Mixed race UK population double official figure, says new report

6 October 2011 Last updated at 13:54 ET Help

Apart from being people at the top of their game, what else do Kelly Holmes, Lewis Hamilton and Myleene Klass have in common? Answer - they are all mixed-race Britons.

New figures seen by the BBC suggest our mixed race population may be twice the size of official figures - up to two million people.

Mark Easton reports on the changing face of Britain.

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