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kmfm’s annual Give A Gift campaign has returned this year, inviting listeners and communities across Kent to help make Christmas special for children in need.

The appeal delivers toys and presents to children and young people spending Christmas in hospital, living in care, or facing difficult circumstances.
Now in its latest year, Give A Gift continues to grow, with kmfm once again teaming up with Stoner Motor Company to help spread festive cheer to more families than ever.
Last year, more than 16,000 toys were donated and distributed to 18 locations across the county, including children’s hospital wards, care homes, and local charities.
The station is calling on listeners to show the same generosity this December by donating new, unwrapped gifts suitable for children and teenagers.
A spokesperson for kmfm said the campaign reflects the kindness of Kent’s communities. “Every year we’re amazed by how many people take part and how many children’s faces light up because of a small act of giving. It really does make a difference.”
Collection points and details of how to get involved will be shared on air and online throughout the campaign.

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BBC World Service is increasing the amount of journalism produced in Africa as part of a shift to base more programmes nearer to the audiences they serve.

The broadcaster says the move will strengthen African storytelling and add regional perspectives to its global news coverage.
Newsday will begin a new co-presenting arrangement on 1 December, with a team established in Kenya and Anne Soy hosting from Nairobi alongside Rob Young and James Copnall in London.
The programme will continue to air each weekday with live coverage, interviews and reporting from correspondents.
Anne Soy said she was pleased to join the team in Nairobi and added that she looked forward to helping tell stories that matter to audiences across the region.
She has more than twenty years of experience reporting across Africa and joined the BBC in 2013, most recently working as Senior Africa Correspondent and Deputy Africa Editor.
Focus on Africa, the World Service’s main Africa-focused news podcast, will also move from London to Nairobi.
The daily podcast will relaunch on 2 December, including a Friday episode recorded for the BBC News Africa YouTube channel and hosted by Nkechi Ogbonna.
Nkechi Ogbonna said the programme has long offered listeners a trusted source of news and noted that the move to Nairobi will help the team stay connected to audiences while broadening its editorial reach.
The Focus on Africa TV programme, presented by Waihiga Mwaura, will remain a key part of the schedule but will be refreshed and fully produced in Nairobi, with Lagos also acting as a production hub.
Juliet Njeri, BBC Regional Director for Africa, said the changes underline a commitment to regional storytelling and the inclusion of African voices across the BBC’s international output.
The updates form part of wider changes to BBC News operations made this year, including a new structure built around six regional directors based outside the UK.

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Greg James has announced BBC Radio 1 will take its Big Weekend to Herrington Country Park in Sunderland this year.
The three-day event runs from Friday 22 May to Sunday 24 May, with around one hundred artists set to perform across multiple stages. With about eighty thousand people expected, the station says the festival will again focus on bringing major acts to places that do not often host events of this size.
The Big Weekend has previously taken artists such as Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Stormzy, Lana Del Rey, Ed Sheeran and Sam Fender to towns and cities around the UK, giving local audiences the chance to see global names up close.
Radio 1 is working with Sunderland City Council to deliver a safe and welcoming event. Greg James said the return to the North East feels special for him, adding that he “started my radio career there” and is looking forward to spending time in the area.
Aled Haydn Jones said the event will provide a platform for established names as well as new local artists. He said the station is keen to showcase talent from the region to listeners across the country.
Councillor Michael Mordey said hosting the festival will highlight Sunderland’s music scene and its Music City status. He said it will also bring wider benefits, including increased visitor numbers.
Further details, including headliners, the full line-up and how to access tickets, will be confirmed on Radio 1 in the coming months. The station will broadcast live from the site throughout the weekend, with sets available on Radio 1’s iPlayer channel and BBC Sounds.

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