WOMAN IN THE NEWS

Rose Gentle

THE anti-war activist, whose son Gordon was killed in Iraq in 2004, has backed Left List candidate Lindsey German's campaign. Mrs Gentle has been a tireless campaigner for bringing the troops home and in calling for a public inquiry into the war. Ms German, who has also been endorsed by former Guantanamo detainee Moazzam Begg, was convener of the Stop the War Coalition.

CAMPAIGN CAPERS

KEN LIVINGSTONE's bid to capture the youth vote may not be the most effective. The Mayor (aged 63) has signed up a series of celebrities to back his cause, but with an average age of 49.5, surely this lot, who include Prunella Scales and Dame Vivienne Westwood, are not so much hip as hip replacement?

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  Lenny Henry: 'Maybe one day we can have a black Doctor Who'

  As he wins the outstanding newcomer prize at the Evening Standard theatre awards for his role as Othello, Lenny Henry has come a long way from black and white minstrels

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  Spread of the Jedhead

  Jedward, voted off the X-Factor this weekend, are the most obvious proponents of the sticky-uppy look - but the style crosses boundaries of age, gender, sexuality and taste, says Nick Curtis

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