Panel to tackle racial policing: Barrister is tasked with improving relations between police and black community after inquiry finds ‘deep-rooted’ racial issues Report found stop and search more racially disproportionate than 20 years ago Black people nine and a half times more likely to be stopped than white people A Commons committee found no evidence … Read more
Hertfordshire deploys 50 ‘hate crime champions’ into community groups to support victims and encourage them to report abuse to police Hertfordshire has deployed 50 ‘hate crime champions’ into community groups They help to raise awareness of hate crime and support the victims Encourage victims to report to police or at third-party reporting centre By Georgia … Read more
John Legend has revealed that he felt ‘a real sense of community’ when he and wife Chrissy Teigen revealed their baby son had been stillborn. The couple, who are also parents to Luna, four, and two-year-old Miles, announced that they had lost their third child, Jack, in the 20th week of pregnancy last year. While … Read more
The mantra for house movers before the pandemic was Location, Location, Location. But now, as people seek more comfort and security in their everyday lives, there’s a new call: Community, Community, Community. Government figures show that after coronavirus hit the UK last spring, 64 per cent of adults said they supported their community by doing … Read more
Kelly Clarkson is helping out residents of Lake Charles, Louisiana whose homes were devastated by Hurricanes Laura and Delta last year. The songstress/talk show host, 38, teamed up with furniture retailer Wayfair to rehab and renovate the homes of the Gomez family and local resident Martha Bergeron, sharing their stories in two new videos. After … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s announcement of a £150million Community Ownership Fund was a largely unexpected one. It means communities have been given a financial lifeline to protect their favourite local pub or sports ground from being sold for housing or going bust. He said: ‘Whilst local assets around the UK have been at risk of vanishing … Read more
‘Why is there so much negativity?’ Priyanka Chopra admits she feels ‘cynicism’ from some in the South Asian community By Sean O’grady For Mailonline Published: 00:56 GMT, 2 March 2021 | Updated: 00:57 GMT, 2 March 2021 Priyanka Chopra has admitted she feels she gets ‘negativity’ from some in the South Asian community and doesn’t … Read more
Members of the Orthodox Jewish community are using ‘bespoke legal advice’ in a bid to get round Covid restrictions on weddings, a lawyer has claimed. Human rights barrister Adam Wagner said couples were being offered advice suggesting ‘any number of people’ can attend celebrations if they have a ‘prayer element’ – something he criticised. The … Read more
These stunning photos show the harsh reality of life for Mongolian nomads who live on the country’s vast steppe. Hundreds of nomads live in the 340,000 square miles of open grassland, where temperatures regularly drop to -40C (-40F), and subsist off their herds of animals, eating a diet of only milk and meat. Vegetables are … Read more
‘It’s very frustrating and upsetting that this could be lost’: Julia Bradbury slams plans to cut down community woodland to expand a water bottling plant By Vivek Chaudhary For Mailonline Published: 14:01 GMT, 26 January 2021 | Updated: 14:02 GMT, 26 January 2021 Television presenter Julia Bradbury has slammed plans to cut down a community … Read more