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The fairness of Lebanese singer Haifa Wehbe's skin makes her patronising lyric all the more problematic for black EgyptiansHaifa Wehbe, a popular Lebanese pop singer, has always been a controversial figure. The queen of a rel (Read More)
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A masterful display at Freiburg confirmed Mesut Özil's status as the best player in the league, a one-man source of creativityTwenty years ago, German football hailed Olaf Thon as "the last street footballer". Mehmet Scholl, (Read More)
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The credit crunch has changed everything, says the Archbishop of York. Now people are beginning to realise that there are more important things than choice and the free marketThis is not going to be easy. John Sentamu, the A (Read More)
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Documentary film-maker known for Our StreetMichael Ingrams, who has died aged 83, was an actor, director and reporter who in the early years of ITV – specifically for Associated-Rediffusion (A-R) – combined all these function (Read More)
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Geeta Aulakh was found mutilated and dying of severe head injuries in Greenford street last weekA teenager was today charged with the murder of a mother-of-two who was left dying and mutilated in the street.Geeta Aulakh, 28, (Read More)
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Ketamine causes irreversible damage, fear GPsKetamine, a powerful tranquilliser used on horses, is being taken in growing number by young people in the UK, causing crippling health problems.Some addicts have needed to have th (Read More)
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Robert Yates returns to the streets of Liverpool, where he grew up, to report on a story of deprivation and hopeIn a parade of shops on County Road in Walton, north Liverpool, a couple of signs compete for attention. "Slip! T (Read More)
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Halfway through a 50-year project to raise football's profile in America – and on the day David Beckham plays in the MLS Cup final – the men in charge are delightedThe American investors who are investing abroad should invest (Read More)
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How did fur, once taboo, become so acceptable – desirable even – again? Elizabeth Day investigates an ethical dilemma that goes to the heart of the fashion industry – and meets the animal rights campaigner who refuses to be d (Read More)
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When Maj Sjöwall and her partner Per Wahlöö started writing the Martin Beck detective series in Sweden in the 60s, they little realised that it would change the way we think about policemen for everIt might count as one of th (Read More)
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Two court cases last week sparked debate about the growth of violence among young women. Here, teenagers talk about the aggression and bullying that is part of their livesSitting on a cold concrete step by a north London cana (Read More)
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Bluegrass, fado, opera and jazz fuse together at Georgia's glorious medley of a festival. Kate Connolly falls in love with the music, history and mint julepsThe man who drives me from the airport to my hotel sings for much of (Read More)
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Donatello was the first genius of the Renaissance, but his raw, expressive work also challenges all our assumptions about the period. He is justly the star of the V&A's triumphant new galleriesThe Ricordanze of Giovanni Chell (Read More)
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• US confectioner has moved thousands of jobs to Mexico in three-year restructuring• Company's intentions towards Cadbury, a potential bid target, remain unclearIt calls itself the sweetest place in America. But the home town (Read More)
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Police rule out stranger attack but reject honour killing theory despite misgivings by Asian women's groupsEvery day, staff at Sunrise Radio were greeted with a smile from Geeta Aulakh, the receptionist who had dreamed as a y (Read More)
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Twenty years after the launch of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, we must do more to listen to vulnerable childrenTo 13-year-old Mumo Katumo, the anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is an (Read More)
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All-star Royal Albert Hall concert claims 25% share, but loses out heavily to Coronation Street murder confessionMore than 6 million viewers watched BBC1's all-star concert at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of Children In Need, (Read More)
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Boiling the complex issue of population decline down to selfishness, as the chief rabbi has done, is absurdThe question: Are we too selfish to survive?The chief rabbi's comments were the most muddled of any recent religious l (Read More)
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I know people who swear by the charms of Lagos or Grozny. For them, as me, a city is where friends are. Take note, Jan MorrisI once sat next to a woman at dinner who asked me where I lived. When I replied, London, she frowned (Read More)
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Every town seems to have its own festive fair this year. Susan Greenwood picks her top 10, at home and awayUK markets1. Greenwich, LondonAfter kicking off its Christmas festivities with a lantern procession, live music and mu (Read More)