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The Tall Blacks have beaten Jordan 95-87 in overtime in their second game at the men's basketball world cup in Manila.

Though slavery ended in the 1800s in the UK, tens of thousands of slave owners were compensated for the loss of their slaves and plantations.

Readers have been taking the opportunity to praise their favourite pubs in Oxfordshire.

Readers have been taking the opportunity to praise their favourite pubs in Oxfordshire.

The former Black Boy pub in Bury St Edmunds has unveiled its new signage following a name change due to "racist connotations".

Wetherspoon bosses have confirmed The Black Boy pub in Wales will keep its name - despite activists saying it has racist connotations. The Black Boy in Newtown, Powys, dates back to the 17th century and was named after chimney sweeps who would emerge from local properties covered in soot. Pub regulars have also claimed the name came from a nickname given to King Charles II by his mother due to his dark hair and complexion. Wetherspoons decision comes after pub chain Greene King announced it ...

Outcry over Derbyshire pubs new name The previous name had racist connotations The Blacks Head pub in Wirksworth will be renamed The Quarryman (Image: Google Maps) Subscribe to our weekly email updates about the Peak District to make sure you never miss another storyInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank...

A coat of arms featuring a black sailing ship could be changed if a probe discovers it depicts a slave vessel, a council has revealed. Hammersmith and Fulham councils coat of arms depicts the arrival of Vikings in the borough in 879AD - but some fear it could actually represent a slave ship.  And those behind the probe suggested a horseshoe symbol on the coat of arms could have links to a 17th-century slave trader who lived locally, the Sun reported. The Labour-run authority in West London wil...

More than 7,000 pubgoers have voted for new names at four Greene King pubs which had ‘racist connotations’. Greene King asked communities to rename the pubs via an online poll and stated the decision to change the names is part of its inclusion and diversity strategy in a bid to champion equality and diversity within the firm alongside further supporting people from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds. The 3,100-strong group said the name change followed...

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