Marcus Rashford is spearheading a task force on the issue of child food poverty and is warning of ‘devastating’ effects on the stability of the country if action is not taken quickly. The Manchester United and England striker was successful in campaigning for free school meal vouchers to be provided to pupils over the summer … Read more
1948-70 – Nearly half a million people moved from the Caribbean to Britain, which in 1948 faced severe labour shortages in the wake of the Second World War. The immigrants were later referred to as ‘the Windrush generation’. Working age adults and many children travelled from the Caribbean to join parents or grandparents in the UK … Read more
The National Trust has decided to keep displays in its country houses linked to slavery on show to ‘encourage debate’. The announcement comes as the heritage conservation charity said its in the process of issuing a report, which has taken over a year to compile, which reveals that almost a third of stately homes are … Read more
Tory MP sparks racism row after claiming the ‘vast majority’ of lockdown rule-breakers are from BAME communities Craig Whittaker, of Calder Valley in West Yorkshire, has sparked a racism row He said ‘sections of our community are just not taking the pandemic seriously’ The MP made the comments after local lockdowns were imposed in the North By … Read more
Nearly four in five black people say they have suffered racial abuse in the UK and more than a THIRD believe level of racism has got worse during their lifetimes, ITV poll reveals New poll found that 77% of black participants have experienced racist abuse Majority of Britons believe that racism has stayed the same … Read more
White Dwarfs, the dead remnants of a Sun-like star, are responsible for most of the carbon in the Milky Way – the element essential for life as we know it, a study found. Astronomers from the US and UK including the University of Warwick, studied star clusters throughout the Milky Way to track down the … Read more
‘We get so much family time together!’ Former NRL star Braith Anasta’s fiancée Rachael Lee says they are ‘lucky’ to have his daughter Aleeia for five days of the week By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:50 BST, 12 June 2020 | Updated: 09:50 BST, 12 June 2020 She is engaged to marry … Read more
Renewable energy sources accounted for the majority of power used in the US in 2019, the first time since before 1885 that coal was not the country’s main source of power A new report from the US government found renewables overtook coal in 2019 It was the first year since before 1885 that coal was … Read more
Nicola Sturgeon says the vast majority of Scots support her government’s ‘slow and gradual’ lockdown lifting strategy as she vows to ‘err on the side of saving lives’ First Minister said polling shows 84 per cent support a ‘slow and gradual’ lifting 86 per cent said ‘decisions on when and how to lift restrictions must … Read more
The majority of home-seekers are determined to plough ahead with their property transactions once lockdown restrictions are eased, new findings show. Ninety-four per cent of buyers and sellers surveyed in research by property website Rightmove said they want to get their property deal moving when the housing sector is taken off the leash. As lockdown … Read more