Almost £40m was raised by the end of Friday night's Children In Need 2026 live programme.

The money will help disadvantaged young people across the United Kingdom.

It includes more than £3.8m raised by BBC Radio 2 host Owain Wyn Evans, who completed his challenge of cycling through all four UK nations - riding almost 400 miles between Glasgow and Cardiff.

The total is set to rise as more money comes in.