The trustees of a charity launched by Jimmy Savile have advised that his estate has been frozen as victims of his alleged abuse seek damages, preventing the distribution of funds from the charity as it winds up.

The Charities Aid Foundation has reported an increase in the generosity of major donors in the last financial year, with more new trusts opened in 2011/12 than anytime since the global financial crash.

An additional £100m has been earmarked for funding public parks over the next three years in response to the increased threat and challenges they face.

A charitable trust in West Sussex has donated its final gift of over £103,000 to its local independent Age UK, as funding sources have dried up.