All news on the topic: Racism

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Family of victim of UK's 'first racist murder' denied access to police files
The violent murder of carpenter Kelso Cochrane, who was stabbed by a gang of white youths in London's Notting Hill in 1959, remains unsolved more than six decades later
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Pair jailed by 'corrupt cop' have convictions quashed after 50-year fight
Basil Peterkin and Saliah Mehmet were jailed in 1977 for robbing the British Rail depot and protested their innocence to their graves, as the Court of Appeal today overturned their convictions
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Batman star calls on Tories and Labour to commit to putting Windrush pain right
Colin McFarlane, who starred in the Dark Knight trilogy and TV show Outlander, is heading a campaign alongside Annie Lennox to put pressure on Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer
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Mum says family was racially abused before son was 'pushed in river' and drowned
Christopher Kapessa, 13, died in July 2019 when another boy, then aged 14, allegedly pushed him into the River Cynon near Fernhill, Wales, and he drowned, an inquest heard
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Podcasters jailed after calling for Prince Harry and Archie's execution
Neo-nazi podcasters who used their platform to advocate for the execution of Prince Harry and Archie have been jailed for 15 years, ending their racist podcast after 21 episodes
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Controversial Essex pub where racist dolls seized put up for sale by owners
WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS LANGUAGE SOME READERS MAY FIND OFFENSIVE. Pub The White Hart Inn, which hit headline this year for its racist dolls, is up for sale
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Police officers cleared over death of Black man beaten and restrained face down
Lawyers argued Manuel Ellis, 33, died from a lethal amount of methamphetamine that was in his system as well as a preexisting heart condition, not from the officers’ actions
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Black tot forced into Rosa Parks daycare reenactment as white kid handcuffs her
A Florida day care is under scrutiny after a 2-year-old black girl was simulated being handcuffed and fingerprinted by a white peer as part of a Rosa Parks reenactment
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Racism blamed for increasing use of 'potentially lethal' Tasers on Black Brits
Structural racism is behind an increased use of Tasers against Black communities in the UK, a new report has found, as the weapon risks 'dehumanising' and even being 'potentially lethal' for those it's used on
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Fury as one of UK's first Black councillors only recognised 20 years after death
Alderman Egbert Carless became the first Black councillor in Birmingham in 1979 and served nearly 20 years as a Labour politician, representing two city wards despite enduring racism
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NFL landlord of 'UK's prettiest pub' claims he was forced out because he's Black
Lorne Sam spent time with the Green Bay Packers and Denver Broncos in the NFL, before moving to the Carington Arms in Leicestershire - now he claims racism is forcing him to close its doors
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Man who hurled racial slurs and spat at neighbour in viral vid learns his fate
Mount Laurel resident Edward Cagney Mathews receives an eight-year prison sentence for a racist tirade captured in a viral video, where he confronted Black neighbors with slurs
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Primary school receives letter 'threatening action at 9am' as probe launched
A photo of the sickening letter was shared on social media after the headteacher of the Apex Primary School in Ilford, east London, told parents they could keep their kids at home due to the bomb threat
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Endgame naming gaffe 'either massive error or outrageous marketing', says expert
Royal commentator Daniela Elser described the naming of King Charles and the Princess of Wales as 'a massive translation error or the most outrageous marketing campaign in history'
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Omid Scobie refuses to apologise after 'royal racists' named in his book
Omid Scobie told BBC's Newsnight on Thursday night it was not for him to apologise about the naming of the "royal racists" because he still wanted to know what had happened
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Former officer who killed George Floyd 'stabbed in prison' after appeal rejected
The attack reportedly happened at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tucson, where former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is being held for the murder of George Floyd
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Supreme Court rejects Derek Chauvin's appeal in killing George Floyd
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin sought to overturn his conviction for second-degree murder in the tragic killing of George Floyd. The Supreme Court rejected his appeal
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Black man hit and killed by cop car was buried without his mum even knowing
The Black man who was killed after a cop car ran him down as he attempted to cross Interstate 55 in Jackson, Mississippi, and who was buried without his family's knowledge, had an ID on him the whole time
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'High priest' of group pushing for 'holy race war' unmasked as delivery driver
James Costello was the “high priest” of an online white supremacist church which called for a “racial holy war” - until he was tracked down in August 2021. He now faces years behind bars
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Company criticised for 'offensive' 'woke-free zone' flag outside HQ
Net World Sports has three large flagpoles outside its new base where it employs 200 workers - one of which is flying an anti-liberal message
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Black waitress told to take off her wig before boss tried to remove it wins £16k
Angelica Vial, 18, worked at the Mazaj Arabic Charcoal Grill in Dundee, Scotland, owned by Sadeq Alsafar who tried to pressure her to remove her wig before the 50-year-old tried to physically do so himself
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Film fans name top films that challenged stereotypes in 2023 - Barbie tops list
The Little Mermaid, and Guardians of the Galaxy 3, were also applauded, for casting a black actress, and featuring an LGBTQ+ superhero, respectively
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CPS Joint Enterprise cases 'rife with racial discrimination', experts claim
New data released after a six-month pilot scheme shows that young people and those from ethnic minority backgrounds are disproportionately prosecuted under the Joint Enterprise law, according to the Crown Prosecution Service
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Police officer sacked after investigation uncovered 'disgusting' racist texts
A police officer in San Jose, California has been sacked after alleged racist texts were found to have been sent by him during an unrelated investigation, a statement confimed
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Alabama boat brawler sentenced to anger management classes after August riot
One of the individuals involved in the infamous Alabama boat brawl in August has been sentenced to anger management classes, which she must complete within 90 days