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Georgina Clarke Pride month is the celebration of those who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community. During this time, people come together to show how far gay rights have come and what work must continue to be done to result in full equality globally. ..
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The pressure is on for Fabio Capello over the Bank Holiday weekend, as he mulls over the final line-up for the World Cup England squad, due to be announced on Tuesday.
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Fingers crossed the sunshine stays, but rain or shine, the summer festival season must go on and with so many events to choose from it can all look a little overwhelming. So sit back, relax, and enjoy your ice-cream, while Speakers Corner do the leg work for you and pick out some of the best.
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After the disappointment of missing out on the European Capital of Culture title in 2008, Birmingham is preparing to bounce back with its bid to become the first UK City of Culture. With backing from Lord Digby Jones, Julie Walters, Denise Lewis and Beverley Knight, Birmingham is hoping that winning the bid will boost the regional economy by attracting millions of vistors to the city.
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The philosopher, acclaimed author and speaker, Alain de Botton has announced his plans to rent out five houses designed by world class architects to holiday makers as part of a not for profit scheme. This new venture into the world of holiday lettings, Alain says is an attempt to cure the British public of what he believes is a widely held fear of modernist architecture. The houses will challenge the preconceptions of what constitutes a 21st century holiday home in Britain, and the first two houses will be available to rent from late October.
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Two entrepreneurs present High Street Dreams, a new BBC1 business series mixing business and entertainment. Jo Malone, the founder of the luxury fragrance empire of the same name, together with property tycoon Nick Laslau offer sound advice to entrepreneurs who want to bring their product to the high street and a mass market.
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The Race Across America is the toughest cycle race in the world - 3,000 mile from California to Maryland, in just over eight days. Five time gold Olympian winner, the talented rower and motivational speaker Sir Steve Redgrave will be joined by a team of friends and former rowers to conquer the ride across 14 states, climb 100,000 feet and experience every extreme of weather. They aim to raise £100,000 for the Steve Redgrave Fund and Sport Relief.
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Pioneer of interactive entertainment and fiction, Ian Livingstone has been presented with an award at the British Inspiration Awards. Britain’s top creative, entrepreneurial and inspirational minds from the worlds of fashion, film, television, arts, science and innovation, were honoured at the inaugural British Inspiration Awards. Alexander McQueen, Sir James Dyson, Nick Park, Michael Eavis, and Sir Terence Conran were amongst the names recognised for their contribution to the Creative Economy of Great Britain and for the Inspiration that they have given to others.
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Sir James Dyson's innovative designs, including the bagless vacuum cleaner, the ball barrow and the ball vacuum cleaner, have been an inspiration to a generation of innovators, scientists and engineers. The company now plans to increase work force with an additional 350 scientists and engineers to work, in particular, with the environmental challenges facing the world
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Numerous gardening programmes have hit the screens this month. Gardeners' World is back and there is a second series of Grow Your Own Drugs with James Wong. The newist gardening show to be aired is The Edible Gardener, which is presented by Alys Fowler hoping to appeal to the younger generation of gardeners.
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The cream of the UK's comedians and celebrities, including Michael McIntyre, Jonathan Ross, Lee Evans, shappi Khorsandi, John Bishop and Bill Bailey, performed at a Gala Comedy Show in support of Great Ormand Street Charity. The show was aired on Channel 4 last night and a DVD will be available later in the month.
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Wired Magazine highlights some of Britain's innovators and influencers including some great speakers
As Wired Magazine celebrates it's first anniversary in the UK, they highlight some of Britain's top influencers and innovators. Speakers Corner are delighted that some of their speakers appear in the list including Ian Livingstone and Ajaz Ahmed
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Rufus Hound stormed the stage performing Cheryl Cole's number hit single and winning this years Let's Dance for Sport Relief. Hosted and presented by Claudia Winkleman and Steve Jones, the celebrities strutted their stuff for the benefit of both the audience to raise fund for sport relief