The Street
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| First episode date | April 13, 2006 |
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| Creators | Jimmy McGovern |
| Writers | Jimmy McGovern |
| Networks | BBC |
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| ID | 1793277 |
About The Street
Prolific television writer Jimmy McGovern is the creative force behind this award-winning drama, which first aired on the BBC. Each season consists of six one-hour episodes that tell stand-alone stories about the residents who live on the same street in Manchester, England. Timothy Spall, Jim Broadbent, Gina McKee, Jane Horrocks and David Thewlis are among the all-star cast who have appeared on `The Street'. …
TikTok influencer Aydan Al-Saad wants to break wage taboos
...By Tink LlewellynBBC News Would you tell a stranger on The Street how much you earn? That s exactly what plasterer Macaulay Preece, 23, did when approached by TikTok influencer Aydan Al-Saad on The Streets of Cardiff...
Milford Haven: Garden ornament turns out to be live bomb
... It was an old friend After living in The Street since he was three years old, 77-year-old Mr Edwards was sad to see it go...
House destroyed in Edinburgh explosion
... " I went downstairs into The Street and all the car alarms were going off...
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... Some people stopped to take selfies in front of the nameplate outside his office in the Longworth building across The Street from the Capitol on Friday before it is taken down...
Grace Dent 'overwhelmingly sad' after I'm A Celebrity jungle exit
... Dent realised she could " find a mental space where I could calmly climb down the side of a sky scraper and then slide out on a pole, unlocking stars, as the cars below on The Street felt the size of ants"...
'My first memory is sexual abuse from my dad'
... A stranger in The Street...
Anger and despair as Palestinians queue for supplies during truce
... Yesterday, people were sharing bread while sleeping on The Street, " says another man in the queue...
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... A neighbour across The Street from Mr Eaton, who has lived in the area for decades, told the BBC that she did not know him and had not seen him before...
Ghetto Kids: Winning Britain's Got Talent would mean a bigger house in Uganda
By Stefania Okereke BBC News
A group of Ugandan children is on The Verge of glory after reaching The Final of hit UK Talent Show Britain's Got Talent, where they have won over The judges and The Public with their dazzling dance moves and bubbly personalities.
They have already made history after becoming The First act to be given a " golden buzzer" by one of The judges before they had even finished their performance. This sent them straight through to Wednesday's semi-final, where they received most public votes, meaning they are now among The 10 acts taking part in Sunday's final.
The Group of six children aged between five and 13 all come from impoverished backgrounds in The Ugandan capital, Kampala, where they were taken in and cared for by their guardian-turned manager Dauda Kavuma.
He told The Bbc That he hopes their success can encourage other children living in similar circumstances.
" We feel so happy to keep doing this and to bring hope to all The Children around The World who are in The Ghetto , who are disadvantaged, who are less Privileged - That they can make it in life. "
While they are winning over a new audience in The UK, The Ghetto Kids are already a global internet sensation and performed at The 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
But one of The Group , Priscilla Zawedde, 13, told The Bbc That winning The TV Show - and The £250,000 ($313,000) prize money - would mean " a bigger house for everyone".
Some 30 children currently share a five-bedroom house in Kampala, where they are looked after by Kavuma.
He Set Up The Inspire Ghetto Kids Foundation in 2007 to care for Street Children in The Kampala neighbourhood of Makindye and told The AFP news agency That having a bigger house would be a " dream" as The Children would have more space.
They currently rely on donations from well-wishers, earnings from their Social Media posts as well as fees for live performances.
Kavuma also started life on The Street before he was given a chance by A Man who spotted him playing football and asked him if he wanted to go to school.
" He let me join his team and helped me pay my school fees. He was someone who helped me without knowing me. So from That Day , I promised myself That when I Grow Up I'd hope to help a child One Day , " Kavuma told The Bbc .
But he then switched to music, which he is now using to transform The lives of others.
" Most People thought Street Kids . . have no value In Society but I thought otherwise, " he told AFP.
" I thought: 'What if I use music, dance and drama to transform The underprivileged in The ghettos?'" he says.
Akram Muyana, 13, told The Bbc That dancing had always been His Way of Escaping Reality after his father died.
" Whenever I dance, I feel so happy, and my stress goes away. I started going to churches to dance to get money to give My Mother for her to Buy Me clothes and food. "
This is The Second Generation of Kavuma's Ghetto Kids to have found global Stardom - The First generation was discovered dancing to Ugandan singer and went on to have millions of YouTube views.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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