Section: Voices
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Weekend with Junaid Ahmed: ‘I hope I can inspire other families to accept their children’
The Towie star on being the UK’s first openly gay Muslim reality TV personality, staying connected to his culture, and his love of desi-English breakfast
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Rachel Reeves’s pre-budget speech has done little to calm MPs’ nerves
‘After 16 months I’m not sure blaming the predecessors for breaking a manifesto pledge that the Tories said we were going to break is going to wash’
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Rightwing attacks on multiculturalism are a cynical smokescreen
Minority communities are not to blame for the UK’s problems — the likes of Robert Jenrick and Nigel Farage are
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Streeting’s Reform attack signals a change in Labour — with or without Starmer
As Nigel Farage’s party continues to gain ground, the health secretary has won unusual praise for his strong words about Sarah Pochin
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In an uncertain world, I am drawn to family gatherings and a place on my grandmother’s sofa
There is so much beauty in the simple act of gathering: the laughter between generations, gossiping, the silence that no one needs to fill, all over several rounds of tea
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Weekend with Waleed Elgadi: ‘Joy is an act of rebellion’
The actor on his favourite Sudanese dishes, spontaneous trips to the theatre and his love of avocado
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Chaotic desi parties: endearing, baffling and somehow entirely on brand
Weddings, charity galas, family gatherings… Why does almost every event come with logistical calamity?
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I’m a GP who reversed falling vaccination rates in my local area. Here’s how
Dr Zoyah Hussain, who leads on immunisations in her area of West Yorkshire, dispels myths and explains how her work is helping buck the national trend
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Rachel Reeves’ next move could make or break the government
Labour MPs admit the forthcoming autumn budget ‘won’t go down well’. But choosing the winners and losers is in the chancellor’s hands
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Weekend with Esther Manito: ‘Every morning I feel like I’m being pulled from the depths of a coma’
The comedian speaks ahead of her UK tour on how she’s not the funniest person in her daughter’s life, and shares her favourite restaurants in east London
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Tory MPs are split: is the party too close to Reform?
Conservatives under Kemi Badenoch’s leadership are itchy as a modest conference and disastrous polling highlight just how far the party has fallen
