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'Windrush Day is no celebration in the Caribbean - it has been plundered forever'

After decades picking up the pieces of the seduction, followed by the betrayal of West Indians by the British government, there is little appetite to mirror the festivities in England

Daily Mirror

Windrush pioneers share stories of racism and freezing cold on 75th anniversary

Windrush generation tell of initial struggles to settle in an uncertain Britain on 75th anniversary of arrival of first wave of Caribbean migrants

Daily Mirror

The Mancunian Way: Windrush 75

The vast contributions the Windrush generation made to Manchester AND The scars left by a government scandal that devastated so many

Manchester Evening News

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Help Windrush children explore their shared history

Letters: Making links with the home country of your parents and grandparents is important for identity formation, writes Andrew P Smith, while Robin Cameron recommends the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool

The Guardian - UK

Windrush Day: Arsenal legend opens up on mother's 'difficulties' after settling in UK

In his book, Paul Davis: Arsenal And After, the Gunners legend details his mother's journey from Jamaica to England on the 75th anniversary of Windrush Day

Daily Mirror

‘It’s a badge of honour’: Windrush grandchildren discuss its legacy

The Guardian - UK

'History was being rewritten' - Former Arsenal star Paul Davis on 75th anniversary of Windrush

Paul Davis spent 15 years at Arsenal, playing 447 times for the Gunners in the 1980s and 1990s and he has spoken about his mum's experience of coming over to the UK and working here on the anniversary of Windrush

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Windrush man forced to sleep on park benches still battling Home Office for compensation

Jamaican-born Delroy Foster grew up in London and yet the Home Office refused him entry to the UK after wrongly accusing him of not being British - years later Mr Foster is still battling to get compensation

Daily Mirror

Exhibition shines light on Caribbean's 'barrel children' left behind by Windrush migrants to UK

For scores of children who grew up in Jamaica and elsewhere in the Caribbean in the 1950s and 60s, barrels of gifts that arrived at Christmastime were the only connection they had with their parents, who were thousands of miles away in Britain in search of better work opportunities

The Independent UK

'I've only felt unsafe in my country once and realised how fragile my Britishness is'

Aged just four, my dad followed his own father from a small town in the west of Jamaica to the UK along with his family, making a life for us all - before it felt like the government might try and take it all away

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.

Edinburgh Live

‘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

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

Faces of Windrush generation immortalised by portraits as King Charles lauds 'pioneers'

Marking the 75th anniversary of HMT Empire Windrush docking in Essex, a BBC documentary will follow the project, which King Charles III has commemorated in a book

Daily Mirror

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'As a Windrush descendant, I'm inspired by Caribbean influence on English cricket history'

On the 75th anniversary of the Empire Windrush ship arriving in London from Jamaica, Mirror Sport's chief cricket writer Dean Wilson looks at the lasting impact the Caribbean has had on the national pastime

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

Daily Mirror

Who are the Windrush generation who rebuilt UK workforce and why we celebrate them

Empire Windrush brought one of the first large groups of post-war West Indian immigrants to the United Kingdom, carrying 1,027 passengers and two stowaways on a voyage from Jamaica to London in 1948

Liverpool Echo

Demarai Gray season has just been extended after Everton winger makes 'exciting' decision

Everton winger Demarai Gray has switched his allegiance from England to Jamaica and will play in this summer's CONCACAF Gold Cup

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My parents taught me resilience - that's how Windrush generation survived, says Dawn Butler

Dawn Butler's parents came to the UK from Jamaica in the 1950s and saw England as the 'mother country' - but they were shocked at the racism they suffered

The Week

2023 Fifa Women’s World Cup: fixtures, groups and UK TV coverage

This summer’s Fifa Women’s World Cup will be broadcast live in the UK on the BBC and ITV. All 64 matches from the tournament will be on free-to-air terrestrial TV with both broadcasters showing the final.

The Times of India

On this day in 2011: Virat Kohli made his Test debut

NEW DELHI: On this day - June 20 in 2011 - India's star batter Virat Kohli stepped into the Test format for the first time. He made his against West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica.

Daily Mirror

The Repair Shop visitors choke back tears as experts restore precious Windrush items

The Repair Shop stars have been tasked with restoring treasured items from the Windrush generation as the owners explain what the items mean to them

Liverpool Echo

Dad faces £38,000 medical bill after leg broken in hotel attack

Gail and Ray's group were attacked while on holiday in Jamaica

Chronicle Live

Newcastle United legend Andy Cole opens up about racism and dad's life as miner told in Ashington exhibition

Andy Cole opened up about racism and delved into the life of his coal miner dad, whose story was recently shared in a Northumberland exhibition

Manchester Evening News

Man Utd legend Andy Cole on racism, from his Windrush father to Marcus Rashford

"I got to find out just how revered my dad was for being one of the pioneers. It made me feel really special."

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