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Two members of U.K. aristocratic families, Laura Trevelyan and David Lascelles, are apologizing for centuries-old injustices in the Caribbean, and asking others to join them in paying reparations.

Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa said on Tuesday his country should apologise and take responsibility for its role in the transatlantic slave trade, the first time a leader of the southern European nation has suggested such a national apology.

Heirs of Slavery body wants restorative justice to tackle ‘ongoing consequences of this crime against humanity’

Families like mine have listened to the descendants of enslaved people. Today we launch a lobbying group, Heirs of Slavery, says author and campaigner Alex Renton

As for a fourth season, despite offering hypothetical storylines, Justin Young says, "It's never going to happen"

The ships that adorn the badges of both Manchester clubs are a reminder of the city’s links to slavery and must go, says editor of the Voice Lester Holloway

Other lives: Reader in history at Warwick University who specialised in writing about American slavery

As we reckon with the UK’s colonial past, we need to examine the history behind valuable books – even our beloved Shakespeare

It’s ten years since the tragic collapse of the Rana Plaza building near Dhaka, Bangladesh, which killed at least 1,132 garment workers and injured several thousand more. The collapse of the eight-storey building on April 24 2013, which housed five factories making clothes for western high street brands like Accessorize,…