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Written by Shamaan Freeman-Powell

FIVE SUSPECTS - INCLUDING GIRL AGED 10 - ARRESTED OVER 'RACIALLY AGGRAVATED' ATTACK OUTSIDE SURREY SCHOOL

Sky News
9 February 2023

"Shocking" footage circulating online shows a victim, who is a black pupil, being punched and kicked, as well as having her braids pulled from her head as onlookers can be heard shouting "kick her in the face".
A 39-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man have been arrested in connection with the incident, as well as three girls aged 16, 11 and 10

BLACK PEOPLE IN UK 'LIVING IN FEAR' OVER RACISM, SAY UN EXPERTS

Sky News
28 January 2023

Black people in the UK are "living in fear" due to structural, institutional and systemic racism, according to a United Nations working group.
The experts, who spent 10 days travelling across the UK, warned that people of African descent continue to encounter racial discrimination and erosion of their fundamental rights.

MANCHESTER UNI SUSPENDS OFFICERS ACCUSED OF RACIAL PROFILING

BBC News
16 November 2020

Zac Adan says he was left "traumatised" after being "racially profiled" by security officers at the University of Manchester. The Uni have suspended the officers involved pending an investigation. He spoke to Shamaan in an exclusive interview for the BBC, which was also broadcast on TV.

YOUNG DRIVERS 'LET DOWN OVER INSURANCE APP FAULTS'

BBC Victoria Derbyshire programme
25 February 2020

Young people are being threatened with having their car insurance cancelled due to faults with an app that aims to make policies more affordable, the BBC has been told.

THE MAN BEHIND THE FESTIVAL THAT 'UNITED THE AFRICAN DIASPORA'

BBC News
9 August 2019

Last week saw 20,000 people of African descent gather on the beaches of Portimao, Portugal.
They were there for Afro Nation - billed as the first festival to celebrate the African Diaspora.

BRITISH FESTIVAL-GOERS 'DEVASTATED' OVER CANCELLED VESTIVILLE

BBC News
29 June 2019

British festival-goers have said they are "devastated" after arriving at a music festival in Belgium to find out it had been cancelled.
VestiVille was due to take place in Lommel this weekend, but the mayor of the city told the BBC he shut it down because of safety issues.

GRENFELL SURVIVORS PROJECT MESSAGES ON 'UNSAFE' TOWER BLOCKS

BBC News
13 June 2019

Campaigners have projected messages on to high-rises across England saying they are unsafe, ahead of the two-year anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire.

'LIVING IN FEAR' AFTER BEING DEPORTED FROM THE UK

BBC News
13 May 2019

Chevon Brown was 21 when he decided to take his car for a spin - despite the fact he was a learner driver with no insurance.

ROYAL BABY: LOOKING BACK AT MEGHAN'S PREGNANCY

BBC News
6 May 2019

Buckingham Palace has confirmed the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's first child - a boy.

EXTINCTION REBELLION LONDON PROTEST: 290 ARRESTED

BBC News
17 April 2019

Nearly 300 climate change activists have been arrested after roads were blocked in central London, amid protests aimed at shutting the capital.

LEGAL DILEMMA OF GRANTING CHILD KILLERS ANONYMITY

BBC News
18 April 2019

The High Court is to decide whether a ban on identifying the killers of Angela Wrightson should remain in place now that they have reached the age of 18.

WHO IS THE DISCO BUNNY?

BBC News
11 April 2019

The Disco Bunny made headlines over the weekend after a video of him involved in a heated confrontation with a man went viral online. But who is the Disco Bunny and why was he dancing in the street?

HOME OFFICE 'UTTERLY FAILING' OVER IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTRES

BBC News
21 March 2019

The Home Office has "utterly failed" to ensure the safety of people held in UK immigration detention centres, a damning report says.
MPs on the home affairs committee warn there are "serious problems" in almost every part of the detention system.

ANGER AND SOLIDARITY AT UK GATHERING FOR NEW ZEALAND ATTACK

BBC News
15 March 2019

There was a message of solidarity as faith and community leaders, joined by London Mayor Sadiq Khan, held a gathering at the East London Mosque dedicated to victims of the New Zealand mosque shootings.

WHAT HAS REALLY HAPPENED SINCE MACPHERSON'S REPORT

BBC News
24 February 2019

It has been 20 years since the publication of a report into the murder of Stephen Lawrence, a black teenager who had been stabbed to death in a racist attack in south-east London.

WHY 56 BLACK MEN ARE POSING IN HOODIES

BBC News
20 February 2019

Cephas Williams is tired of how people look at him when he wears his hoodie.
"I am a black man with a degree in architecture, and I find I am not taken seriously when I walk into a room full of strangers."

WINDRUSH ROW OVER CRIMINAL DEPORTATION FLIGHT TO JAMAICA

BBC News
6 February 2019

Home Secretary Sajid Javid has defended the deportation of a group of people to Jamaica on Wednesday - the first such flight since the Windrush scandal.

THE ROCK STARS OF POETRY EXPLAIN WHY THE ART IS IN DEMAND

BBC News
28 January 2019

Ten or 15 years ago, Susannah says, the major UK publishers and booksellers knew little about the poetry audience and tended to assume "real" poetry was highbrow, niche, and plainly presented with no pictures or introductions

SICKLE CELL: CALL THE MIDWIFE SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON DISEASE

BBC News
21 January 2019

Viewers and people with sickle cell disease have praised TV show Call The Midwife for its storyline portraying the condition.

HUNTED ON TV: COULD A REFORMED CRIMINAL WIN CASH PRIZE?

BBC News
18 January 2019

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LOSING FRIENDS, MOVING HOME AND BEING BROKE - LIFE AFTER UNIVERSITY

BBC News
28 September 2018

It's the end of university and, if luck is on your side, you have had the best three years of your life.
The nightlife has been amazing; you've made lots of new, life-long friends, as well as spending hours in the library on coursework and preparing for exams.
Hopefully, this has paid off - but what now?

APOLOGY AFTER DJ 'ASSAULTS WOMEN'

BBC News
29 May 2018

Mode FM has apologised after two women were involved in a physical altercation with a DJ live on set.

COULD LOVE ISLAND HOLD THE KEY TO LASTING HAPPINESS?

BBC News
27 July 2018

In an age where swipe right means like, a divorce lawyer to the stars says couples should ask 10 'critical' questions before embarking on a relationship.

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