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The tournament began on Monday

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At the end of April, just two months ago, we marked 30 years since the murder of black teenager Stephen Lawrence, who was killed in a racist attack in south-east London in 1993. There was an anniversary memorial service at St Martin-in-the-Fields church and much reflection about how the Metropolitan…

White first came to police attention aftering telling officers he visited the home address of two other suspects on night of murder

Barrister Michael Mansfield says it is still possible to put the remaining suspects on trial 30 years after the killing

The entire incident that led to the racist murder of Stephen Lawrence on April 22, 1993, likely lasted no longer than 20 seconds. However, its impact on the capital, our communities and faith in policing has endured for decades — and it is not over yet.

The BBC revealed that leads connected to Matthew White were not properly followed up by police until 20 years after the teenager’s racist murder.

Police have confirmed the name of a sixth alleged attacker in the UK's most notorious racist murder after the Metropolitan Police admitted 'many mistakes' were made in the 1990s investigation

Matthew White, 50, who died in 2021, allegedly told police he had been at scene of murder but officers failed to properly investigate