Dragons' Den star Duncan Bannatyne has backed Mary's Meals' Double The Love campaign, which aims to help hungry children living in poverty in Zambia, with public donations to the charity being matched by the UK government until March 1.

The Scottish entrepreneur said 'When I first came across Mary’s Meals, they had just started feeding 200 children in Malawi, and now they reach more than 1.3 million children all around the world. I am amazed at how much they can do with even the smallest donation and having seen their work in action'.