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Prime minister announces that Tony Blair's former 'respect tsar' will lead unit to oversee issues raised by summer riots
Court condemns withholding of visas for under-21s, citing right to family life under European human rights convention
Figures out tomorrow are expected to confirm the worst youth unemployment figures for nearly 20 years. But it's the lack of hope, as much as the lack of jobs, that is dangerous
My life would be immeasurably poorer if they or their parents had not been allowed to come to this country
Migrants wanting British citizenship must finally learn about the country’s proud history after David Cameron yesterday pledged to close a farcical loophole
Burma's president is to grant amnesty to more than 6,300 prisoners, state-controlled media has announced
Number of children in absolute poverty in 2015 will rise by 500,000 to 3 million, says Institute for Fiscal Studies

Cricketers in the hood

From: External news
10 Oct 2011
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Compton cricket club hails from one of the most deprived areas of Los Angeles and counts ex-gang members and even officers from the LAPD among its ranks. Which makes it one of the most extraordinary teams in the sport of gentlemen
The British National Party is under investigation by the European Union and the Metropolitan Police for alleged fraud and breaches of electoral law.

The One-Man Uprising

From: External news
10 Oct 2011
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From a care home, to the Brixton riots, to receiving an MBE, author Alex Wheatle charts his journey in his one-man play, Uprising
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