8 h. ago Stephen Lawrence's mum confronts minister on victims waiting years for justice

Baroness Lawrence told Shabana Mahmood 'justice doesn’t happen' when victims drop out due to long waits and pressed her on support for those waiting for their trial

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5 d. ago ‘They excavated a nightclub!’: uncovering Black British history beyond London – podcast

From struggles over miscarriages of justice to groundbreaking music, Lanre Bakare looks at the places and events that shaped Black Britain in the Thatcher yearsWhen Guardian arts and culture correspondent Lanre Bakare was growing up, he learned the same Black British history as many of us did. It was a series of singular events: the docking of the Windrush in 1948, unrest in Notting Hill or Brixton, the murder of Stephen Lawrence. All important, but all firmly focused on the capital.Now Lanre has written a book about the Thatcher years, looking at the stories that are less often told: those that took place outside London, in Liverpool – with the oldest Black community in the UK – or in his home town of Bradford. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Murderer of Stephen Lawrence eventually admits involvement but not before denying two major things

32 years on from the devastating murder of Stephen Lawrence, convicted killer David Norris may finally admit his part in the brutal crime, while continuing to deny two important factors

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8 d. ago Stephen Lawrence murder 32 years on: The murderers, suspects and major police failings

It has been 32 years since the notorious racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, who was stabbed to death at a bus stop, and where Metropolitan Police admitted 'many mistakes' were made in the 1990s investigation

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1 week ago ITV Good Morning Britain star confronted by Vicky Pattison's mum saying 'how dare you'

A Good Morning Britain star got more than he bargained for after being confronted by Vicky Pattison's mother for making a comment about her I'm A Celebrity stint

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3 w. ago The death toll in the North Macedonia nightclub fire rises to 60 after a burn victim dies

North Macedonia's health minister says a critically injured burn victim from a nightclub fire last month in an eastern town has died while receiving treatment in Lithuania

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