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Nearly 1,500 compensation claims arising from the Windrush scandal are yet to be settled by the Home Office five years after it was announced. In the wake of growing fears about the number of people who die before receiving compensation, there are new calls for a complete reform of the procedure. The government has been accused of 'waiting for the Windrush victims to 'die off', according to campaigners, who have branded the compensation scheme a 'failure.' They have also requested that the Home Office be relieved of responsibility for directing the scheme and that it be transferred to an autonomous body. Despite being allowed to live in the United Kingdom, many British citizens, mainly from the Caribbean, were denied access to healthcare and insurance, and deportation was threatened by the Windrush scandal. A compensation program has existed since 3 April 2019, but no charges have been settled nearly five years since the program was launched.

After a 'decolonizing' black history course was postponed, university students have filed a discrimination lawsuit. According to them, the University of Chichester broke the Equality Act because the course was designed to attract more black students into academia. Research (MRes) reveals that the History of Africa and the African Diaspora Master's was established in 2017 in an attempt to 'decolonize the curriculum.' Professor Hakim Adi, who was shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize, led it. Professor Adi, the first African-British history professor in the United Kingdom, said the axing was a 'attack' on black history.

A senior Cabinet minister warns that Labour's proposal to extend gender equal pay laws to ethnic minorities would result in a 'bonanza for dodgy, activist lawyers.' According to Kemi Badenoch, the equalities minister, equal pay claims based on ethnicity and disability were treated the same as those made by women would see'millions wasted on red tape' and court accusations. Labour's proposals would guarantee equal pay for black, Asian, and disabled people, as well as those with disabilities. Though most people will sue on the grounds of discrimination, the Equality Act of 2010 recognizes that women are entitled to equal pay for jobs of 'equal worth.'

In Portland, Dorset, first migrant arrivals would board the ship (top right) as part of a tranche this week, according to immigration minister Robert Jenrick (left). He said that increasing the barge's numbers to a capacity of around 500 is still the strategy. After the firefighters' union warned that it was a 'potential deathtrap,' he gave the firefighters' union a warning that it was a 'potential deathtrap', citing problems such as overcrowding and access to fire exits. It comes as 77 people were found in two boats yesterday crossing the English Channel, raising the Home Office's provisional total for the year so far to 15,071.

When they eventually get paid, victims of the Windrush scandal are likely to suffer long lines and receiving inadequate amounts of compensation, according to a study. According to Human Rights Watch, the scheme should be removed from the Home Office and transferred to an independent body, with claimants being asked to produce unreasonable proof or proof. Many requesting compensation have chastised the scheme, with others expressing dissatisfaction with the inability to get fair payouts. The compensation scheme was introduced to recompense members of the Windrush Generation - legal immigrant workers from the Caribbean who had been incorrectly classified as illegal migrants after arriving post-World War II. So far, the Home Office claims it has paid out or given more than £68 million in compensation, and it has 'committed to writing the wrongs of Windrush'. Thomas Tobierre, pictured, who arrived legally in Britain 1965 as a child from St Lucia, was forced to leave his pension after being refused to work due to his inability to find a job after being refused to apply due to his lack of documentation.

Russell Crowe and his partner Britney Theriot arrived in Sydney on Monday in style ahead of his debut of his latest film Poker Face. As he stepped off his private jet, the Oscar winner, 58, dressed casually for the flight in a black T-shirt and pants. As he walked alongside 39-year-old Britney, the Gladiator actor completed his look with black sneakers and aviator sunglasses.

It's Australia's answer to the Golden Globes. The Australian Academy of Cinema Arts unveiled a complete list of candidates for the 2022 AACTA Awards on Sunday. With an astounding 15 nominations in the television category, ABC's indigenous drama Mysteries of Origins lead the field.