singer-songwriter fall out of his chair during a charity tennis match

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Rowan Williams: I'm preparing for my final years

The former Archbishop of Canterbury says his mother's dementia has focused his mind on how he would like to live out his final years

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Rankin: 'I see the person, not the celebrity'

Famed for shooting the stars of the Nineties, the photographer is now focusing on less glitzy subjects

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'It felt like a second home - and they make wonderful pies'

Encouraging non-residents to visit is very much part of the Abbeyfield Society care home's philosophy

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'I thought I was so lucky - then the wheels came off'

Betsy Duncan Smith talks for the first time about her battle with cancer, and how it inspired her to support a charity that uses dogs to detect the disease

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Sophie Wessex at 50 - a countess the Queen can rely on

As the Countess of Wessex marks a milestone birthday this week, Hugo Vickers charts her journey into the Royal family's inner circle

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The war hero who gave shelter to the lonely

The daughter of the founding father of the Abbeyfield Society talks to Elizabeth Grice about her unconventional family upbringing

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'Jack collapsed in Thorpe Park and was trampled underfoot - but Roots keeps...

Sarah Downing used to constantly worry about her diabetic husband and son, but the family's medical detection dog is now on hand to sniff out signs of danger

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'Jack collapsed in Thorpe Park and was nearly trampled underfoot - but Roots...

Sarah Downing used to constantly worry about her diabetic husband and son, but the family's medical detection dog is now on hand to sniff out signs of danger

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Six people who have done incredible things to help cancer sufferers

Eight-year-old Christian McPhilamy grew his hair for two years to create wigs for cancer patients

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Charities given days to put house in order or face formal regulation

Section 64 of the Charities Act 2006 gives charities minister Rob Wilson a "reserve power to control fund raising by charitable institutions", including imposing "good practice requirement" on charities.

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One in five of Britain's biggest charities spend less than 50 per cent on...

Exclusive: Some of the worst offenders are some of Britain's best known voluntary organisations such as Cancer Research UK, the Guide Dogs for the Blind and the British Heart Foundation

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Anneka Rice: the truth about my 17-year sabbatical

The Challenge Anneka presenter is a patron of Horatio's Garden, here she discusses the article that made her retreat from public life, the lack of older women on TV and adopting nonagenarians

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Horatio's Garden: meet the volunteers helping patients blossom

It takes an army of 55 volunteers to keep the garden at Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre running, each have their own reasons for getting their hands dirty

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Eight-year-old boy starts food bank after watching TV programme

Ronnie Hazlie has collected more than 500 cans of food so far - and even asked for tins for his birthday

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