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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 opening day of ...

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 human existence, ...

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 across Wales in ...

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 in the transfer ...

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 murder conviction. ...

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 during a Black Lives ...

29 Jun 2022 at 15:51

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 coronavirus pandemic forced ...

20 Jun 2022 at 01:28

Verdict in Colston statue trial ‘a victory for Bristol’

The four people cleared of criminal damage for pulling down the statue of slave trader Edward Colston say their acquittal is “a victory for Bristol”. The bronze memorial to the 17th century figure was pulled down during a ...

05 Jan 2022 at 19:25

Johnson says we should ‘preserve our cultural, artistic and historical legacy’

The Prime Minister said people should not “go around seeking retrospectively to change our history” after four people were cleared of tearing down a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol. Rhian Graham, 30, ...

06 Jan 2022 at 14:55

Bristol mayor defends city’s anti-racism record in wake of Colston acquittals

Bristol’s record in tackling racism and inequality has been defended by the city’s elected mayor following the acquittal of the so-called Colston Four for toppling the statue of a slave trader. Marvin Rees said he ...

09 Jan 2022 at 12:55

National News

New TikTok research reveals a need for online safety discussion among families

Parents have been encouraged to have more regular, open conversations with their children around online safety after a new study found that most wait until a problem occurs before speaking to their children. The ...

19 Nov 2022 at 14:33

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New campaign launched from Irish Heart Foundation to highlight heart related issues in women

One in four women in Ireland die from heart disease and stroke according to the Irish Heart Foundation, who have revealed that cardiovascular disease is more prevalent among women than breast cancer. CSO data ...

07 Sept 2022 at 15:33

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