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The former civil servant is fighting complacency in party HQ

The Independent celebrates musical pioneers including Millie Small, Tricky, Roots Manuva and Tippa Irie, rappers Kano, Stormzy and Little Simz, and vocal talents such as Shirley Bassey, Emeli Sande and Michael Kiwanuka

The Bafta winner, who has worked on the London thriller since its inception, fell into the casting business by chance. For the past two decades, he’s been passing some of that luck on by discovering new actors all around the country. He tells Nicole Vassell about spotting budding stars everywhere…

Kano, Skepta, Dizzee Rascal, and co narrate the early days of UK grime in this glorious documentary. The power of early footage of their performances is absolutely breathtaking

Stars from Kojey Radical to So Solid Crew’s Lisa Maffia bang the drum for Britain’s contribution to the form

The Mortal Kombat 1 beta showcases exactly how the new Kameo system and the returning air combat bring a new level of complexity and creativity.

Stormzy loves him, Dave brought him on stage to collect a Brit Award, and he’s behind hits by Adele, Britney and Gorillaz. But now self-effacing super producer Fraser T Smith is putting himself centre stage, he tells Roisin O’Connor

The biggest round of Mortal Kombat 2 casting news has arrived, with Shao Kahn being selected, a lot of familiar faces returning and more.

Hands-on | Kameo support alone proves Mortal Kombat 1 is more than a straightforward visual glow-up on the series almost 30 years old

The Kitchen on Netflix is a dystopian futuristic thriller created by Daniel Kaluuya and starring Top Boy’s Kane ‘Kano’ Robinson.