© Yui Mok JK Rowling has announced a donation of £1 million to Crisis and Refuge (Yui Mok/PA) Harry Potter author JK Rowling is donating £1 million to help the homeless and those affected by domestic abuse during the coronavirus pandemic.

Announcing the financial contribution – which will be split between the Crisis and Refuge charities – Rowling said the money would go towards helping some of those hit hardest by the outbreak and the impact of the lockdown.

The author also told of her mixed emotions at having three key workers in her immediate family during the crisis, saying she is “torn between pride and anxiety”.

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