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Chiara Fiorillo

'I was told I'd never go to Cambridge because of my roots - now I'm studying law there'

A 20-year-old man who was discouraged from applying to the University of Cambridge by people who said he had no chance of getting into the prestigious institution is now a law student there.

Callum Stevens, from Bolton, Greater Manchester, had been told he should not aspire to study at university - let alone one of the best in the world - because of his background, but he did not allow people to bring him down.

His mum Maria gave birth to him at the age of 16 and looked after him as a single mum, with the help of Callum's grandma, but neither of them had attended university.

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