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Who funds global aid – and where do the billions of dollars go?

IN FOCUS: The US decision to freeze its spending in low-income countries has thrown vital services into crisis – and prompted urgent questions about the role of foreign aid and whether it can survive. Anne Gulland and Alicja Hagopian report

The Independent UK

Paris summit aims to shake up the financial system. It will test leaders' resolve on climate

Heads of state, finance leaders and activists are converging in Paris to seek ways to overhaul the International Monetary Fund and World Bank and usher the global development banks into a post-pandemic world with a rapidly changing climate

The Independent UK

EastEnders legend is working at his family's newsagents after 12-year soap career

EastEnders star Nitin Ganatra played loveable postman Masood Ahmed for 12 years, but he's now working in his family's newsagents, helping his brother with the papers at 4.30am

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EastEnders Tamwar's transformation from soap nerd to Hollywood star

Himesh Patel burst on to our TV screens as the geeky Tamwar Masood, but he now has a successful Hollywood career and has appeared in huge movies including Netflix disaster comedy Don't Look Up

Daily Mirror

Charges framed against Siddique Kappan in PMLA case

LUCKNOW: A special court in the UP capital framed charges on Wednesday against Kerala journalist Siddique Kappan and six of his associates in a case lodged by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for alleged violation of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

The Times of India

Journalist Siddique Kappan not to be released from jail until he gets bail in PMLA case: Uttar Pradesh authorities

LUCKNOW: A local court on Monday issued the order for release of Kerala-based journalist Siddique Kappan who has been lodged in jail since October 2020 after he was arrested on his way to report a rape and murder case in Hathras district. However, Lucknow jail authorities said that Kappan is…

The Times of India

A pamphlet on protest precautions and a PFI ‘nexus’: Why UP is opposing Siddique Kappan’s bail

That Siddique Kappan was carrying a pamphlet on how to protect oneself during a protest – with tips like “wear comfortable clothes” and “drink glucose” – is proof for the Uttar Pradesh government that he was educating himself on “Rioting 101”.

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EastEnders star warns BBC soap will be axed unless major changes are made

Former EastEnders actor Nitin Ganatra, who played Masood Ahmed from 2007 until 2019, has suggested that the soap could be in danger of being axed and not "surviving the next 40 years"

Daily Mirror

EastEnders’ Nitin Ganatra says he would return to the show as he is made an OBE

Ganatra played Masood Ahmed on the BBC soap opera for nine years before leaving in 2019.

The Independent UK

RLD dismisses its ex-UP unit chief's allegations of sale of party tickets in Assembly polls

NEW DELHI: Dismissing former party Uttar Pradesh president Masood Ahmed's claims that 'seats were sold' in the state Assembly elections, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) National General Secretary Trilok Tyagi on Sunday said that Ahmed has made the allegations to fulfill his political ambitions.

The Times of India

RLD U.P. president quits, accuses SP of undermining alliance partners

Masood Ahmed’s letter calls for suspension of alliance with SP until RLD is ‘treated as equal’

The Hindu

EastEnders star Nitin Ganatra working in brother’s shop after quitting Masood role

The Ex-EastEnders star has opened up about his role in his family's shop and some shocking racist abuse they have faced in their community

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