A London garden project has opened up opportunities for women to make their own compost and train the young gardeners, and allowed for them to socialise outside of their homes.

Twenty-year-old, Erika Lucas has been signed by model agency Select, home to Helena Christiansen, Caprice and Black model Kiara (from the Gap adverts).

Mariah Carey's BGF, Indian-born JASMINE Dotiwala is the former head of MTV Base production in the UK. She talks about life after leaving the network.

In the foothills of the Italian Alps, hidden among row after neat row of wooden-shuttered chalets is the Residence Prealpino, where overcrowded, chaotic Dakar has been recreated in suburban Europe.

Part one of a fascinating documentary in which two sisters and one brother, all descendants of slaves now living in the UK, investigate their genetic origins.

Brit-born fencer and University of Leicester student Gaurav Gupta is setting his sights on the big prize - competing for India at the London 2012 Olympics.

Just want goes into baking the perfect French baguette. Ask baker, Djibril Bodian. Born in Senegal Bodian beat out scores of others to claim the coveted prize. For the next year, his bread will grace the presidential table in Paris' grand Elysee Palace.

Spotted in London's Topshop at 17 and currently signed to "Profile Model Management," British model Tolula Adeyemi has worked with a bevy of top photographers and designers, and appeared in "British Vogue," "Vanity Fair" and more.

Rising entrepreneur Sarah Lu gained fame when her business idea, Youdoodoll, got financing on the BBC's Dragon's Den. By then, Lu, who was born to Vietnamese parents in a UK refugee camp, had already created and sold a graphics design company.

Jamaican-born Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones is a country farmer in rural UK who is not just building a food empire but is also making a name for himself in politics. Meet the Black Farmer.

British Formula One racing superstar Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix for the second time in four years, on June 13. Meet the 12-year-old Hamilton in this excerpt from a documentary made about his pioneering achievements.

An interview with Somali Swedish model - Hawa Ahmed, winner of Sweden's Top Model in 2007. The Stockholm resident counts models Iman and Waris Dirie among her inspirations.

Finland will see a new magazine created by young Muslims in August. The magazine will focus on everything from fashion to sport from a Muslim perspective.

To kick things off, here's some photos of Moroso's M'Afrique installation in the Italian Superbrand's showroom on Via Pontaccio, designed by New York based designer Stephen Burks.

If you like the Indian dish Chicken Tandoor , take at look at UK celebrity chef Amjum Anand's guide to making it perfectly on her BBC show "Indian Food Made Easy."

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