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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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Christmas is nearly here and if you are looking for a last minute present for a loved one, have you considered an animal adoption or perhaps making a donation to an animal charity instead?

Cats Protection
Sponsor a Cat Cabin for homeless cats waiting to be rehomed from £4 month

Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary
Adopt a chimp from £25 a year and help the Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary formally the Cefn-yr-Erw Primate Sanctuary, which rescues and provides a home for many types of unwanted animals, especially primates, from zoos and laboratories. You can pick your chimp online (our favourite is Jason) and the recipient of your gift will receive a certificate and entry into the sanctuary to see their chimp! It costs the centre £450 per day to feed their primates, so they desperately need your cash.

WSPA
Donate £5 a month and become a member of The WSPA and help save stray dogs and other animals from cruelty.

Blue Cross
Register your support for the Blue Cross and help them carry on their work saving pets who have been abandoned.

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Looking for something different to send as a Christmas present? Why not try giving someone ethical charity gift this year from Send a Cow. They are a UK organisation that help some of the poorest families in Africa by providing training in sustainable farming and resources such as livestock, seeds and trees.

All families helped by them pass on an offspring of their animal to another family, so more and more families are getting milk to drink, crops to eat, and money to pay for schooling. For every family that receives direct help another 9 go on to benefit. Today, there are 6,000 families on Send a Cow Gift’s waiting list.

This is a short video from Uganda showing how to make a bag garden. Hope’s mum was helped by Send a Cow training programme and now she uses cow manure in her bag gardens to grow her own food to sell, providing her with an income that she didn’t have before.

Gifts start from as little as £5 for children’s breakfasts, all the way up to £2,000 which will provide a whole farm! Each gift comes with a wallet containing a window sticker and an information card about the gift you’ve chosen. You can choose to send an e-card instead – perfect for that last minute present for Uncle Albert!

The gifts proceeds, less the cost of producing the catalogue, are spent on the Send a Cow livestock and training programmes in Africa.

Play the Send a Cow Kersplat’s Splat Attack game inspired by their magic muck training in Africa which saves lives!

Send a Cow Ethical Charity Gifts for Christmas
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