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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.
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?
Professor Agustine John Accuses Keir Starmer of Racial Cynicism following "Island of Strangers" comments in close proximity to Windrush Day
A British woman born in Sheffield trapped in Jamaica for more than a decade pleads with Home Office Minister for passport.
Baroness Floella Benjamin did not mince her words in calling for justice.
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.
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.
London, 16 June 2025 — Independent MP Ayoub Khan has called for an emergency recall of Parliament to vote on any proposed deployment of British military assets to the Middle East, following Israel’s recent airstrikes on Iranian military infrastructure.
In one of the most distressing scandals in modern British history, thousands of girls — some as young as 11 — were groomed, raped and trafficked by organised gangs in towns such as Rotherham, Rochdale, Telford and Oxford.
London, UK —Crowds at Kings Cross were in for an electrifying surprise as Hollywood icon and hip-hop legend Will Smith made an unexpected guest appearance during DJ AG’s live set.
For years, austerity was the hallmark of Conservative governance, a policy that slashed welfare, crippled healthcare, and forced countless families into hardship.
A misconduct hearing for three Metropolitan Police officers involved in the strip-search of a 15-year-old Black schoolgirl, known as Child Q, has officially begun.
