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Black charities starved of funding – report Call for grant-givers to adopt a new plan to address racial injustice and support community organisations.   Call for grant-givers to adopt a new plan to address racial injustice and support community organisations. FUNDERS OF charities are being challenged to tackle racial inequality and create long-term funding commitments for black-led third sector organisations. The report, by social justice organisation Ten Years’ Time, says that despite […]

  Stowaway found in South Africa plane wheel at Amsterdam airport   Dutch police say they have found a stowaway alive in the wheel section of a plane that landed at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport from South Africa.   Flights from Johannesburg to Amsterdam take about 11 hours, with the cargo plane believed to have made one stop, in Nairobi, Kenya.   It is very unusual for stowaways on long flights […]

Nusrat Ghani: Muslimness a reason for my sacking, says ex-minister A Muslim MP says her faith was raised by a government whip as a reason why she was sacked as a minister in 2020.   According to the Sunday Times, Tory Nusrat Ghani said that when she asked for an explanation it was stated her "Muslimness was raised as an issue".   Conservative Chief Whip Mark Spencer said Ms Ghani […]

Novak Djokovic: Tennis star detained ahead of deportation appeal   Novak Djokovic has been detained in Australia ahead of a court hearing that will determine whether the tennis star can stay in the country unvaccinated.   The Serbian faces deportation after his visa was cancelled for a second time, with the government labelling the 34-year-old a threat to the public.   His lawyers are appealing against what they called an […]

Amnesty: Policing Bill will ‘entrench racism’ in the force THE POLICE bill going through parliament could harm black communities more than any other group, campaigners warn.   The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill, is currently being debated in the House of Lords and is due to be passed this month.   But many leading campaigners believe the new bill will further marginalise black communities, attack freedom of expression […]

COVID: Jonathan Van-Tam blows final whistle on time as England's deputy chief medical officer Sir Jonathan - or JVT, as the prime minister likes to call him - became a household name during the COVID pandemic, known for his football analogies during the Downing Street news briefings. Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam is leaving his post as England's deputy chief medical officer, Sajid Javid has confirmed. Sir Jonathan, who was recently knighted, […]