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Last modified on Wed 21 Apr 2021 16.11 EDT The conviction of a US police officer for murdering George Floyd has reignited calls to tackle racial injustice in British law enforcement, with campaigners calling for an end to a “culture of impunity”. Video of white officer Derek Chauvin murdering George Floyd in Minneapolis last May by holding his knee on the unarmed black man’s neck for nine minutes and 29 seconds triggered protests around the world. Campaigners have said his conviction on Tuesday on all three counts – second and third degree murder and manslaughter – should be a catal...

Date Time Port Arthur and battle for tougher gun laws In 1996, while Australians grappled with the horror that unfolded at a popular tourist spot; Rebecca Peters was at the epicentre of pushing for tougher gun laws. With the 25th anniversary of the shooting looming, she explains how it all came together. In the immediate aftermath of the Port Arthur massacre, Rebecca Peters (MAppSci (Res) ’20) spent long, frustrating hours in her kitchen sending out faxes on the same phone line she was telling journalists to call her back on (this was before the internet or mobile phones). The othe...

With news exotic pets are on the rise one Fenland family talks of their experiences of sharing their home with unusual members of the animal kingdom