Business
A father and son from Peckham, London, have sold out their homemade Flake Blake Jamaican patties nationwide in just 48 hours, after winning a Channel 4 competition to have them in over 1000 Aldi stores. Mike, 33, and Paul Williams, 54, said they were 'overwhelmed by the number' of people who bought them and 'thrilled to blend their cultural heritage with the diverse culinary landscape.' Full story
Sport
Eva Okaro will become the first Black female swimmer to compete in the pool at the Paris Olympics after being named part of the Team GB squad at just 17-years-old. Full story
The wife of Chris Froome, a four-time Tour de France winner and former Team GB cyclist has been condemned for her "racist" and "Islamophobic" social media rant labeling Muslims “a drain on society” and stating that “we don’t want your religion, we don’t want your beliefs", before deleting her X account. Full story
Policing
A Black man who was left paralysed from the chest down after falling & breaking his back when he was tasered by an officer ‘who thought he had a knife’, will receive a payout believed to be between £1m & £2m after suing the Met Police. Full story
The head of the National Black Police Association (NBPA) has called for the Metropolitan Police "to be broken up" saying it is the only way to reset policing which 'continues to traumatise Londoners' and has failed to restore public trust following the damning Casey Review’s which found the force to be institutionally racist. Full story
Health
The mum of a 22-year-old non-verbal disabled man who suffered sickle cell complications and died after Royal Hallamshire Hospital failed to check his vital signs for more than 12 hours, has said that nurses were "dismissive" and even asked if they should call security when she became 'irate' about her son being ill and in pain. Full story
A nursing student who moved from Nigeria to the UK has won a national award for her work on a clinical trial while doing a research placement where she studied the use of ketamine as a treatment for severe depression. Full story
A man who was diagnosed with prostate cancer and left struggling with erectile dysfunction after surgery has bravely opened up about his experience to save lives. Sean was able to improve his condition and hopes that fear won’t deter men from getting checked for prostate cancer which affects 1 in 4 Black men. Full story
Bristol students who learned that UK doctors are more likely to misdiagnose skin cancer in those with black or brown skin have founded a start-up to build the UK's most diverse skin photo bank to help doctors diagnose conditions and reduce inequality. Full story
Grenfell
Grenfell Tower which is currently covered in a white sheet & a ‘forever in our hearts’ banner has been edited out of a Voltarol TV advert in a decision which has been labelled as ‘insulting’ by a bereaved man who noticed it on Channel 4’s streaming service. Full story
Windrush scandal
Founding member of Windrush Lives, Anthony Williams has died. Despite serving in the Armed Forces for 13 years, he was left destitute and forced to pull out his own teeth after losing access to healthcare because of the Windrush scandal. He fought so he and others could get justice. Full story
A UK citizen refused re-entry to the UK after going on holiday due to the Windrush scandal was finally allowed back in the country after 41 years. Richard Black, 70, was unable to see his two daughters, wife and his mother before she died after being stuck in the Caribbean. The government has offered him £40,000 in compensation. Full story
Charity
A mum who battled depression decided to help others by fostering 15 children from different backgrounds for the last 18 years. Sharon who also has two kids of her own says she ‘saw how people were treated when they were ill’ and wanted to advocate for those who aren’t supported. Full story
Education
A Muslim student who made a ‘modest request’ for permission to pray for five minutes at lunch times has lost a High Court challenge against her London school’s ban on prayer rituals. Full story
Only 49% of children in one of Cardiff's most deprived communities "from different cultural backgrounds" were "offered a place at their top choice for this September, compared with 88% across the city as a whole." Some parents have opted to send their children to fee-paying schools after missing out on their top three choices. Full story
Entertainment
Presenter Rachel Riley who wrongly suggested the Sydney attack where 5 women & 1 man were killed was linked to support for Palestine, has been accused of perpetuating Islamophobia. She then apologised for people ‘misunderstanding’ Full story
Slavery & Colonialism
A leading UK church which financially benefited from slavery has apologised to the Caribbean and Africa for its role in the Transatlantic slave trade. A reverend at The United Reformed Church in the UK read out the apology during a service saying, 'we offer our apology to God and to our sisters and brothers in Africa, the Caribbean, and their descendants for all that has created and still perpetuates such deep hurt which originated from the horror of slavery.' Full story
Politics
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak did not attend a yearly Eid party he was due to host this week. The event was being boycotted by several attendees including Muslim charities and business figures over the government's support of Israel. Full story
A British Palestinian man whose 200 family members were killed in Gaza says he has been left disappointed by the UK government's decision not to grant a Ukraine-style visa scheme for his remaining relatives, including his sister and her one-year-old baby to join him. A petition launched for the government to introduce a Palestinian visa scheme has now crossed the 100,000 signature threshold for parliament to consider it for debate. Full story
A woman who founded a pop-up interfaith café aimed to create positive 'dialogue' between Muslims and the wider community has made history by becoming Buckinghamshire's first Muslim High Sheriff. The royal appointment lasts a single year and includes responsibilities such as 'upholding the Crown and Judiciary, emergency services and crime prevention.'Full story
World News
A mental health patient at a Texas hospital was handcuffed by police & shouted "don’t kill me, I can't breathe" while screaming out for water before he died. The hospital had previously not disclosed Kenneth Knotts' death and no one has been suspended or arrested. Full story
Nestlé has been going against international guidelines to prevent obesity and chronic illnesses by adding sugar and honey to infant milk and cereal products sold in Asia, Africa and Latin America but adding none to products sold in Europe, a report has found. Full story
A Pakistani security guard stabbed in the Bondi Junction attack in Sydney after confronting the attacker who killed 5 women and his colleague Faraz Tahir, 30, will now be offered permanent residency or citizenship after asking why he wasn’t also considered alongside a French citizen who was promised residency earlier in the week for also intervening in the incident. Full story
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