The Latest Breaking News from Stephen Lawrence

It was a brutal, senseless, racist crime that sent shockwaves not just through the community but through the whole of the UK - and the ripples are still being felt today

Stephen's pal Duwayne insists he could have identified Matthew White – but accuses police of now putting the man in ID parade

More than 30 years after the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence, London’s Metropolitan Police have named a new suspect. A BBC investigation identified Matthew White as a sixth suspect, raising questions about why it took police two decades to properly investigate White, who died in 2021.

At the end of April, just two months ago, we marked 30 years since the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, who was killed in a racist attack in south-east London in 1993. There was an anniversary memorial service at St Martin-in-the-Fields church and much reflection about how the Metropolitan…

The original investigation into the Black teenager’s 1993 murder was hampered by racism and alleged corruption

Matthew White arranged to meet a police officer – but the officer didn’t turn up, a relative claims

The Met Police has named a major new suspect in the murder of 18-year-old Stephen Lawrence in 1993.

News that Matthew White should also have faced charges over the racist murder which rocked our nation are a tough reminder of the changes still needed in the Met following the Casey Review

Matthew White chillingly told a black man who confronted him, as he attempted to shoplift in Eltham, South East London in 2020, that he would be “Stephen Lawrenced”