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Jack Leslie – First black player called up by England to be awarded honorary cap

The Football Association is awarding Jack Leslie, the first black player to receive an England call-up, a posthumous honorary cap. The inside left, who scored 137 goals in 400 appearances for Plymouth between 1921 and 1934, was called-up to the ...

07 Oct 2022 at 19:26

Sport

It’s a problem they have – Crystal Palace’s Chris Richards defies online abuse

Crystal Palace defender Chris Richards accepts he will always be an easy target for online abuse – but maintains no matter how the trolls may try to degrade you, they will never define who you are. The 22-year-old American joined the Eagles ...

04 Oct 2022 at 18:57

National News

Women at greater risk of developing long-Covid, UK study reveals

Hair loss and a reduced sex drive are among a wider set of long Covid symptoms than previously thought, new research suggests. The study found that while the most common symptoms include loss of smell, shortness of breath and chest pain, ...

25 Jul 2022 at 18:06

Premier League

Premier League players to stop taking the knee before every match

Premier League players will no longer take the knee ahead of every match, but remain committed to fighting racism and all forms of discrimination. The gesture, which started in June 2020 in solidarity for the Black Lives Matter campaign,...

03 Aug 2022 at 12:39

National News

Government points to new history curriculum after criticism from Troy Deeney

The Department for Education has pointed to plans to develop a model history curriculum by 2024 amid criticism from footballer Troy Deeney, who is campaigning to diversify the national teaching programme. The Birmingham City forward ...

25 May 2022 at 14:36

Sport

Boost for aspiring black cricketers as ACE scheme launches in northern England

Aspiring young black cricketers in the north of England will receive unprecedented support in pursuing professional careers thanks to a Sheffield-based scheme which is being launched on Monday. The programme is a partnership ...

28 Nov 2022 at 01:01

Sport

Rico Quitongo loses race discrimination claim against Airdrieonians

Rico Quitongo has described losing his race discrimination claim against his former club as a “bitter blow”. The 23-year-old took Airdrieonians and one of its directors, Paul Hetherington, to an employment tribunal over ...

24 Nov 2022 at 16:20

Lifestyle

Chlöe Pierre on redefining self-care and what it means for black women

Self-care may be a term we use every day, but what does it really mean? It’s a question Chlöe Pierre – founder of ‘disruptive wellness platform brand’ thy.self and author of new book Take Care: The Black Women’s Guide ...

16 Jan 2023 at 09:59

Arts & Entertainment

First gender-equal NASA crew launches from Earth to International Space Station

SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for Nasa, less than two days after completing a flight chartered by millionaires. It is the first Nasa crew comprised equally of men and women, ...

28 Apr 2022 at 12:46

Sport

ECB appoints Ebony Rainford-Brent as non-executive director

Ebony Rainford-Brent has been appointed as a non-executive director of the England and Wales Cricket Board. Rainford-Brent, who was the first black woman to play for England when she made her debut in 2001 and was ...

09 May 2023 at 16:32

Lifestyle

First Black maternal conference aims to look at racial health disparities

Black women will take centre stage at what is believed to be the first maternal health conference of its kind in the UK. Sandra Igwe said the gathering of clinicians, service providers and mothers is believed is ...

20 Mar 2023 at 06:00

Lifestyle

Actress and model Jodie Turner-Smith on how raising her daughter has helped ‘heal’ her

Jodie Turner-Smith has said raising her biracial daughter has helped “heal” her “own conversations around colourism”. The British actress and model, 36, welcomed her first child with her actor husband Joshua ...

28 Mar 2023 at 06:35

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