The Charity Retail Association has launched a campaign to get the public donating goods directly to charity shops, citing strong sales but low stock.

Accepting involuntary labour is the last thing that charities should be doing, says Celina Ribeiro. The government’s work experience scheme is a threat to public trust and confidence.

Domino’s Pizza has raised £175,000 from one million separate donations, for its main charity, Special Olympics Great Britain through the Pennies Foundation microdonation scheme.

Microdonation charity Pennies saw an additional 107,000 donations throughout December, bringing the number of donations received since its launch in November 2010 to over 1.5 million.