‘He champions the sense of belonging’: Dwayne Fields named as UK chief scout

Dwayne Fields was invested as chief scout in north-east London where he spent time in Cub scouts as a child. Photograph: Pål Hansen/The Observer

The Scouts have announced Dwayne Fields, the first black Briton to reach the north pole, as the UK’s new chief scout.

Fields, a TV presenter, explorer and naturalist, is the first person of colour to lead the organisation, which has half a million young members and adult volunteers.