Day: 3 August 2026

Human Appeal announces exclusive series of gala fundraisers with cricket legends Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram

Stuart Mitchell

Human Appeal, one of the UK’s leading humanitarian charities, is hosting a series of fundraising galas throughout September to support the charity’s vital work supplying life-saving aid such as food, shelter and medical supplies. The events will bring together two of cricket’s most renowned stars: former Pakistan captain and commentator Waqar Younis, and the Sultan of Swing himself, Wasim Akram – both of whom have taken a combined 1,705 international wickets between them. These exclusive, black-tie events will consist of a delicious gourmet dinner, a live Q&A with Wasim Akram…

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World Food Prize Foundation Recognizes African Agri-food Innovators with Three Major Awards

Stuart Mitchell

The World Food Prize Foundation announced three major awards at DialogueNEXT in Africa today, celebrating African innovators shaping the future of the continent’s food systems. The awards – the Norman E. Borlaug Medallion, the Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, Endowed by the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Inspiring the Next Generation Award – were announced before an audience of ministers, agricultural leaders, agripreneurs, scientists and farmers gathered under the conference’s theme, “Born to Feed the Future.” “Dialogue is where consensus is built, and dialogue is where positions begin,”…

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Felix, Freshlinc and Magnavale Announce Tri-Partner Alliance to Tackle Food Waste Across the UK Cold Chain

Stuart Mitchell

Magnavale, one of the UK’s leading temperature-controlled storage and value-added food services specialist, has today announced a formal tri-partner alliance with the UK’s largest food redistribution charity Felix – formerly FareShare and The Felix Project, and Freshlinc, the specialist temperature-controlled logistics provider. Together, the three organisations will combine their respective expertise in cold storage, charitable food redistribution and refrigerated transport to create a seamlessly integrated solution for rescuing and redirecting surplus frozen, ambient and chilled food to those who need it most across the United Kingdom. The partnership brings together complementary strengths…

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CIPR announces 2026 Excellence Awards winners

Stuart Mitchell

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has honoured the profession’s finest campaigns, teams, and practitioners at its 42nd annual Excellence Awards. This year’s awards saw six organisations each securing two wins on the night. Tin Man, the British Beer and Pub Association, Golley Slater, Mediator, MHP Group, and Sanctuary were the big winners on the night, each taking home two awards as nearly 500 PR and communications professionals joined magician and presenter Ben Hanlin at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London to celebrate the best work in PR over…

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PRCA to launch first independent AI tool certification for the PR industry

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) will launch the first independent quality certification for AI and martech tools serving the PR industry. The certification is being developed by the PRCA Innovation Working Group, a practitioner-led body of agency leaders, enterprise communications directors, and technology specialists established to future-proof the profession. No professional standards yet The decision to develop the certification follows a clear gap in the market. PR agencies are confronted with a growing number of AI tools and platforms, each claiming to transform communications practice. No independent body…

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