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'I hide my true self most of the time but on Windrush Day, I can be unashamedly ethnic'

Catherine Ross, a member of the Windrush generation who travelled to Britain from the Caribbean when she was just seven, has explained why celebrating Windrush Day is so important

Daily Mirror

'Windrush gen paved way for me to become NHS nurse - but history can't repeat itself'

Child of the Windrush generation, Estephanie Dunn, calls for the doctors and nurses who arrived 75 years ago to help Britain to be honoured by creating real change now

Daily Mirror

Edinburgh grandson of first Windrush passenger recounts racism faced by new arrivals

It is 75 years today since the first Caribbean arrivals disembarked from the Windrush. Luke Samuels says that his grandfather and the Windrush generation as a whole have had to overcome many obstacles.

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Prince of Wales ‘forever grateful’ to Windrush generation and descendants

June 22 marks the 75th anniversary of the Empire Windrush first docking in England.

The Independent UK

‘We’ll play until our teeth drop out!’ The long, remarkable lives of Britain’s Windrush-era musicians

Now in their 80s and 90s, having faced down racism and neglect, musicians of Caribbean heritage are still centre stage in the adopted country where they’ve enriched music in so many ways

The Guardian - UK

Search for Windrush boat anchor lost after shipwreck

Funds will be used to locate the wreck and the 1.5 tonne anchor will then be lifted and brought back to the UK to go on permanent display

The Independent UK

Dancehall legend Tippa Irie on Windrush: ‘Black Britons are still not accepted’

Exclusive: Speaking to The Independent for Windrush 75, the musician born Anthony Henry speaks with Nadine White about staying successful over a four-decade career, racism in Britain and his new biography Stick To My Roots

The Independent UK

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What was the Windrush scandal and who were the victims of the injustice

Despite living in Britain for decades, some of the Windrush generation lost their jobs, were refused medical care or even faced deportation threats because they lacked the proper documentation

Daily Mirror

Britain marks the Windrush anniversary with the story of its Caribbean community still being written

Seventy-five years ago, a ship carrying more than 800 passengers from the Caribbean to new lives in Britain landed at Tilbury Dock near London

The Independent UK

They survived and thrived in a hostile Britain. That’s why we revere the Windrush pioneers

Docking at Tilbury 75 years ago today, they had no idea of the difficulties ahead. This nation should salute their achievement, says Hugh Muir, Guardian executive editor, Opinion

The Guardian - UK

What the papers say – June 22

The missing submersible and Britain’s economy feature on the front pages of Britain’s papers.

The Independent UK

King hails ‘profound and permanent’ contribution of Windrush generation

The HMT Empire Windrush first docked in England on June 22 1948 at Tilbury Docks in Essex.

The Independent UK

Just one in five Brexit voters thinks it's going well as anniversary looms

A major study by the UK in a Changing Europe think tank and pollsters Public First lays bare 'bregrets' seven years after Britain voted to leave the EU

Daily Mirror

Mother and daughter launch podcast bringing Caribbean culture to new generation

The new programme coincides with the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Empire Windrush to the shores of England.

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Windrush anchor to be recovered and displayed as ‘symbol of hope and belonging’

Campaigner Patrick Vernon said it help to ensure a lasting legacy so the Windrush story is not forgotten.

Daily Mirror

Prince William hails Windrush generation as he meets one of first arrivals 75 years ago

Marking the anniversary of the Empire Windrush docking at Tilbury, the hour-long programme will tell the story of those who left the Caribbean for a new life in Britain

Daily Mirror

Jeremy Hunt admits 'one thing' might have slowed Covid - but ministers thought they 'knew best'

The former Health Secretary told the Covid-19 Inquiry that Britain wrongly prepared for flu and mistakenly assumed herd immunity was inevitable

The Independent UK

Britain backs fast-track Nato membership for Ukraine

‘We have seen Ukraine evolve quickly’ says James Cleverly

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour and Brexit: slowly getting it right

Editorial: The opposition is playing catch-up with public opinion in recognising that Britain needs reintegration with Europe

The Conversation

Download our latest e-book: 75 years of Windrush

June 22 marks 75 years since the arrival of the HMT Empire Windrush at London’s Tilbury Docks. Many were veterans of the second world war, invited to Britain to help rebuild. They brought with them a rich culture, shaping the future of British music, sport, literature and much more.

Liverpool Echo

Windrush brothers helped shape L8's thriving music scene

Granddaughters share stories of three brothers who came to Liverpool from Jamaica who travelled on the Empire Windrush 75 years ago

Chicago Sun-Times

MLB hopes Cubs-Cardinals’ London Series helps spur growth in Europe

“The U.K. has really been identified for us, London in particular, as the jumping off point for us to get into Europe,” said Chris Marinak, MLB’s chief operations and strategy officer.

Edinburgh Live

Anti-monarchy Edinburgh protests planned for King and Queen’s visit to capital

King Charles III and Camilla Queen Consort will be visiting Edinburgh as the King is set to be presented with the Honours of Scotland, the oldest crown jewels in Britain.

The Guardian - UK

Private schools are on the offensive because Labour looms – and their privileges are under threat

Britain’s fee-paying schools could soon lose their controversial VAT exemption, and fear their protests are falling on closed ears, says teacher and writer Lola Okolosie

The National (Scotland)

Stephen Flynn cautioned by Speaker after questioning Sunak's honesty

STEPHEN Flynn was cautioned by the Speaker after suggesting Rishi Sunak had been dishonest about Britain’s economic fortunes.

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