bbc.co.uk: A group of celebrities has sent an open letter to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown pleading with them to increase aid to poverty-stricken countries.
Bono, Bob Geldof and actors Jude Law and Helen Mirren were among more than 20 stars to sign the letter.
It lists some of the problems faced by the world's poor and asks the UK to donate 0.7% of its income to help.
The letter coincides with a government spending review to decide UK budgets and aid for the next three years.
Directors from Oxfam and Christian Aid also signed the letter, entitled Aid Works - Increase it Now. [
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Bono, Bob Geldof and actors Jude Law and Helen Mirren were among more than 20 stars to sign the letter.
It lists some of the problems faced by the world's poor and asks the UK to donate 0.7% of its income to help.
The letter coincides with a government spending review to decide UK budgets and aid for the next three years.
Directors from Oxfam and Christian Aid also signed the letter, entitled Aid Works - Increase it Now. [
more] 
