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Spice Girls open Children in Need Spice Girls open Children in Need
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The reunited Spice Girls have performed in Los Angeles to help get this year's BBC Children in Need show under way.The reunited Spice Girls have performed in Los Angeles to help get this year's BBC Children in Need show under way.
Kylie Minogue, Westlife, the Sugababes, David Gray and Annie Lennox are also expected to sing during the seven-hour BBC One fundraising programme.Kylie Minogue, Westlife, the Sugababes, David Gray and Annie Lennox are also expected to sing during the seven-hour BBC One fundraising programme.
One hour into the show, the amount raised was given as £5.1m, and by 2245 GMT, the amount raised was announced as being £12.2m. One hour into the show, the amount raised was given as £5.1m, and by 2340 GMT, the amount raised was announced as being £14.8m.
Children in Need raises money for disadvantaged young people in the UK.Children in Need raises money for disadvantaged young people in the UK.
Last year the show raised £18.3m on the night it was broadcast and this rose to more than £33m once all donations were collected.Last year the show raised £18.3m on the night it was broadcast and this rose to more than £33m once all donations were collected.
'Controversial fee''Controversial fee'
This year it encouraged the public to "do something different" to raise money for the charityThis year it encouraged the public to "do something different" to raise money for the charity
Presenter Terry Wogan has waived his controversial fee for presenting the show this year.Presenter Terry Wogan has waived his controversial fee for presenting the show this year.
Hollyoaks soap actors pick up a microphone to help raise moneyHollyoaks soap actors pick up a microphone to help raise money
"Terry has said that he never asked for, never negotiated, a payment for presenting the Appeal Show. He would 'gladly do it for nothing' and he requested that the BBC did not pay him this year," a Children in Need spokeswoman said."Terry has said that he never asked for, never negotiated, a payment for presenting the Appeal Show. He would 'gladly do it for nothing' and he requested that the BBC did not pay him this year," a Children in Need spokeswoman said.
The reunited Spice Girls, all dressed glamorously in black, performed Headlines (Friendship Never Ends), the official Children in Need single, from Los Angeles during the programme.The reunited Spice Girls, all dressed glamorously in black, performed Headlines (Friendship Never Ends), the official Children in Need single, from Los Angeles during the programme.
They were followed by a rendition of Elton John's Your Song by actor John Barrowman, accompanied by Myleene Klass on piano.They were followed by a rendition of Elton John's Your Song by actor John Barrowman, accompanied by Myleene Klass on piano.
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat star Lee Mead opened the show.Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat star Lee Mead opened the show.
Irish boy band Boyzone also reformed for the show, and Doctor Who star David Tennant met his predecessor Peter Davison in a specially-written sketch.Irish boy band Boyzone also reformed for the show, and Doctor Who star David Tennant met his predecessor Peter Davison in a specially-written sketch.
BBC newsreaders Fiona Bruce, Dermot Murnaghan, Andrew Marr, Nicholas Owen, Bill Turnbull and Ben Brown will perform a song from the West End musical Chicago.BBC newsreaders Fiona Bruce, Dermot Murnaghan, Andrew Marr, Nicholas Owen, Bill Turnbull and Ben Brown will perform a song from the West End musical Chicago.
Lee Mead dazzled in his DreamcoatLee Mead dazzled in his Dreamcoat
The cast of BBC One soap EastEnders will appear and there will be special editions of TV shows Dragon's Den, Hotel Babylon and music quiz Never Mind the Buzzcocks.The cast of BBC One soap EastEnders will appear and there will be special editions of TV shows Dragon's Den, Hotel Babylon and music quiz Never Mind the Buzzcocks.
The cast of the musical Dirty Dancing will also appear.The cast of the musical Dirty Dancing will also appear.
National and regional BBC radio and TV stations have also been raising money for Children in Need.National and regional BBC radio and TV stations have also been raising money for Children in Need.
On Thursday, BBC Radio 2 listener Kenneth Donnell, from Glasgow, paid £83,000 for two tickets to Led Zeppelin's reunion gig in December in a Children in Need auction.On Thursday, BBC Radio 2 listener Kenneth Donnell, from Glasgow, paid £83,000 for two tickets to Led Zeppelin's reunion gig in December in a Children in Need auction.