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Colston statue case referred to Court of Appeal over legal direction

The Attorney General has asked for clarification from the Court of Appeal over the circumstances in which defendants can cite their human rights as a defence in a case of criminal damage. Suella Braverman made the referral in the wake of the ...

13 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Gender activists: ‘We are not afraid to be called women rather than womb-havers’

Around 100 “gender rights” activists have gathered in central London to say they are “not afraid to be women or to be called women” rather than “womb-havers”. Wearing the purple, white and green of the suffragettes, they launched their new ...

02 Apr 2022 at 16:55

Protesters chant ‘black lives matter’ as Sheku Bayoh inquiry gets under way

Protesters from across Scotland chanted “black lives matter” as the inquiry into a man who died while in police custody began today. Campaigners gathered outside as family members, witnesses and Police Scotland officers attended the ...

10 May 2022 at 12:55

The world is in chaos but there is power in unity, says Delia Smith

Delia Smith said “human beings together can do anything”, urging a solution to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The TV chef, 80, said she “can’t believe” the co-incidence that her new book, encouraging people to think about the ...

01 Mar 2022 at 22:25

Black Lives Matter placards go on display in Welsh heritage museum

Black Lives Matter placards have gone on display at a museum in Cardiff that celebrates Welsh heritage and culture. St Fagans National Museum of History has placed the collection from the anti-racism protests that took place ...

07 Mar 2022 at 11:55

World

Richmond’s Confederate monuments to be given to city’s black history museum

Virginia and Richmond officials on Thursday announced a tentative agreement to transfer ownership of the city’s now mostly removed Confederate monuments to the Black History Museum and Cultural Centre of Virginia. Included ...

30 Dec 2021 at 17:55

World

Chauvin gets 21 years for violating George Floyd’s civil rights

A federal judge has sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, a move that adds more time to the sentence the former Minneapolis police officer is already serving for his ...

07 Jul 2022 at 22:11

Toppling Colston statue ‘unacceptable’ form of political debate, court told

Toppling a statue of slave trader Edward Colston was an “unacceptable way to engage in political debate”, the Court of Appeal has been told. The bronze memorial to the 17th-century slave merchant was pulled down ...

29 Jun 2022 at 15:51

Education Secretary applauds teachers who use more diverse texts

The Education Secretary has applauded teachers who draw on more diverse texts in English lessons. There have been calls to decolonise and diversify the curriculum in schools for some time, with hundreds of ...

15 Jun 2022 at 10:17

Music

Glastonbury faces travel chaos as it returns after three-year hiatus

Glastonbury will return this week for the first time in three years but faces travel chaos amid three days of major rail strikes. The Somerset festival is finally celebrating its 50th year after the ...

20 Jun 2022 at 01:28

Policeman tells inquiry he feared Sheku Bayoh had killed fellow officer

A police officer said he thought Sheku Bayoh had killed his colleague while they were trying to restrain him, an inquiry has heard. Pc Ashley Tomlinson, 30, was one of the officers first on the ...

25 May 2022 at 18:52

Colston statue trial verdict a ‘milestone’ in history – David Olusoga

A jury’s decision to clear four people of criminal damage after pulling down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston is a “milestone” in Britain coming to terms with its history, TV ...

06 Jan 2022 at 00:55

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