N o song in the history of pop has had an effect quite like Band Aid’s “Do They Know it’s Christmas?” The 1984 star-studded supergroup charity single raised £8m for famine relief in ...

This year, as Band Aid marks its 40th anniversary, the charity single has come under fresh criticism, with artists like Ed Sheeran arguing that it ‘perpetuates damaging stereotypes.’ Despite the ...

Band Aid sang ‘feed the world’ 40 years ago ... Maize prices in Zambia, where 5.8 million people are estimated to face acute food insecurity between October 2024 and March 2025, ...

The regret on his face suggested that he did too. Before he had a chance to call 911, a pack of boys close to my age, with dingy clothes and unkempt hair, swarmed the entrance.