There is an “urgent” need to address racial disparities seen among heart attack patients from different ethnic backgrounds, academics have said. The remarks follow a new study which found “significant
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Campaigners have welcomed a “landmark” ruling by the UK’s highest court which they say will benefit “many thousands” of people whose old and minor criminal offences have to be disclosed
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The Health Secretary has been urged to investigate concerns over access to mental health services for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) patients. Labour’s health spokeswoman Monica Lennon has written
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Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities will benefit from a new fund to improve their health, education and integration, Communities Minister Lord Bourne said today. Six pilot projects will each receive
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Austerity and immigration policies imposed by the Government have made the UK a more racist country, a UN inspector has said. Tendayi Achiume, the UN’s Special Rapporteur on Racism, criticised
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An article in the Times which claimed a judge ruled that a Christian child must be removed from a Muslim foster home was a “distortion”, the press watchdog has ruled.
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Islamic representatives in Northern Ireland have welcomed Ian Paisley’s apology for retweeting a controversial remark on Ramadan by right-wing commentator Katie Hopkins. Members of the Belfast Islamic Centre said they
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White shortlisted job applicants are up to three times more likely to be appointed than black and minority ethnic (BME) applicants in six major NHS organisations and are more likely
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Many children “will be condemned to start life in poverty” as a result of Government changes to taxes and social security, a major new report has warned. Watchdog the Equality
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Prime Minister Theresa May said she is “looking at” the treatment of black people by mental health services amid claims of “institutional racism”. Labour MP Steve Reed (pictured) said young
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