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Met Police officer investigated over multiple rape allegations
The officer was reportedly not charged, and has not been suspended - but faces a misconduct hearing more than three years after the allegations were first reported.
Man fatally stabbed as people gathered for vigil in remembrance of recent knife murder victim
“They had gathered for a small vigil in remembrance of another recent fatal stabbing victim when an altercation began."
Pupils win! ‘Racist’ uniform policy change, review curriculum that ‘focuses on white kings’ and won’t fly Union Jack
A statement purportedly on behalf of students railed against “racism, Islamophobia and transphobia” and said pupils were angry at a lack of recognition of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Gambling company boss’s £469m pay packet “appropriate and fair”
It comes following a string of record-breaking awards taking her total pay since 2016 to nearly £1.3 billion.
Give me a second chance, Shamima Begum pleads
Begum's plea came as Joe Biden urged America’s western allies to repatriate foreign fighters and their families from Syria.
Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities chair accused of ‘putting positive spin on slavery and empire’
He argued that “neither the banning of white authors or token expressions of black achievement will help to broaden young minds”.
‘Complete nonsense’ that UK is not institutionally racist, academic says
Meanwhile critics hit out at Downing Street's choice to lead the commission, suggesting the report could not be "objective".
No ‘actual institutional racism’ in the UK, Downing Street report concludes – just a ‘deep mistrust’ in the system
The commission’s chairman, Dr Tony Sewell said that “What we have seen is that the term ‘institutional racism’ is sometimes wrongly applied”
New Zealand raises minimum wage – and hikes taxes on the rich
The changes will be rolled out on Thursday, alongside smaller increases in unemployment and sickness benefits.