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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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A Guardian Long Wave column explores why ride-hailing drivers are often on long phone calls, arguing these marathon conversations help workers in solitary jobs navigate the dislocations of immigrant and diaspora life.
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The remains of slave trader Edward Colston are likely to stay interred at All Saints church in Bristol, which may be repurposed as a community space. The dean of Bristol, the Very Rev Mandy Ford, said the remains would probably stay where they are.
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Nottingham is becoming one of the first UK cities to introduce a balaclava ban, which its council leader says addresses 'substantial' problems.
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An investigation into St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, whose benefactors invested in companies built on the trafficking of enslaved Africans, with donors commemorated on boards in its Great Hall. Barts is one of many UK institutions with such links.
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Leroy Douglas was jailed indefinitely (IPP sentence) for stealing a mobile phone and his family have waited 21 years for his release, with his time served compared to that of one of Wales' most notorious murderers.
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New research has compiled a register identifying thousands of Britons who profited from the trafficking of enslaved Africans, including monarchs, MPs and merchants, tracing financial links to institutions still operating today.
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Nominations are open for the 28th Annual GAB Awards and 4th GAB Awards Future Gems, to be held in London on Sunday 29 November 2026. Individuals can nominate themselves or be nominated by others.
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The 28th Annual Gathering of Africa's Best (GAB) Awards will be held at the Hilton London Kensington on Sunday 29 November 2026.
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