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Olympic great Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked to UK at age 9, forced to be child servant

Olympic great Mo Farah was illegally trafficked to Britain at the age of nine from Djibouti and forced to work as a child servant, he has revealed, saying his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin.

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Boris Johnson's successor is set to be announced on September 5. So what happens until then?

Britain's new prime minister will be announced on September 5, with the first votes coming this week to begin eliminating candidates in a crowded contest to replace Boris Johnson.

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Mo Farah says he was taken to UK using another child's name

Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has disclosed he was brought into Britain illegally from Djibouti under the name of another child

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Sir Mo Farah ‘really proud’ of new revelatory documentary about his past

The four-time Olympic champion said the film, titled The Real Mo Farah, enabled him to ‘address and learn more’ about his journey to Britain.

The Independent UK

Sir Mo Farah reveals he was illegally trafficked to the UK as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant

Britain's most successful track athlete said he was flown to the United Kingdom from Djibouti, aged nine, and given a new name by a woman he had never met.

ABC News

Former Olympic champion Mo Farah reveals real identity

The 39-year-old, whose father was killed in Somalia when he was four, said his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin and claimed he was made to look after another family’s children in Britain

The Hindu

Ex-finance minister Sunak vows to tackle inflation in pitch to be UK PM

Former finance minister Rishi Sunak will set out his stall to be Britain's next prime minister on Tuesday, vowing to tackle soaring inflation before joining his Conservative Party rivals in promising tax cuts.

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Sir Mo Farah reveals he was illegally trafficked to UK aged nine and has different name

Sir Mo Farah is ready to tell his real story - 'whatever the cost'. The Olympic hero has bravely confessed he arrived in Britain as an illegal immigrant, after being smuggled into the country by traffickers as a young child

Daily Mirror

Tories plan to narrow race with tougher rules for prime minister candidates

LONDON — The UK Conservative Party is planning to narrow down a wide field of contenders to be Britain’s next prime minister by requiring candidates to have the initial support of 20 Tory MPs.

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UK Watchdog Seeks Review into Government Use of WhatsApp, Messaging Apps

Britain should review the use of WhatsApp, private emails and other messaging apps by ministers and government officials after an investigation found "inadequate data security" during the COVID-19 pandemic, its data protection watchdog said on Monday. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said the review should examine the "systemic risks" around…

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Britain's post-Boris blues

Johnson's successor will have a long list of debt, recession, inflation, and skilled-labour shortages to manage as they face the next turbulent phase of Britain’s post-Brexit adaptation.

Newsroom.co.nz

UK's Javid sets out tax-cutting plan in pitch to be PM

Sajid Javid, a contender to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's prime minister, said on Monday he would cut a slew of taxes and hold an emergency budget to increase help for households hit by the rising cost of living if he was chosen as leader.

Reuters

Extreme heat is a killer, even in Britain – and it’s going to get worse

Heatwaves are the deadliest extreme weather event in the UK, and are set to become more frequent and more intense

The Independent UK

How The Clash's Joe Strummer inspired progressive politics in his fans

Joe Strummer, lead singer and lyricist for the seminal punk band, The Clash, died 20 years ago this December. Strummer, the son of a British senior civil servant and whose real name was John Graham Mellor, wrote songs that did not shy away from the politics of the Thatcher era…

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Analysis-Tax-cut talk in UK leadership race adds to inflation angst

Promises of tax cuts from candidates to succeed British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pose another inflationary risk which could pressure the Bank of England to raise interest rates more aggressively, cancelling out any potential boost to the economy.

Daily Mirror

Britain so hot even the train tracks are now bursting into flames in 33C heatwave

Train services had to be suspended this morning after a fire on a bridge in Battersea, South London, between Victoria and Brixton with services to be affected due to reduced speed

Reuters

Factbox: The views of the frontrunners to succeed UK's Boris Johnson

The race to succeed Boris Johnson as British prime minister has begun, with 11 candidates so far putting themselves forward for a contest which will ultimately be decided by around 200,000 Conservative Party members.

The Independent UK

Public thinks Labour more likely to offer Britain a fresh start – poll

People still think a hung parliament is the most likely outcome of the next election.

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The Independent UK

UK Conservatives jostle in crowded, testy leadership race

Candidates to replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister are scattering tax-cutting promises to woo their Conservative Party electorate

The Independent UK

Who is Nadhim Zahawi? All you need to know about new chancellor replacing Rishi Sunak

Iraqi refugee who arrived in Britain aged nine with no English rises to No 11 Downing Street, propping up Boris Johnson’s ailing, scandal-ridden premiership as slew of resignations threaten to sink it

ABC News

A guide to the 11 MPs fighting to replace Boris Johnson as Britain's new prime minister

The field of candidates to replace Boris Johnson as UK leader becomes even more crowded, with 11 MPs now vying for support.

Daily Mirror

UK weather: Warnings of train derailments and 'hundreds' of deaths with 43C feared

A sizzling week-long heatwave is set to bake Britain this week with temperatures comfortably exceeding 30C - with some weather forecasts fearing record highs of 43C

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Tory supply-siders: unhelpful in a cost of living crisis

Editorial: Imaginative public spending is unlikely to feature in the Conservative leadership race, where tax cuts will be a key dividing line

Daily Mirror

Met Office says UK may record hottest day EVER next week as 43C heat possible

The Met Office says there is a one in three chance Britain will record its hottest day ever next week, with wild predictions of temperatures reaching 43C amid a scorching heatwave

The Guardian - UK

What cost of living crisis? Tory hopefuls’ fuss over tax cuts is devoid of reality

Candidates’ focus on reducing tax would throw petrol on the inflationary fire and turbocharge inequality

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