BAME individuals are more likely than white people to suffer depression, loneliness and anxiety during Covid-19 lockdown, study finds 17 per cent of white people report being often lonely during lockdown This figure rises to around 23 per cent amongst those from BAME backgrounds BAME people have also reported lower levels of happiness and life … Read more
Healthcare workers from black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) backgrounds are twice as likely to catch coronavirus, a study suggests. Researchers swabbed 10,000 NHS staff for the infection and tested their blood for antibodies, which signal if they’ve ever had the disease. Some 14.7 per cent of BAME workers tested positive for the virus, rising … Read more
Countryfile has sparked a race row after claiming people from BAME backgrounds feel unwelcome in the countryside because it is a ‘white environment’. The BBC programme broadcast an episode last night in which TV presenter Dwayne Fields investigated the issue, based on independent research from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). The … Read more
Pregnant women from black, Asian and ethnic minority (BAME) groups are up to eight times more likely to be hospitalised with Covid-19 than white women, a study has found. NHS England is now recommending BAME mothers-to-be with mild Covid symptoms be fast-tracked into hospital due to their heightened risk of falling critically unwell. The move … Read more
Damning figures show one third of FTSE 100 firms still do not have a single minority ethnic director By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:55 BST, 21 June 2020 | Updated: 22:08 BST, 21 June 2020 One third of FTSE 100 firms still do not have a single minority ethnic director, damning figures … Read more
Two of Britain’s biggest businesses will donate to projects benefiting ethnic minorities after an academic database highlighted their roles in slavery. Global insurance firm Lloyd’s of London and pub chain Greene King both said they would pay after historical links to slavery were pointed out in a University College London index, The Telegraph reports. Greene … Read more
Cobra beer tycoon is elected the first BAME head of CBI: Lord Bilimoria pledges to fight for better boardroom diversity By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 23:17 BST, 16 June 2020 | Updated: 23:17 BST, 16 June 2020 The Indian-born tycoon behind Cobra beer has been elected as the first BAME boss of … Read more
Real change does not happen with T-shirts or slogans. Real change is one great idea and people brave enough to implement it. Over to you, at the Premier League. Over to you, at the Football League. Over to you, UEFA and FIFA. The Premier League players now pressing for a BAME coach to be installed … Read more
Top stars want Premier League to bring in quota of at least one BAME coach at EVERY club amid pressure to increase diversity – and talks have been held with the FA, who introduced same rule with England teams Premier League captains back a proposal to increase quota of BAME coaches The FA uses a … Read more
Half of pregnant women admitted to hospital with coronavirus were from BAME backgrounds, study finds The study is from Oxford University’s Nuffield Department of Population Health It found 233 out of 427 pregnant women in hospital with coronavirus were BAME Five women died, three of them directly from coronavirus-related complications Here’s how to help people … Read more