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Olympic boxer Ramla Ali: ‘I’m fighting international aid cuts crushing children’s dreams’

International aid helped Ramla Ali flee Somalia to become an Olympic boxer. The UNICEF UK ambassador writes about why international aid is so vital to help children around the world follow her path

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Child hunger

Child hunger is a ‘damning indictment’ of Britain, says Olympic champion Christine Ohuruogu

Some 18% of children live in households experiencing food insecurity – around five children in a class of 30. Can breakfast clubs turn the tide?

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Regeneration

The 2012 Olympics promised to regenerate East London. What went wrong?

When London learned it would host the 2012 Olympic Games, regeneration promised to transform deprived communities in East London. But the Games did not deliver. Academic Penny Bernstock is among those fighting for a legacy the locals deserve

Letter To My Younger Self

Paula Radcliffe: ‘I thought I’d never get over the Olympics – but it’s just sport’

My Big Year

Olympic triathlon champion Alex Yee: ‘Winning gold is the best I’ve been as a person’

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Sport

Olympic boxer Cindy Ngamba: ‘I want to show the world that refugees can do anything’

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Sport

Olympic BMX star Kieran Reilly: ‘I’m so proud of the North – hopefully one day people won’t have to move’

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Inside the Big Issue

Inside the Big Issue: The glorious rise and rise of the Paralympics

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Paul McNamee

Don’t underestimate the power of the Paralympics

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Ella Gilbert

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif’s historic Olympic win is a victory against hate

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Paris Olympics 2024

Privately-educated athletes ‘significantly over-represented’ among Team GB’s Olympic heroes

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Rivers

Could London follow Paris’ Olympic efforts and make River Thames clean enough to swim?

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Letter To My Younger Self

Olympic champion Laura Kenny: ‘I was told cycling wasn’t a proper job’

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Robert McLiam Wilson

Paris Olympics: ‘The city is under siege. I just want it all to be over’

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Paris 2024 Olympics

Olympics 2024: Fury as homelessness ‘swept under the rug’ and rough sleepers removed from Paris

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Paris Olympics 2024

France is booting homeless migrants out of Paris ahead of the Olympics – but some are fighting back

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Culture wars

‘Flags won’t feed people’: Experts decry growing outrage over Team GB’s ‘woke’ Union Jack flag

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