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Bristol’s Colston statue on display again a year after being pulled down
It's been 12 months since a statue of the slave trader Edward Colston was torn from its plinth in Bristol's centre and dumped in the harbour.


England cricketer Ollie Robinson apologises for historical racist and sexist tweets
As test debuts go, it was pretty impressive: England cricketer Ollie Robinson took 2-50 on the first day of the test at Lords.


Why England’s coastline is a ‘ticking time bomb’ ready to spew rubbish out into the sea
When we throw away our rubbish, it's never really "away", it's just out of sight.


Dea-John Reid: Man charged with murder of Birmingham teenager
A 35-year-old man has appeared before magistrates, charged with the murder of a 14-year-old boy in Birmingham.


Angela Best inquest: Victim might have been saved if relationship with killer was known, coroner finds
Angela Best was 51 when she was murdered in her north London home in 2016.


Yvette Cooper slams ‘irresponsible’ Home Office in asylum seeker ruling
We were joined by Labour MP Yvette Cooper, the chair of the Commons Home Affairs Committee.


Asylum seekers win legal battle over ‘unsafe’ housing against UK government
The Home Office acted "unlawfully" when it housed asylum seekers in "unsafe" conditions at a former barracks, the High Court has ruled.


Airport director dismayed over UK government not adding more countries to ‘green list’
We spoke to Karen Smart, the managing director of Manchester Airport.


Holidays cancelled: Portugal added to travel ‘amber list’ by UK
As the removal of Portugal from the green travel list leaves many scrambling to change holiday plans, case rates have increased in every region of England.


Ticketless Scotland football fans urged not to travel to London for England match
Scottish football fans who do not have tickets to next week's Euro 2020 clash with England have been urged not to travel to London, amid concerns about Covid.


England schools catch-up tsar resigns over funding
The man charged with overseeing plans to help children catch up on missed education in England has resigned just four months into the job.


Institutional racism in Met ‘worse now’ than after Macpherson inquiry, says former officer
As the fourth child of immigrants from the Punjab, Parm Sandhu barely spoke English as a child. She was forced into marriage, but eventually fled to London, where she joined the Metropolitan Police.


Are holidays in the UK the future?
But as people gathered, scientists were sounding the alarm about the threat from a third wave of infections.


The toll Covid has taken on a generation of children
A survey of early years teachers by Channel 4 News shows a worryingly high number think the youngest school pupils have been hit hard by the pandemic.


Man arrested on suspicion of murdering woman and son and injuring police officer
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering a young mother and her nine-year-old son in Lincolnshire.



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