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Sadiq Khan has announced he will ‘review and improve’ the diversity of London’s public landmarks and called for the removal of all slave trader statues in the capital. It follows the tearing down of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol over the weekend by Black Lives Matter (BLM) demonstrators. Last night, some people … Read more
Black Lives Matter protesters have torn down a statue of 17th century slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol and dumped it in a river – as demonstrations continue to sweep Britain following the death of George Floyd in America. Footage shows demonstrators heaving the metal monument down with ropes before cheering and dancing around the … Read more
Holly Madison dresses as Princess Leia for May the Fourth: ‘You know what day it is!’ By Dan Heching For Dailymail.com Published: 02:12 BST, 6 May 2020 | Updated: 02:12 BST, 6 May 2020 She’s a dedicated Star Wars fan. And Holly Madison got in on the fun for May the Fourth on Monday, also … Read more
Parental pride is a wonderful thing. That warm glow you get watching your little darling triumph at sport, music or whatever, has always been hard to beat. But nothing has made me feel quite as smug as the moment, shortly after 1pm on Easter Monday, when I peeped into my oven and glimpsed my new … Read more
The last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade has been revealed as a West African woman who died in 1940 aged 83. Historians previously believed the last living slave brought to the United States from Africa was a woman called Redoshi Smith, who died in 1937. But now Matilda McCrear has been revealed as the most … Read more