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Universities ‘must address chronic absence of BAME academics ’
The University of Leicester is increasing its efforts to ‘decolonise the curriculum’ to help students feel like they belong.
Neo-Nazi ‘diehards’ to be sentenced for terrorist group membership
The extremist group was banned in December 2016 after a series of incidents, including publicly praising the murder of MP Jo Cox.
US requests UK assistance to obtain Prince Andrew testimony in Epstein probe
The Department of Justice has reportedly submitted a mutual legal assistance (MLA) request to the Home Office.
Mayor feels no sense of loss after slave trader statue thrown into harbour
The statue of Edward Colston was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest in Bristol.
Coronavirus completely eradicated in New Zealand
The country’s last person infected with the virus has recovered.
Obsession with universities creating divided society, says son of Tony Blair
"Ask me my three main priorities for government, and I tell you: education, education, education." Tony Blair said in '96.
Protesters pull down statue of slave trader and push it into harbour
The statue had been the subject of an 11,000-strong petition to have it removed.
No new coronavirus deaths in Scotland and Northern Ireland for first time since strict lockdown began
Scotland joined other devolved nations in rejecting the government's new "stay alert" advice last month.
Racism in Britain ‘deeply hard-wired into our culture’ – historian
From the race hate murder of Stephen Lawrence to the Windrush scandal - Britain has a long history of racism.