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Published in: Shine A Light‘Accidental death’ of a young black Londoner. Rashan Charles EXPLAINERPolice video evidence missing. Long-serving ex-Metropolitan Police officers presented as “independent” experts....
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Published in: Shine A LightInquest jury says death of Rashan Charles was an accidentPolice failure to admit any responsibility for death of young black Londoner will set back community relations “for...
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Published in: Shine A LightDid police officer involved in Rashan restraint do what he was trained to do?Police officers’ use of force must be Proportionate to the threat, Lawful, Accountable and Necessary. Inquest hears...
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Published in: Shine A LightRashan Charles, encounters with police and support servicesRashan’s final visits to his GP and encounters with the police and social services. Day Six of the inquest into the...
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Published in: Shine A LightRashan Charles inquest: ‘He went from being arrested to clearly struggling and needing help’Police officers tell of fatal pursuit of a young black Londoner. Witnesses recall Rashan “struggling to breathe”...
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Published in: Shine A Light‘I’m a first aider’ said man who helped restrain and handcuff RashanRashan Charles inquest, Day Three: A ‘confused, shocked and panicked’ police officer. A ‘member of the public’ who...
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Published in: Shine A Light‘My concern was his safety’ Police officer on Rashan Charles restraintOfficer denies using unauthorised neck hold and combat throw on young black Londoner. What was in his mind? Drugs,...
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Published in: Shine A LightRashan Charles: Inquest into death after restraint by police officer and ‘member of the public’Coroner questions police officer on his decision to let a man described as a ‘member of the public’ assist in lethal...
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Published in: Shine A LightRodents, bedbugs, mould: UK asylum housing still a hostile environmentA Manchester asylum hostel run by Britain’s biggest outsourcer Serco is riddled with cockroaches, rodents and bedbugs.
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Published in: Shine A LightWe must protect the lives of people with learning disabilityTime and time again, grieving families are left to fight for accountability and expose systemic failings in the care...
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Published in: Shine A LightThe significance of small details. My sister’s life cut shortLike so many people who have learning disabilities Josanne Wadsworth died an early and preventable death.
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Published in: Shine A LightHome Office fails Albanian child refugeesOne Saturday at a London drop-in for children fleeing crime gangs and blood feuds.
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Published in: Shine A LightThe racist killing of Altab Ali 40 years ago todayHammer attacks, punctured lungs, slashed faces... far-right groups inflicted a decade of violence on East London’s...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe ‘Windrush generation’ and ‘illegal immigrants’ are both our kinAs well as newfound sympathy for the Windrush generation, we should remember that ‘illegal immigrants’ are our kin,...
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Published in: Shine A LightAmber Rudd resigns, the anti-migrant machine works onHardline policies have failed in their stated aim of reducing immigration. Is their true purpose to impress...
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Published in: Shine A LightMothers and children unlawfully housed in Sheffield B&Bs for years
Women and young children routinely placed in shared hostels with vulnerable homeless men.
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Published in: Shine A LightUK migration rules make children homelessCouncils are forcing children into homelessness and destitution simply because of their parents’ migration status.
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Published in: Shine A LightTheresa May’s hostile immigration regime destroys another familyBritish migration policy forces working class families to choose between country and the people they love.
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Published in: Shine A Light'We’ve done you proud' — Families speak after NHS Trust fined £2million over patient deathsToday Southern Health was fined £2m over the “entirely preventable” deaths of 18-year-old Connor Sparrowhawk and...
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Published in: Shine A LightConnor Sparrowhawk: How one boy’s death in NHS care inspired a movement for justiceThe story of a UK campaign for truth and accountability. And respect for the lives of people who have learning...