A lifetime of playing the imitation game has reaped rewards

TAMARA, 49 I’m Italian born and I was raised in the Alps. One of my parents is Sardinian and the other is Sicilian so that means I am a melting pot of craziness and passion! I will be 50 in a couple o

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DAVID POPA, 19 My name is David Popa. I speak Spanish and Romanian, and a little bit of English. I’ve also been working with Big Issue for two years. Big Issue has helped me a lot with finding a job b

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A new book of bird photography celebrates not only the avian world, but the photographers using creative techniques to produce original artworks, from characterful studio portraits to eye-catching abstracts, writes Graeme Green

Few would say Charlie Sloth lacks self-belief. The North London-born, 44-year-old DJ, producer and broadcaster learnt the ropes on pirate radio, his passion and enthusiasm crackling down the airwaves