African & Caribbean UK News

Lobbying, lawyers and a media blitz: the fight to kill the Church of England’s £100m slavery compensation fund

The Guardian reports on a campaign — involving wealthy financiers including Sir Paul Marshall and critic Nigel Biggar — to block the Church of England's planned £100m slavery compensation fund. Opponents characterise the reparations plan as 'virtue signalling'.

Man denies racist murder of scientist in Dundee as trial date set for 2028

Kyler Rattray, 21, has denied the racist murder of scientist Dr Fortune Gomo, who was allegedly repeatedly struck with a knife in Dundee last year. A trial date has been set for 2028.

Man, 36, arrested six years on from double murder

A 36-year-old man has been arrested six years after the double murder of Junior Ajose, 36, and Cheriff Tall, 21, who were shot dead at a lockdown party.

Naomi Campbell wins legal challenge over charity trustee ban

Naomi Campbell has successfully overturned a five-year ban on serving as a charity trustee, imposed in 2024 after the Charity Commission found mismanagement of funds at her charity Fashion for Relief. Judges found she was unaware of serious misconduct at the charity.

Ivan Toney denies Soho nightclub assault

England striker Ivan Toney has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a man at a Soho nightclub last year.

Doctor in court to face Rwanda genocide charges in UK first

Dr Vincent Brown has appeared in court charged over the 1994 Rwandan genocide, following a seven-year British investigation, in a UK first.

English far-right extremist who discussed killing Jews, Muslims and migrants is jailed

Ivan Jennings, 46, has been jailed for five years after pleading guilty to encouraging terrorism on social media, having called for the killing of migrants and minority communities and discussed poisoning Jews and Muslims in far-right groups in 2024.

Slave-trade wealth was embedded in Britain’s financial system, research finds

New research for the Register of British Slave Traders finds the Bank of England and Britain's financial system were more deeply involved in the transatlantic trafficking of enslaved Africans than previously acknowledged, with dozens of founding subscribers and directors invested in the trade.

Raheem Sterling pleads guilty to dangerous driving and possession of nitrous oxide

Former England footballer Raheem Sterling pleaded guilty at Basingstoke magistrates court to dangerous driving of a Lamborghini Urus on the M25, M3 and A327 before crashing on 28 May, plus possession of nitrous oxide and failing to provide a specimen.

More than 1,000 women invested in companies at heart of Britain’s slave trade

New research reveals that more than 1,000 women invested in companies central to Britain's slave trade, including the Royal African Company and South Sea Company, using profits from the trafficking of enslaved Africans to secure family wealth. The findings challenge the notion that women were passive beneficiaries who largely campaigned for abolition.

How enslavement became state-backed operation supported by Conservative and Lib Dem forerunners

A newly published Register of British Slave Traders documents thousands of investors in Britain's near 250-year trafficking of over 3 million enslaved African people, showing it was a state-backed operation supported by Tory and Whig MPs — forerunners of today's Conservatives and Liberal Democrats. Many of these MPs opposed abolition of the slave trade.

British Crown symbol was branded on enslaved Africans, research finds

Research has found the British Crown symbol was branded on enslaved Africans, as part of a project documenting British involvement in the slave trade between the 16th and 19th Centuries.

How Britain's kings and queens powered the slave trade – video

New research documented in the Register of British Slave Traders details the British monarchy's centuries-long involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, including enslaved Africans branded with the royal crown. A spokesperson for King Charles said he was grateful to those undertaking academic work contributing to the debate.

What is the Register of British Slave Traders and whom does it identify?

The Register of British Slave Traders, the result of three years of research by historians, identifies 13,000 people who invested in Britain's trafficking of enslaved Africans. It profiles financiers of the trade, which trafficked around 3 million African people across the Atlantic over nearly 250 years.

The royal crown branded on enslaved Africans: Britain’s monarchy and the slave trade

Research by historians, including the Register of British Slave Traders, documents the British monarchy's centuries-long involvement in the slave trade, finding enslaved African people were branded with hot metal bearing the royal crown. The register identifies thousands of investors in Britain's trafficking of enslaved Africans, including kings and queens.

Director who oversaw Grenfell cost-cutting given senior council housing role

Surging inflation puts interest rates back in focus as policymakers meet in Japan, US and UK

AI staff 'genuinely frightened' for humanity's future, ex-Anthropic researcher tells BBC