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The MP for Edinburgh North and Leith, Tracy Gilbert, spoke of her personal journey during a House of Commons debate on the fight for LGBT rights in the UK. Reflecting on the journey as a trade ...

The Commonwealth minister in charge of electoral matters, Senator Don Farrell, is a traditionalist. It was entirely in line ...

Ahmed Adaweyah was a trailblazer – the man who singlehandedly changed the course of Egyptian and Arab music; the first Arab singer to capture the ethos and struggles and yearnings of the working class ...

US actor Anthony Mackie plays the titular role in the new Marvel film Captain America: Brave New World. He talks to The Washington Post about picking up the famous shield. Anthony Mackie really wanted ...