Tracyann Dunkley
Tucked away in the quiet charm of Tipton, the canal that winds gently toward Wolverhampton or Birmingham offers far more than a scenic route. It’s a sanctuary—a slow-moving balm to soothe life’s hurried pace and daily strain.
Narrowboats emerged during the Industrial Revolution, designed to navigate the UK's narrow canal locks and transport goods efficiently: Image credit: JamRadio
From the first step along the towpath, the world begins to soften. Birds chirp melodiously in the trees above, their song weaving through rustling leaves and the distant sound of ducks splashing near the banks. Swans glide in dignified silence while shoals of......
By JamRadio UK News Team
A damning new report from the Children’s Commissioner for England has revealed that millions of children across the UK are living in conditions described as “almost-Dickensian,” with many going without basic needs such as heating, food, and safe housing.
The report includes harrowing testimonies from children who spoke of living in homes with black mould, rats in the kitchen, and food packages that arrived mouldy or out of date. One 15-year-old boy said: “Every time I got [food packages] the food was always out of date and mouldy… I know I’m poor but I’m not going to eat mouldy food”.
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Harinder Butoy, the man believed to have served the longest prison sentence of any sub-postmaster wrongly convicted in the Post Office Horizon scandal, gave a powerful interview on BBC Breakfast this morning, describing how the ordeal “destroyed” his life.
Butoy, who spent over five years in prison after being falsely accused of theft and false accounting, said he lost his home, his family, and his mental health as a result of the wrongful conviction. “I was treated like a criminal, but I was just doing my job,” he told the programme. “I lost everything.”
Credit: BBC Breakfast - Harinder Butoy (left)
He added: “They......
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Marcus Fakana, 19, from Tottenham, North London, has been released from prison in Dubai after receiving a royal pardon. Fakana had been sentenced to one year in jail for having a relationship with a 17-year-old girl—an offence under UAE law, despite being legal in the UK.
He was arrested in August 2024 while on holiday with his family, after the girl’s mother reported the relationship to Dubai authorities. Fakana’s case drew widespread attention and criticism, with campaigners warning of the risks British nationals face under the UAE’s strict morality laws.
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The advocacy group Detained in Dubai confirmed his release......
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As Labour marks one year in power, the promises of transformation lie in ruins—Windrush victims remain uncompensated, welfare reforms are gutted, and MPs are walking away. Is this the leadership Britain voted for?
When Sir Keir Starmer swept into Downing Street one year ago, he promised a new era of “integrity, transparency, and accountability.” Twelve months on, that promise lies in tatters. From the festering Windrush compensation scandal to a string of policy reversals, internal rebellions, and a growing disconnect from the public, Labour’s first year in power has been marked less by transformation than by......
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Professor Agustine John Accuses Keir Starmer of Racial Cynicism following "Island of Strangers" comments in close proximity to Windrush Day
In a blistering open letter, Professor Augustine John has levelled serious accusations against Prime Minister Keir Starmer, claiming he is complicit in perpetuating “The Other Windrush Scandal” — a term used to describe the commodification of Black British history for political capital while sidestepping real accountability.
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Professor John draws a stark line between what he terms two distinct Windrush scandals. The first — well-documented — stems from the Home......
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A British woman born in Sheffield trapped in Jamaica for more than a decade pleads with Home Office Minister for passport.
Audrey Brooks was born in Sheffield in 1970 — she is a British citizen by birth, delivered in the same steel city where her Jamaican parents married in 1962, worked, paid taxes, and raised their family. Decades later and despite holding a British passport as recently as 2007, she finds herself repeatedly denied when applying for a new one. Today, she feels abandoned by the very country her parents helped to rebuild.
Audrey's parents Idyln and Hepburn Brooks
Audrey's father worked at a shipping container terminal; her mother served......
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A former British Army Soldier has had his application for citizenship and leave to remain in the UK refused more than 15 times and has been detained under immigration powers.
For 17 years, Trevor Rene has called Britain home. He has built a life here, married a British citizen, and served in the British Army Reserve, swearing an oath to protect Queen and Country. Yet, despite his service and sacrifice, the Home Office has denied him citizenship almost every year for the past 15 years, refusing to acknowledge his rightful place in the nation he offered his life to protect.
Trevor Rene with wife Diane, Mr. Rene served faithfully with the Royal Electrical and......
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Baroness Floella Benjamin did not mince her words in calling for justice. Addressing the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Access to Justice earlier this week, she laid bare what many already knew: the Windrush Compensation Scheme is not just broken—it’s “designed to fail.” And behind its failure lies a more corrosive truth: institutional racism is still deeply embedded in the very machinery that once criminalised and deported British citizens for the colour of their skin.
Baroness Foella Benjamin speaking at APPG on access to Justice (June 16, 2025) - Home Office Scandal
In 2018, Prime Minister Theresa May was forced to publicly......
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In a move that has sparked both cautious optimism and pointed criticism, the Home Office has appointed Reverend Clive Foster as the UK’s first Windrush Commissioner — a role created to oversee the government’s response to one of the most egregious racial injustices in recent British history.
Rev. Clive Foster at Windrush National Orginisation Dinner 2024 (image WNO)
Foster, a senior pastor and community leader from Nottingham, is said to bring "lived experience" and a long-standing commitment to social justice. But critics argue that his appointment reflects a familiar pattern of, symbolic representation over meaningful......
