VISITING hospital can be a frightening time, especially for children.Today the Evening Star wants to help change all that and is launching its Christmas appeal to help make the experience better.

VISITING hospital can be a frightening time, especially for children.

Today the Evening Star wants to help change all that and is launching its Christmas appeal to help make the experience better.

From today we are asking all our readers to help us raise £18,000 so we can help the children.

For full story see tonight's Evening Star.