Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Windrush

Royal Mail issues stamps to mark 75th anniversary of Windrush arrival

The company has collaborated with five Black British artists to produce eight illustrations for the collectible stamps as the country is set to mark the 75th anniversary of MV Empire Windrush

Daily Mirror

Denise Lewis praises strong women in her life as she collects damehood

The 50-year-old Olympic champion said her work-hard ethic springs from her mother and Windrush-generation roots.

The Independent UK

King praises Windrush portraits as ‘wonderful record of very special generation’

Charles and Camilla hosted a Buckingham Palace reception for members of the Windrush generation.

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

King Charles hails 'very special' Windrush generation during poignant palace event

King Charles and Queen Camilla have held a reception at Buckingham Palace today to mark the 75th anniversary of HMT Empire Windrush - and welcomed those from the Windrush generation as well as their descendants

Daily Mirror

The forgotten migrant ships that came before Windrush in 1947

Wind back the hours, the days and months, a year –

The Conversation

Ivor Cummings: the forgotten gay mentor of the Windrush generation

The most familiar version of the story of the Windrush generation excludes LGBTQ+ people. It describes how (presumed) heterosexual men from the Caribbean, seeking economic opportunity, arrived on the HMT Empire Windrush and later spawned – literally and figuratively – the generation of black Britons to follow.

The Conversation

Windrush report: Britain has made progress on race but more must be done

Almost half of white British respondents and 60% of ethnic minorities said they believe it is easier to ‘get on’ in Britain if you are white.

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Windrush 75: our pick of London’s best cultural events and celebrations

From concerts, to exhibitions, to talks, to workshops, London has a full roster of events to celebrate 75 years of British-Caribbean culture

Evening Standard

King says celebration of Windrush arrivals ‘crucially important’ ahead of BBC documentary

The 75-minute BBC programme marks the arrival of the HMT Empire Windrush in the UK more than 70 years ago

The Independent UK

King says celebration of Windrush arrivals crucial ahead of portrait documentary

The 75-minute BBC programme marks the arrival of the HMT Empire Windrush in the UK.

The Independent UK

Voices of Preston's Windrush generation – when I first arrived, I said: 'Really? I thought there were no slums in this place!'

From the earliest arrivals of what would become Preston’s “Windrush generation”, the status of the Caribbean diaspora was hotly contested in this post-industrial Lancashire town, as elsewhere. Discrimination and prejudice dogged the daily lives of people from the Caribbean who made their home here.

The Conversation

Windrush exhibition opens as questions remain over progress since 2018 scandal

A photographic exhibition will share stories to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush at Tilbury Docks.

The Independent UK

Windrush victim ‘locked out’ of Britain for years says he’s now homeless

Exclusive: Delroy Foster, 63, applied for the Windrush compensation scheme last year

The Independent UK

St Pauls Carnival 2023 announces fringe events including huge cricket ground celebration

There's a lot going on in the build-up to Carnival Day

Bristol Post

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK

Home Office minister heckled by victims of Windrush scandal

Simon Murray was at a meeting about the slow rate of assistance five years after government apologised

The Independent UK

Two Windrush victims lose High Court compensation fights with Home Office

Surjit Kaur brought legal action against the Home Office over being denied a compensatory award for decades of lost work and benefits.

The Guardian - UK

August in England review – Lenny Henry’s remarkable one-man show about the Windrush scandal

The actor makes his debut as a playwright with a richly detailed character study, performing with warm humour and outrage at injustice

Evening Standard

August in England at the Bush review: Lenny Henry’s Windrush play is passionate, funny and hugely affecting

Henry can confidently add ‘playwright’ to his already polymathic CV

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Metal mammoth and fountain up for Turner Prize

Londoner who built a fountain pouring water into a gallery and a woman who painted huge portraits of people affected by the Windrush scandal are among shortlisted artists for the Turner Prize

The Guardian - UK

Turner prize: pandemic problems and Windrush scandal among shortlist

The work of artists Jesse Darling, Ghislaine Leung, Rory Pilgrim and Barbara Walker will be exhibited at Towner Eastbourne before winner is announced in December

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak should meet Windrush victims after report slammed payouts, RAF veteran says

Campaigners are calling on the PM to meet with victims after a report found the compensation scheme was “designed to fail those who were supposed to benefit”

Daily Mirror

Windrush playlist featuring Winifred Atwell and Stormzy launches on Spotify

Pianist Atwell’s hit Let’s Have Another Party appears in the playlist to celebrate this year’s 75th anniversary of the Windrush arriving in Britain

The Guardian - UK

Message to Suella Braverman: you are betraying the Windrush scandal survivors, but we will defend them

A new report says the UK’s compensation scheme is ‘hostile’. When will ministers live up to their responsibilities, asks Dr Wanda Wyporska of the Black Equity Organisation

The Guardian - UK

Home Office’s Windrush payout scheme needs urgent reform, study finds

Human Rights Watch says claimants’ rights are being violated, with high obstacles to making claims and low awards

The Independent UK

Calls to ‘strip’ Home Office of Windrush compensation administration

A report from a humans rights organisation said the administration of the compensation scheme should be handed to an independent body.

1 … 4 5 6 7

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

National Maritime Museum

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.