05 May May 2021 Elections
On Thursday 6 May, there will be elections for the Mayor of London and the 25 Members of the London Assembly....
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30 Apr Coroner Urges UK to Clean Up Toxic Air After London Girl’s Death
Britain should introduce legally-binding targets to save lives after pollution led to death of schoolgirl Ella Kissi-Debrah, coroner says A coroner on Wednesday urged Britain to adopt legally-binding air quality targets to save lives, after a landmark ruling found air pollution contributed to the death of...
29 Apr Britain Shows Fledgling Signs of Economic Recovery
Britain is showing signs of economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic as it gradually relaxes its latest lockdown measures, according to a range of timely and forward-looking indicators. The world's fifth-biggest economy shrank by almost 10% in 2020, a more severe slump than almost all its...
28 Apr ‘Pervasive racism’ Meant UK’s Black and Asian Troops Not Commemorated
As many as 350,000 Black and Asian service personnel who died fighting for Britain might not have been properly commemorated because of "pervasive racism", a report concluded on Thursday. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) issued an apology after an inquiry it commissioned found hundreds of...
27 Apr OPINION: Will Derek Chauvin’s Conviction Bring Change in the UK?
It is right that Derek Chauvin is held accountable, for George Floyd’s family and for the world to see. But it will take much deeper commitment and more sustained energy to dent the global scourge of systemic racism. In less than a day of deliberations, a...
27 Apr Damilola Taylor Trust Launches Programme To Help Young Londoners Get Into Work Post Covid
The Damilola Taylor Trust is launching a new programme to support disadvantaged young people helping them improve their future prospects post-COVID-19, thanks to funding from BBC Children in Need and the Youth Futures Foundation. The ‘I Am Change Career Search & Skills Development’ programme is open...
21 Apr New Campaign Urges Public To Get Tested Twice a Week
· Everyone in England is eligible for free rapid Covid-19 tests, twice a week · Public is urged to take the ‘next step safely’ and start regular testing, as part of new campaign across TV, print, outdoor and digital media · Assets will be made available to...
20 Apr Shared Futures Conference
The Shared Futures conference took place virtually over two days in April 2021 and was hosted by The Runnymede Trust. The aim of the conference was to bring together representatives from Black-led charity organisations and funding bodies, to have an open discussion about the future...
20 Apr Young, jobless and Black: UK minorities pay price of pandemic
One in three young Black Britons are out of work as crisis widens unemployment gap between ethnic groups Young Black Britons have borne the brunt of pandemic job losses, with more than a third now out of work – nearly three times the rate for young...
19 Apr How Big Is the Racial Inequality Gap in the U.S. and Britain?
As COVID-19 widens inequalities, here's the data on racial disparities in the United States and Britain The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated racial inequalities in the United States and Britain, with Black-led social enterprises - businesses aimed at making the world a better place - now trying to...