African & Caribbean UK News

A spoonful of sugar: how South Africa’s weigh-and-pay shops are tackling ‘poverty tax’ head on

A social enterprise runs six weigh-and-pay shops from shipping containers in Johannesburg's Alexandra township, selling food and household goods by weight in small, affordable amounts to tackle the 'poverty tax'.

My son was jailed indefinitely for stealing a mobile - we've waited 21 years to see him released

Leroy Douglas was jailed indefinitely (IPP sentence) for stealing a mobile phone and his family have waited 21 years for his release, with his time served compared to that of one of Wales' most notorious murderers.

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.

Monarchs, MPs and merchants: the register laying bare Britain’s slave-trading past

New research has compiled a register identifying thousands of Britons who profited from the trafficking of enslaved Africans, including monarchs, MPs and merchants, tracing financial links to institutions still operating today.

Police searching for six men over anti-migrant protest in Portsmouth

Police have released images of six men they want to speak to following disorder at an anti-migrant protest at Eastney Marina, Portsmouth, on 6 September.

Police release images of six men sought after violent disorder in Portsmouth

Hampshire and Isle of Wight police released images of six men sought over violent disorder in Portsmouth linked to anti-migrant unrest that injured seven officers. About 200 people gathered at Eastney Marina after a small boat carrying asylum seekers arrived.

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

Dover unrest exposes serious flaws in Britain’s handling of far-right extremism

Kosgei wins Great North Run but McColgan withdraws

Kenya's Brigid Kosgei won the women's race at the Great North Run, while Eilish McColgan withdrew early with injury and American Zouhair Talbi won the men's event.

George Osborne calls for UK to rejoin EU customs union and boost trade

Carer’s allowance scandal victims could wait until 2054 for justice, charities warn

Female asylum seekers report being sexually assaulted by British men

‘Really helpful’: the AI bootcamps aimed at addressing UK youth unemployment

Tesco alerts police as supermarket becomes latest victim of scam ‘endorsement’ ads

Will my life savings be wiped out by care costs?

Garcia crushes overmatched Benn in two rounds