Youngsters showed their support for Comic Relief at school today.

Pupils at Bolton School Hesketh House - the junior school - were all dressed in red to raise money.

In total the girls' junior division managed to raise a total of £355.70 for Comic Relief.

The charity aims to tackle poverty and injustice in the UK and round the world.

The annual show is to be broadcast from 7pm on BBC One and Two with a stellar line up of guests.

Sir Lenny Henry returns for his final year with Joel Dommett, Davina McCall, Paddy McGuiness, David Tennant, Maya Jama, Rosie Ramsey and Romesh Ranganathan due to take part.

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Last year a total of almost £32 million was raised for the charity.

The amount was announced at the end of the live BBC broadcast.

The official figure was £31,952,141, which was below the amount for 2022 which was £42,790,147.