Global cases pass 6.3m; alert issued in Tokyo amid fear of new surge in cases...
Cases in Africa pass 150,000; Germany eases travel ban; Wuhan doctor who worked with whistleblower dies. This blog is now closedFollow the latest global coronavirus live blog here12.16am BSTWe’ve...
View ArticleCensorship row over report on UK BAME Covid-19 deaths
Muslim group calls for release of ‘uncensored’ report after third-party submissions omittedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageConcerns about censorship have been raised after...
View ArticleLack of response to BAME Covid-19 toll risks fuelling tensions, say MPs
Minority ethnic MPs say absence of recommendations in PHE report was ‘massive failure’‘Reeks of hypocrisy’: what MPs sayCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA failure to tackle...
View Article'Reeks of hypocrisy': what UK's minority ethnic MPs say about Covid-19 death...
Government’s poor response to BAME coronavirus deaths fuelling anger, Labour MPs warnWe risk fuelling tensions, say MPsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTo use the phrase...
View ArticleCalls for local lockdowns as study finds R value above 1 in north-west England
Matt Hancock defends easing of lockdown as regional leaders say they fear second spike in deathsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government is under pressure to bring in...
View ArticleUK death toll rises by 77 but no new deaths in Scotland or Northern Ireland –...
Senior NHS figures warn Boris Johnson to plan for second wave; infection rate could be increasing in some areas, including north-west EnglandCoronavirus - latest global updatesUK failure to lock down...
View ArticleBLM protesters topple statue of Bristol slave trader Edward Colston
Statue that had long been a focal point of local anger rolled down to harbour and pushed into the waterBlack Lives Matters protesters in Bristol have pulled down a statue of the slave trader Edward...
View ArticleMinisters face backlash after claiming Britain is not racist
Black MPs and campaigners hit out after attempt to downplay Black Lives Matter protestsSenior black politicians and campaigners have rounded on the government for suggesting the UK is not racist and...
View ArticleCoronavirus UK: BAME women suffer harder financial hit
Study also shows that psychological consequences are worse than for white womenCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBlack, Asian and minority ethnic women in the UK are suffering...
View ArticleMinneapolis city council pledges to dismantle police department in wake of...
Protests in NYC unfold peacefully after mayor rescinds 8pm curfewBarr denies police are systemically racist as protests sweep US Peaceful protests sweep US as calls for racial justice reach new...
View ArticleDonations to Black Lives Matter UK and other groups top £1m
Funding floods in to groups including Black Minds Matter and Black Protest Legal SupportBlack Lives Matter UK has said it is touched by people’s generosity after donations towards combating the causes...
View ArticleMark Duggan shooting: can forensic tech cast doubt on official report?
As Forensic Architecture publishes its investigation, explore how researchers are using virtual modelling to challenge the official reportContinue reading...
View ArticlePoliticians grapple with racism in the UK: Politics Weekly podcast
Jonathan Freedland and Heather Stewart discuss the latest from Westminster, and Patrick Wintour explains why the UK might regret its position on Hong Kong. Plus Joseph Harker and Haroon Siddique...
View ArticleChris Grayling's failings: a catalogue of the former minister's errors
The probation service overhaul is not the first of his ideas that has had to be rethoughtAs justice secretary, Chris Grayling rushed through significant changes to the probation service, which is...
View ArticleChief nurse dropped from No 10 briefing 'for not backing Cummings'
Ruth May was taken off daily briefing after failing to back PM’s adviser over Durham tripCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageEngland’s chief nurse was dropped from a daily...
View ArticleUK coronavirus: Grant Shapps denies chief nurse dropped from No 10 briefing...
Minister says says he doesn’t think this is true Ruth May was dropped over Cummings; R value for all regions close to 1; death toll rises by 202 to 41,481; Operators can refuse to allow passengers to...
View ArticleCampaigners call for museum to document UK's role in slave trade
Museum proposal seen as way of educating people about Britain’s past in order to combat contemporary racismArtists, cultural leaders and city mayors have called for a new national museum to be...
View ArticleDismay as No 10 adviser is chosen to set up UK race inequality commission
Munira Mirza has doubted existence of institutional racism and criticised ‘culture of grievance’Profile: Munira MirzaThe new government commission on racial inequalities is being set up by a No 10...
View ArticleHistorical racism may be behind England's higher BAME Covid-19 rate
Calls grow for UK government to act as delayed report says ethnic minorites less likely to seek help or raise concernsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA delayed report into...
View ArticleSayeeda Warsi attacks new UK race inequality commission
The former Tory party chair fears the body set up by Munira Mirza will be a ‘whitewash’The former Tory party chair, Sayeeda Warsi, has hit out at the government’s new commission on racial inequalities,...
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