Why does coronavirus seem to disproportionately affect people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds? A Newsbeat special. Reporters: Imran Rahman-Jones and Gurvinder Gill
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RADIO: At the Star Wars premiere
What happened at the premiere for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker?
Grenfell Tower inquiry: ‘The boxing gym was our home’
As the first phase of the inquiry into what happened at Grenfell Tower, Newsbeat meets the boxers at Dale Youth Boxing Gym, which used to be in the basement of Grenfell Tower. Watch the video and listen to the radio piece below.
RADIO: Friends turns 25
It’s a quarter of a century since Friends first aired on TV. So why is it still so popular now – even with people who weren’t born when it started?
Top Boy: How Drake went from watching the show to reviving it
By Imran Rahman-Jones & Kameron Virk Five years ago, an Instagram post from Drake started a series of events that will end on Friday with the release of a new Netflix series. The Canadian artist posted a picture of actor Ashley Walters in the east London crime drama Top Boy. He was a fan of […]
RADIO: Robert Mugabe dies
To some, he was a brave freedom fighter. To others, a ruthless dictator. Zimbabwe’s ex-ruler Robert Mugabe has died aged 95.
Racism in football: FA ‘has to be proactive and modernise’
The FA “has to modernise itself” to be “fit for purpose for the 21st century,” says the chairman of its inclusion advisory board. Paul Elliott says the organisation was “reactive” in the past when it came to dealing with racism complaints, but will now be “proactive”. “It can get better,” he tells Radio 1 Newsbeat. […]
RADIO: Malorie Blackman talks Stormzy, racism and Noughts + Crosses
Malorie Blackman talks about the themes of her new book Crossfire.
RADIO: Trump’s visit to the UK
US President Donald Trump is making his first state visit to the UK. We take a look at what he’ll get up to in the next few days.
RADIO: Jeremy Kyle gets cancelled
The Jeremy Kyle show has been axed after 15 years on air. It’s after a contestant died a week after being on the show.
RADIO: Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew dies
He was called the gentlest of giants. Chewy actor Peter Mayhew has died aged 74.
RADIO: What are farmers doing about climate change?
We chat to a young farmer about farming’s impact on climate change.
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