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Somali-born British Olympic boxer Ramla Ali is the subject of a new biopic, In the Shadows, directed by Anthony Wonke and starring Top Boy actor Jasmine Jobson, which follows her journey from fleeing the Somali civil war to the Tokyo Olympics.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch faced questions at the party conference as MPs urge a focus on the economy over culture wars to win back centrist voters. Insiders say the road to Tory recovery remains long despite Nigel Farage's difficulties.
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Tory shadow Home Office minister Blake Stephenson, MP for Mid Bedfordshire, told a Conservative conference fringe meeting that Luton has 'no-go zones' where 'white people won't go' and that some communities 'live in ghettoes'.
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Mel B said she is "heartbroken" by Windrush scandal victims' fight for justice, as the Windrush commissioner urged ministers to commit funding for legal support by the end of October. The Guardian revealed in April that the Home Office refused compensation in more than half of claims.
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A Guardian politics podcast examines Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch as she opens the party conference with improved personal poll ratings, and asks whether embracing 'nasty party' accusations risks alienating core Tory voters.
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French authorities say two men died and two were injured attempting to cross the Channel in a small boat, while 12 anti-migrant protesters were arrested in Gosport after what police called 'violent disorder' opposing the rescue of nearly 150 people.
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Home secretary Shabana Mahmood said in an interview with The Rest Is Politics podcast that nearly all women crossing to the UK in small boats from northern France have been raped en route, warning that people traffickers exploit asylum seekers. She also said far-right activists would 'kill' or 'kick me out of my own country' if they took power.
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Obituary of Knox Chitiyo, a Zimbabwean academic who died aged 65 of bowel cancer and became an important voice in Britain on Zimbabwe and its future, regularly consulted by diplomats, journalists and activists. He was previously a senior lecturer in war studies at the University of Zimbabwe, where he co-founded the Centre for Defence Studies.
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Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has described herself as a "classic old school Conservative", setting out her guiding political principles and echoing Margaret Thatcher.
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Ahead of the Conservative party conference, MPs say the mood is more upbeat and united under leader Kemi Badenoch, but the party remains a distant third in polls, with one shadow minister saying the Tories have 'outsourced our toxicity to Reform'.
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This Morning presenter Alison Hammond has returned home from hospital after leaving Friday's show, saying she believes she suffered a panic attack.
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Guardian live blog on the Green party conference, where the deputy leader said the Greens would nationalise Thames and SE Water without compensation. A speaker, Ali, described Britain as a multiracial, multicultural democracy and called on Andy Burnham to treat rising racist violence and intimidation as a national emergency.
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Kemi Badenoch returns to the Conservative party conference in a stronger position than a year ago, with approval ratings for her and the party rising, though significant challenges remain.
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is expected to set out a return to core conservative principles at her party's annual conference.
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Obituary of John Iliffe, pioneering historian of Africa who died aged 87, whose work including The African Poor: A History (1987) won the African Studies Association's Herskovits prize and centred African testimonies.
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The Conservative Party will focus on the economy and welfare at its conference, with leader Kemi Badenoch telling her team to prepare for a possible early election.
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British singer Olivia Dean's record label is being sued over alleged similarities between her song 'I've Seen It' and Bill Withers' classic 'Just The Two of Us'.
Read full story ↗The government is funding 1,000 new youth workers across England, described as the largest investment in youth services in a generation, to provide young people with specialised support in their communities.
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Naomi Campbell has successfully overturned a five-year ban on serving as a charity trustee, imposed in 2024 after the Charity Commission found mismanagement of funds at her charity Fashion for Relief. Judges found she was unaware of serious misconduct at the charity.
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