Cancer Research UK receives �8m in six days from no make-up selfies | Third Sector

Cancer Research UK receives �8m in six days from no make-up selfies | Third Sector: Harpal Kumar, head of the charity, says it has been overwhelmed by the donations generated by the trend, in which people tweet pictures of themselves without make-up

Cancer Research UK has received donations of more than �8m in just six days from the #nomakeupselfie trend.

The trend, in which people tweet pictures of themselves without make-up, began generating donations for the charity last week.