Anti-terror body scanners may be illegal
Equality watchdog says use of full-body scanners in airports could breach privacy and anti-discrimination laws... Ministers should act immediately to ensure that the use …
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Healthy living is cut short for poorest in Britain
Stark inequalities mean government will miss key targets on life expectancy and cannot raise retirement age, says review.. The poor not only die sooner, they also spend more of their live…
Unequal Britain: richest 10% are now 100 times better off than the poorest
A detailed and startling analysis of how unequal Britain has become offers a snapshot of an increasingly divided nation where the richest 10% of the population are more than 100 times as wealthy as…
I am guilty of facial hair profiling
Despite having experienced my share of ethnic profiling, I have to confess to my own prejudice – and it involves big beards.... A damp weekday morning and I am shambling through the Arnda…
Call for anonymous CVs to stop job interview sexism and racism discrimination
Government's ethnic minority taskforce due to report in 2010 on research that uncovered widespread discrimination... Race advisers and equality campaigners have called on…
Racial or religious groups could be picked out for hi-tech airport checks
Whitehall says passenger profiling 'in the mix' New body scanners would pose space problem The government could allow hi-tech security searches at British airports that focus on pe…
BBC Radio Merseyside requires presenter for black magazine show
BBC Radio Merseyside is looking for a talented broadcaster to present its weekly community programme Upfront. Every Saturday night the programme mixes news and views from Merseyside's black commu…
