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Windrush payouts remain elusive after four years of scheme

Critics express dismay as statistics reveal just a quarter of applicants have received compensation so far

The Guardian - UK

Are Tasers legal in the UK? Manchester police officer sacked for ‘excessive force’

The force ruled that some of the Taser shots were fired by the officer in aggression, amounting to “gross misconduct”

Evening Standard

Celebrating the vast contributions of Manchester's Windrush generation 75 years on

“We wanted to really celebrate because there is so much we can celebrate.”

Manchester Evening News

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Windrush man forced to sleep on park benches still battling Home Office for compensation

Jamaican-born Delroy Foster grew up in London and yet the Home Office refused him entry to the UK after wrongly accusing him of not being British - years later Mr Foster is still battling to get compensation

Daily Mirror

Number of Windrush victims who have died waiting for compensation doubles in two years

Figures revealed in week of 75th anniversary of Windrush voyage show persistent delays in compensation scheme

The Independent UK

Hundreds of Windrush victims waiting over a year for compensation on ‘callous’ scheme

One victim of the Windrush scandal said the Home Office should not be in charge of the compensation scheme

The Independent UK

What was the Windrush scandal and who were the victims of the injustice

Despite living in Britain for decades, some of the Windrush generation lost their jobs, were refused medical care or even faced deportation threats because they lacked the proper documentation

Daily Mirror

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Nottingham celebrates the Windrush Generation with events across city to mark 75th anniversary

Events are taking to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the first ship carrying Caribbean families to the UK to help fill the need for more workers after the Second World War

Nottingham Post

London leaders hail Windrush generation on 75th anniversary

London leaders have hailed the “pivotal” contribution the Windrush generation made to the capital and called for the scandal that saw immigrants wrongly deported not to be forgotten.

Evening Standard

'Bittersweet' 75th anniversary of Windrush marked

Several events are being held to mark the day

Bristol Post

What is Windrush Day and how will the 75th anniversary be marked?

The HMT Empire Windrush first docked in England on June 22 1948 at Tilbury Docks in Essex.

The Independent UK

‘Bittersweet’ Windrush 75th anniversary marked

Events will be held at the Port of Tilbury where the Empire Windrush ship arrived on June 22 1948.

The Independent UK

Private firm to be awarded £1m health contract at new asylum accommodation site

NHS trust says contract needed ‘for reasons of extreme urgency’ as costs of Rishi Sunak’s controversial asylum military bases and barges mount

The Independent UK

The Mancunian Way: G-mex, Urbis, Kendals…or whatever they’re called

Will Factory International’s new name stick? PLUS Trains in the north are ‘rubbish’ AND The neighbours making urban oases

Manchester Evening News

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Liverpool Echo

Windrush brothers helped shape L8's thriving music scene

Granddaughters share stories of three brothers who came to Liverpool from Jamaica who travelled on the Empire Windrush 75 years ago

The Independent UK

Moving Windrush compensation scheme would cause delay, says Braverman

The Home Secretary said changes have been made to simplify the scheme for users and said it should be kept under the Home Office remit.

Wales Online

Llanelli hotel will accommodate 241 asylum seekers, says council leader

Cllr Darren Price said they will arrive in groups of up to 55 from July 10 and urges the Home Office not to press on with its 'unwise move'

Manchester Evening News

Parklife’s Sacha Lord says Home Office decision to block drug testing at festival was 'dangerous and stupid'

He made the comments after Parklife wasn't allowed to test confiscated drugs on site

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The Independent UK

Windrush: Almost £63m paid out but hundreds of claims still in system

As of May, 302 claims had been in the system for at least 12 months, including 154 for over 18 months.

The Independent UK

Windrush scandal rumbles on 5 years after UK government's apology

It's been five years since the U.K. government apologized and promised to compensate legal residents who were caught up in an immigration crackdown

Daily Mirror

'Home Office lost my passport twice and then tried to tell me I didn't belong here'

Emunah Baht Gavriel came to England in 1979, aged 21, from Trinidad and Tobago and, like so many others from the Caribbean, made a life for herself and helped build the country back up - only to feel betrayed

The Independent UK

Hundreds of Windrush victims waiting over a year for compensation on ‘callous’ scheme

One victim of the Windrush scandal said the Home Office should not be in charge of the compensation scheme

Evening Standard

Windrush victim who became homeless says compensation fight ‘worse than hell’

Speaking ahead of 75th Windrush anniversary, Fitzroy Maynard tells how he lost his home after being unable to prove he had the right to work

The Independent UK

Home Office accused of institutional racism over ‘inefficient’ Windrush scheme

The scheme was set up after a scandal which saw people with a right to live in the UK lose access to work and be wrongfully detained or deported.

The Independent UK

Father who became homeless describes Windrush experience as ‘worse than hell’

Fitzroy Maynard said he is determined to fight for what he is entitled to and insisted anyone using the compensation scheme needs legal support.

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