Children in Need raises £26.3m

THE BBC Children in Need fundraising extravaganza raised a record on-the-night total of £26.3m – £8m more than last year.

The figure was announced at the end of the six-hour charity marathon at 2am.

Sir Terry Wogan said: “Thank you to the British people in these tough times to come up with that kind of money for Britain’s children.”

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