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Sport Relief is back again this year and you’re invited to Rise to the Challenge. It takes place between the 19th and 21st March and already fund raising events and activities are underway. You can find out more at the official Sport Relief website.

Amongst the merchandise on offer this year are the Beckham designed tshirts. The two designs are shown below.

Shown above is Sport Relief Kids Heart T-shirt which is £5.99 from Sainsburys and Sport Relief Adult Beckham T-shirt which is £9.99 from Sainsburys.

As well as the Beckham family designed front, you’ll also find “The Beckhams for Sport Relief” logo – with each family member’s footprints on the back!

£3 from the sale of the Kids Tshirts and £5 from the sale of the adult tees goes to Sport Relief. They’re also available to buy instore at Sainsbury’s and TK Maxx as well as online at Sainsbury’s and the official website.

Buy a Beckham Tshirt for Sport Relief

Sport Relief Adult Beckham T-shirt £9.99 This official Sport Relief 2010 T-shirt has been designed by Victoria and David Beckham, along with … More Details Sport Relief Adult Beckham T-shirt £9.99 This official Sport Relief 2010 T-shirt has been designed by Victoria and David Beckham, along with … More Details

Glastonbury Festival organiser Emily Eavis and Oxfam have put together a celebrity charity auction on eBay to raise money for their Haiti Earthquake Appeal. While you can’t actually nab yourself a celebrity in the auction, you can bid on some seriously cool stuff that has been generously donated by musicians, including Glastonbur​y VIP tickets, a Florence and the Machine Limited edition signed print and loads more.

The mighty Muse have donated the custom Tama drumkit that Dom used throughout the Black Holes & Revelations… 2006-2008 tour and is a serious bit of kit, ever more so if you are a Muse fan! The current winning bid stands at £2,500, though we fully expect this to go higher once we’ve cleared out the garage

Above is Muse performing Supermassive Black Hole at Wembley in 2007 with Dom using the very drum kit up for auction.

The auction is open now and closes at 0900 on Tuesday 2 February with more items being added all the time. So head on over and while bagging yourself some great music and movie memorabilia, remember all proceeds will go to the Oxfam Haiti Earthquake Appeal.

Haiti Earthquake Appeal Celebrity Auction
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This Valentine’s Day why not give your loved one something different this year and help support Cancer Research UK too? We’ve found some fun items that for the most part will cost less than a single red rose. They’ll last longer and you also have the extra kudos of helping charity too.

Create a romantic mood with a set of Love Heart Lights or serve up a breakfast to remember with the Heart Shaped Frying Pan.

Shown above is Love heart lights which is £8 from Cancer Research UK and Love heart hot water bottle which is £10 from Cancer Research UK.

Shown above is Heart shaped frying pan which is £5 from Cancer Research UK and Pink heart ceramic pendant which is £25 from Cancer Research UK.

Shown above is Heart shaped trinket box with heart pendant which is £12 from Cancer Research UK and Heart mug which is £7.5 from Cancer Research UK.

These are just some of the Valentine’s Gift Ideas from Cancer Research UK. Perhaps the most unusual gift they have available is an “On a roll kisses bathroom tissue”. It may be for charity, but we’re not sure who would like a toilet roll on the 14th February.

Remember that all profits will go directly to Cancer Research UK’s lifesaving research!

Valentine’s Gift Ideas at Cancer Research UK

Rage against the Machine were live via satellite phone on BBC Radio 5 Live this morning to talk about the Rage Against the Machine Christmas No.1 Campaign and they confirmed that in addition to the donations to Shelter made by buyers of the record in the UK, the group will also donate proceeds from the sales of their single to the charity.

At the end of the interview with the band and the Facebook group’s co-founder Jon Morter, Rage Against the Machine performed a very censored version of the song, right up until the very end… enjoy! The clip below does include swearing towards the end, so avoid if you are easily offended.

The song is cut short by the producer saying “we told them not to do that”. Seriously, what did they expect? You can almost get the feeling that Nicky Campbell would have been happy to let them carry on till the end of the song.

So, if you haven’t already bought your copy of the Rage Against the Machine song, visit the Facebook, join the group and buy your copy of Killing in the Name this week and enjoy! Available at most good record stores.

Rage Against the Machine for Christmas number 1!

Rage Against The Machine Won’t Do What You Tell Them Shock
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Will the Rage Against the Machine track, Killing In The Name Of, be Christmas number 1 this year? Let’s hope so! The Facebook group that started a few weeks ago in an attempt to end The X Factor Christmas no.1 monopoly, has captured the imagination of the nation. At time of writing over 800,222 users have joined the group and they have raised over £42,743.51 for the charity Shelter by asking members to make a donation on the Just Giving website when they buy a copy of the single.

However, Ladbrokes have Joe McElderry favourite at 1/5 with Rage Against The Machine at 3/1 in second place, well ahead of Lady Gaga at 25/1. A quick scan in Tesco (other supermarkets are available) earlier today in the CD section only had the new single releases and no RATM. If this is indicative of most supermarkets, then unfortunately the X Factor tune may sneaky it as shoppers pick up a copy with their their Christmas shopping!

So, if you haven’t already bought your copy of the Rage Against the Machine song, visit the campaign information page on Facebook, join the group and buy your copy of Killing in the Name this week! Available at most good record stores – but not in a Tesco in Swansea. Next week will be too late!

Rage Against the Machine to be Christmas Number 1?
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