Band Aid single rises to top of Brit pop charts

The reworked Band Aid charity single Do They Know It's Christmas? has clinched the coveted Christmas No 1 spot on the British pop charts.

As expected, Band Aid 20, a nod to the two decades that have passed since Bob Geldof assembled leading pop stars for the 1984 smash hit record, clung on to the top spot, beating off competition from Ronan Keating and Kylie Minogue.

Proceeds from the new Band Aid recording will go towards relief efforts in Ethiopia and Sudan.