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Goldie: Making Peace With My Mother

UK dance music pioneer Goldie on how he turned his tough upbringing in the care system into the motivation to make a success of his music career later in life.

UK dance music pioneer Goldie turned his tough upbringing in the care system into the motivation to make a success of his music career later in life. Born Clifford Joseph Price, he was just three years old when he was abandoned by his mother. He grew up in the care system in England, constantly moving between foster families and children's homes.

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In India tens of thousands of children are trafficked every year. Many of them end up in prostitution and those responsible are rarely brought to justice. The international organisation Free a Girl has set up a programme to tackle the problem. Our reporter Rumella Dasgupta has been to meet the women who are being helped to rebuild their lives by learning about the law.

Image: Musician Goldie holding his MBE medal
(Credit: Yui Mok/AFP/Getty Images)

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