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Roger Moore Says No To New Fortnum & Mason Store In Dubai Feb 14, 2014

Following the release of video footage revealing the shockingly cruel conditions on French farms that supply Fortnum & Mason’s foie gras distributor, Sir Roger Moore is calling on Emiratis not to shop at the new store in Dubai until the company stops selling foie gras. More →

Siouxsie Sioux Says No To Foie Gras Oct 17, 2013

Embattled Fortnum & Mason CEO Ewan Venters is getting it from all sides these days over his refusal to remove cruelly obtained foie gras from the store’s shelves. More →

Uri Geller Offers To Hypnotise Fortnum & Mason CEO To Stop Sale Of Foie Gras Jul 24, 2013

Tens of thousands of concerned members of the public have written to him, A-list celebrities have pleaded with him and the Royal Family refuses to serve a product that Fortnum & Mason CEO Ewan Venters sells. Now, world-famous mystifier Uri Geller might have come up with the answer. More →

Ralph Fiennes Says No To Foie Gras Jul 1, 2013

Ralph Fiennes has appealed to Fortnum & Mason to stop selling foie gras – which is illegal to produce in the UK on animal welfare grounds. More →

Andy Murray's New Hotel To Be Foie Gras Free Jun 24, 2013

Wimbledon may be just around the corner, but Andy Murray is already a champion for ducks and geese. PETA has received confirmation that the menu at the Olympic Gold Medalist’s new acquisition, the luxurious Cromlix House Hotel in Scotland, will be 100 per cent foie gras–free when it reopens in 2014. More →

Chrissie Hynde Says No To Foie Gras May 14, 2013

Chrissie Hynde, the lead singer of The Pretenders, has appealed to Managing Director Ewan Venters to stop Fortnum & Mason selling foie gras – a product so vile that it is illegal to produce in the UK. More →

Stars Help National Trust Save The White Cliffs Of Dover Jul 26, 2012

A Shakespearean actress, soul singing sensation, a world beating sailor and a passionate seafood champion have thrown their weight behind Britian’s National Trust’s biggest ever coastal appeal to acquire a stretch of the White Cliffs of Dover. More →

Stars Show Their Support For Soldiers' Charity Jul 17, 2012

Last week, ABF The Soldiers' Charity took the Best Digital Campaign prize for its “Thanks, Soldier!” campaign at the prestigious CorpComms annual Digi Awards 2012 in central London. More →

Stephen Fry And Coldplay Push The Envelope For Charity Feb 24, 2012

An eclectic mix of prominent names from the fields of art, design, fashion, television, theatre, film, sport and literature are getting creative this year by designing envelopes that will be sold to the public to help raise money for the National Literacy Trust. More →

Vera Lynn Speaks Out Over Cruel Foie Gras Nov 30, 2011

Beloved by British troops for her outdoor concerts during World War II, Dame Vera Lynn now has a whole new flock of fans after penning a letter on behalf of PETA UK to Beverley Aspinall, managing director of Fortnum & Mason, asking her to stop the sale of the vile food product foie gras in the store. More →

Andy Murray Signs Art For Troops Jun 28, 2011

Britian’s top tennis player Andy Murray has signed a rare piece of art and donated it to the next Tickets For Troops fundraising auction. More →

Stars Lend A Paw To Celebrity Charity Art Auction Nov 23, 2010

Stars of stage and screen are showing their support for unwanted moggies by kindly donating their ‘paw prints’ to raise money for the UK’s leading feline welfare charity, Cats Protection. More →

Stephen Fry And Joanna Lumley Recite Poems For Soldiers Oct 22, 2010

Between them they have an OBE, a Military Cross, two Knighthoods, four BAFTAs and ten No 1 albums; they include a Dame, a Sir, Britain’s “Most Intelligent Man”, the best-selling classical artist of this century and the Forces Songbirds from both the 20th and 21st Centuries. More →

Rod Stewart Donates Concert Tickets To Troops Jul 19, 2010

Rod Stewart has donated tickets to a charity initiative that Jeremy Clarkson once described as being “even better than sliced bread.” More →

Celebrity Rockers Honored By Music Therapy Charity Jul 5, 2010

British rockers Muse picked up the O2 Silver Clef Award in London last week. More →

LTTS Exclusive - The Variety Club 57th Annual Showbiz Awards Nov 18, 2009

Look To The Stars’ UK Correspondent Richard Barker was lucky enough to attend the Variety Club’s 57th Annual Showbiz Awards and filed this exclusive report and photos. More →

Hayley Westenra To Headline Festival Of Remembrance Oct 30, 2009

New Zealand-born songbird Hayley Westenra will headline the 2009 Festival of Remembrance in a tribute to the original Armed Forces sweetheart, Dame Vera Lynn. More →