Luton, United Kingdom, Dec 28, 2025 (AFP) - Multicultural UK town bids to turn page on troubled past

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2025-12-28

One of Britain's most multicultural towns, long tarnished by extremist links, is increasingly seeking to celebrate its identity, despite a bitter immigration debate and US President Donald Trump's warning that Europe risks "civilisational erasure" from migrants. Luton, north of London, is among a small number of UK towns and cities with a non-white majority. An estimated 150 languages and dialects are spoken in the town of 230,000 people. Notori......

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