British public raise incredible £45,507,536 for Children In Need

The British public have dug deep yet again, raising a jaw-dropping £45,507,536 for Children in Need.

Since being established in 1980 the charity – which is focused on supporting disadvantaged children and young people across the country – has raised over £1billion.

Last year’s Appeal Night raised £39.2 million, an increase of over £5 million from the previous year.

On Friday night, the annual event hit our screens again, with the staggering amount of support ending with a total of £45,507,536 raised.

Those efforts were assisted by people including BBC Radio 2 presenter Sara Cox, who’s Great Northern Marathon Challenge raised over £9.5million.

When it came time to announce the final result, the responsibility was handed over to new host Paddy McGuinness. ‘Let’s do this everybody! I’ve