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.
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.
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.
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
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?