Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

BIZARRE: Slavery news topic | Mind Blowing Facts

Can teaching schoolchildren about Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade remain optional?

Mounting evidence about how slavery shaped Britain shows that teaching about its history cannot be a matter of choice

The Guardian - UK · 23h ago

King Charles to skip formal slavery apology; reparations left to UK government

Buckingham Palace has stated that King Charles will not ‘formally apologise’ for Caribbean slave trade but will not shy away from Britain’s role in the transatlantic slave trade during his upcoming tour.

The Times of India · Oct 3

Will King offer apology for slavery during tour of Caribbean?

IN FULL

The Independent UK · Oct 2

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

King Charles III to acknowledge ‘darkest days’ of Britain’s colonial rule during Caribbean tour

Buckingham Palace say the king will not ‘shy away’ from Britain’s role in slavery when he visits Commonwealth nations later this month

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2

King Charles will not apologise for slavery during Caribbean tour

The King is expected to face renewed calls to say sorry for the UK’s role in the transatlantic trade in enslaved people

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Charles’ Caribbean tour will not shy away from ‘the darkest days of our past’

Charles will visit The Bahamas October 27-29, Guyana October 29-30 and the Commonwealth summit with the Queen in Antigua and Barbuda from Nov 1-4.

Evening Standard · Oct 2

At 8, Vivienne Harr of California, opened a lemonade stand after seeing a photo of enslaved children

Vivienne Harr, a remarkable eight-year-old from Fairfax, California, turned a childhood lemonade stand into a beacon of hope against child slavery. Inspired by a chilling image depicting the plight of enslaved children, she aimed to raise $100,000. Upon hitting her target, her dedication didn’t waver; she spent an entire year…

The Times of India · Oct 2

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

BBC Cuts Horrible Histories Scenes Featuring Slavery, Child Labour and Ancient Egyptian 'Blackface' Depiction

The BBC confirms it cut Horrible Histories sketches on slavery, child labour and Egyptian portrayals years ago, raising fresh questions over editing children's TV.

International Business Times UK · Sep 29

BBC edit Horrible Histories episodes featuring slavery and child labour

The broadcaster has reportedly removed a minimum of seven sketches that feature Victorian child labour and chimney sweeps

The Independent UK · Sep 28

Britain’s Slave Traders by William A Pettigrew review – the inconvenient truth

This revelatory history shows just how deeply embedded slavery is in the foundations of modern Britain

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23

Jamaica hails King’s decision to refer slavery reparations petition to privy council as ‘really big deal’

The move comes after Jamaica’s culture minister Olivia Grange travelled to the UK earlier this month to lodge the historic petition

The Guardian - UK · Sep 23

From slavery to today: The Black women who shaped America

"If you don’t understand the history of Black women, you don’t understand the history of America." Those words from Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison open Sasha Bonét's debut memoir, "The Waterbearers". The New York writer traces three generations of Black women in her family: her grandmother Betty Jean, the daughter…

France 24 · Sep 22

Our understanding of the slave trade is still evolving

Letters: Readers respond to William Pettigrew’s article about the lasting significance of the slave trade to Britain’s politics, economy, institutions and culture

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20

UK facing legal action by Caribbean nations over slavery reparations

CARIBBEAN nations are reportedly considering taking the UK to an international court in a bid to secure reparations for slavery.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 20

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19

Caribbean nations draft action plan to push UK to redress reparations over slavery

Leaders hope UK will agree to targeted discussions around reparatory justice, but could consider legal options if Britain resists

Evening Standard · Sep 18

Four jailed for 23 years over sex trafficking of Thai women across London and Kent

The court heard that the group targeted Thai women, arranged their travel to the UK, and took them to brothels where they were forced to provide sexual services to repay alleged debts

The Economic Times · Sep 17

In 1861, seven Southern states seceded, Lincoln had taken office and Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor set the stage for the deadliest war in American history

In April 1861, the United States reached a critical juncture as several southern states withdrew from the Union. The firing on Fort Sumter marked the start of the Civil War, prompting President Lincoln to urgently summon volunteers to quell the uprising. As four additional states joined the Confederacy, the war's…

The Independent UK · Sep 16

Modern slavery victims found working in supermarkets and convenience stores

IN FULL

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16

Fresh evidence of C of E’s role in enslavement uncovered as church wrestles with reparations debate

Register of British Slave Traders shows clergymen financed company that trafficked enslaved Africans on hundreds of voyages

The Independent UK · Sep 15

Modern slavery victims being ‘exploited in plain sight’ across UK retail sector

Analysis from anti-slavery charity Unseen reveals that reported instances within the retail industry nearly doubled between 2024 and 2025

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15

More than 1,000 women invested in companies at heart of Britain’s slave trade

Women used profits from trafficking of enslaved Africans to secure their families’ futures, research reveals

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14

Slavery was not a footnote to British history. It helped shape the nation

Register of British Slave Traders reveals how deeply the trafficking of Africans was embedded in the country’s politics, economy, institutions and culture

The Guardian - UK · Sep 14

The royal crown branded on enslaved Africans: Britain’s monarchy and the slave trade

From Elizabeth I’s backing of early voyages to royal investment in trafficking companies, generations of monarchs were central to Britain’s slave trade

The Economic Times · Sep 13

Quote of the day by Virginia Woolf, 'To depend upon a profession is a less odious form of slavery than to depend upon a father' teaches powerful lesson on financial independence, career, self-reliance, why earning matters

Quote of the day by Virginia Woolf remains powerful because it asks a timeless question: how much control do we have over our own lives? Her answer points toward the importance of economic security, professional skills and personal agency. Depending on others can sometimes be necessary and even deeply meaningful,…

Evening Standard · Sep 13

The London children trapped in Britain’s £500m County Lines drug trade

Organised gangs are forcing children into violent slavery on an industrial scale, yet the warning signs are often missed by schools, police and social care, reports Hannah Wallace

1 2 3 4 5

Coverage From

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

the National Park Service

454 stories

The Church of England

the Youth Endowment Fund

14 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.