Keme Nzerem , Correspondent

Sir Cliff Richard has claimed that he felt “forever tainted” after the BBC covered a police raid on his home, telling the high court it was as if everything he had ever worked for was being torn apart. The singer has taken legal action against the broadcaster, claiming their coverage of the search following a…

Justice has been served, say victims of the ex-football coach Barry Bennell after he was convicted of a series of sex offences against boys. But why didn’t clubs and football authorities do more to investigate the claims in the first place instead of allegedly trying to brush them all under the carpet? Crewe Alexandra, where…

He was known as a skilled and successful talent-spotter who could make young children’s footballing dreams come true. But he was also a “child molester on an industrial scale”. A jury at Liverpool Crown Court today convicted the former Crewe Alexandra and Manchester City youth coach Barry Bennell of seven more sex offences against young…

Pollution is linked to the deaths of nine million people each year across the world, and, according to the most comprehensive analysis to date, it’s not just a problem in poorer, developing nations. The UK has one of the worst records in Europe, with 50,000 pollution-linked deaths in 2015, a higher proportion than in many other European countries.

A number of Grenfell survivors were among hundreds of Kensington and Chelsea residents who had another testy meeting last night with the tenant management organisation. There are concerns about how the council plans to change the way they run social housing in the borough. But some residents say they now have an opportunity to take…

New figures from the Salvation Army show that cases of modern slavery in Britain have soared in recent years. The Salvation Army, which is contracted by the government to provide the support offered to victims of human trafficking, says the increase may be down to better monitoring – the UK now has a Modern Slavery…

Willem Dafoe and director Sean Baker talk about their new film The Florida Project, which looks at poor families living in the shadow of Disney World.

President Trump has come under more fire at home after he repeated criticism of sports stars who kneeled in protest during the US national anthem. But today more than 20 players from two NFL clubs defied their President by kneeling at a match held at Wembley Stadium.

Anger is growing over the decision not to renew the London operating licence of taxi firm Uber. More than half a million people have now signed a petition calling for the ruling to be reversed. But the Mayor of London today stood by the move saying passengers’ safety and security were paramount and that the…

Spice, black mamba, chronic were outlawed last year under the government’s latest drugs legislation, their dangers revealed by images of zombie-like users collapsed in the street.  Channel 4 News has now been given exclusive access to an acute mental health ward, where staff say the effects of legal highs are worse than crack cocaine.

The Grenfell public inquiry opens tomorrow, exactly three months on from the fire which took at least 80 lives. The judge heading it, its remit, its powers and the time it will take, all have been sources of controversy. So how can it succeed? Or is it doomed to failure?

Staff at fast food chain McDonald’s have staged their first ever strike in the UK. Workers from two outlets in Cambridge and London walked out in a dispute over pay and conditions. They say they want an end to zero-hours contracts and to be paid a minimum wage of £10 an hour. McDonald’s said the…

His achievements are akin to running the first ever four-minute mile, or indeed the still unconquered two-hour marathon. In the world of rock climbing, one athlete has redefined what is considered ‘”possible”.

A silent march has been held in West London to commemorate the two month anniversary of the Grenfell fire. It comes as it’s emerged that up to 200 residents are still living in temporary accommodation.

One woman has died and 19 people are injured after a car ploughed into a group of counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia.