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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
BREAKING: Christa Pike's execution in Tennessee has been halted. Pike, 50, was due to become the first woman executed by the state in more than 200 years, for the 1995 murder of Job Corps classmate Colleen Slemmer, 19. #ChristaPike #DeathPenalty
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ALL ANGLES UK @tracyann84.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Just days after families celebrated the safe return of young women caught up in high-profile overseas legal ordeals, another troubling case has emerged, reigniting debate about travel safety, personal responsibility and the potentially life-changing consequences.👇 www.allangles.co.uk/2026/09/croy...
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Croydon Mum Faces Up to 20 Years in Cambodia Drug Case as Travel Safety Warnings Intensify
A Croydon mother facing serious drug allegations in Cambodia after 34.5kg of cannabis was reportedly discovered in luggage has renewed debate
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
BARBADOS: PM Mia Mottley has reaffirmed plans to extend citizenship by descent to the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Bajans overseas. Speaking to the diaspora in Toronto, she said: "My friends, you crossed oceans and helped build nations." Full story at jamradio.uk
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
BREAKING: The Mighty Sparrow, one of calypso’s greatest and most influential voices, has died aged 91. A towering figure in Caribbean music, his wit, storytelling and unmistakable voice helped carry calypso from Trinidad and Tobago to audiences around the world. The Calypso King of the World.
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🔥 MIA MOTTLEY AT THE UN: “The mindset that established, justified and sustained slavery is the SAME mindset that sustains the inequities within the power structures of this very institution.” Barbados’ PM links slavery’s legacy to the architecture of global power. #UNGA81 #Barbados #Slavery
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Jamaica’s reparations case has taken a major step forward. King Charles III has referred Jamaica’s historic petition to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, Culture Minister Olivia “Babsy” Grange has told Parliament. “This is major… a really big deal,” Grange told MPs.
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Petty: President Trump takes aim at CNN journalist while addressing the Press pool outside the UNGA in New York #UNGA #UN #NEWYORK
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨 NO CHARGES IN NOLAN WELLS DEATH A Mississippi grand jury has decided no one will face criminal charges. Attorney Ben Crump, representing Nolan’s family, says the decision leaves them with “more questions than answers”.
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Nolan Wells: No Criminal Charges as Family Says Questions Remain
A Mississippi grand jury has declined to bring criminal charges over the death of Nolan Wells, the Black teenager found dead two days after a Fourth of July boating trip, while his family says importa...
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Queen Elizabeth I made money. London merchants made money. England’s involvement in the slave trade was documented, right down to a Spanish ambassador writing to his king about the English musceling in on the trade. The profits were counted in 50K gold coins. The human cost lay with those enslaved.
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ALL ANGLES UK @tracyann84.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The claim appears in a forthcoming memoir and has reignited discussion surrounding one of the Royal Family's most scrutinised marriages...read full story below👇
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New Diana Memoir Claim Reignites Questions About Charles and Princess Diana's Marriage
Earl Spencer claims Diana said Charles was 'in love with his valet' before their divorce, reigniting debate over the royal marriage.
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
After Mia Mottley’s call for the Caribbean’s case to be quantified, BBC historian David Olusoga follows the wealth back to Britain — the families and institutions that profited from enslaving African people. Finding Britain’s Slave Traders, BBC Two, 9pm tonigh September 21.
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
FINDING BRITAIN'S SLAVE TRADERS David Olusoga's documentary series outlining Britain's, brutal centuries long trade in enslaved Africans airs tonight on BBC TWO Follow @jamradiouk.bsky.social as we unpack what this means for the Jamaica and the Caribbean nations of CARICOM's seeking Reparations
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🇧🇿 HAPPY 45TH INDEPENDENCE DAY, BELIZE! 🎉 To Belizeans at home and across the diaspora: raise your flags and turn up the music! Today we celebrate Belize’s history, culture and proud people. ❤️💙 #Belize45 #BelizeIndependence #JamRadio
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Prime Minster Mia Mottley told a delegation gathered in Barbados this weekend for the CARICOM reparations conference "We became that first modern experiment in Racism" Mottley says she will appoint a technical committee of historians and economist to quantify Barbado's reparations.
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
JOURNALISM — OR INTIMIDATION? A balaclava-clad man claiming to be a journalist confronts a migrant outside his accommodation in Derby, demanding to know where he is from. Is this legitimate reporting—or harassment dressed up as journalism?
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🇰🇳 Happy 43rd Independence Day to the people of Saint Kitts and Nevis — at home and across the diaspora! Two islands, one proud Federation, celebrating 43 years of sovereignty, resilience and nationhood. May the flag continue to fly high! 🎉 #SKN43 #IndependenceDay #SaintKittsAndNevis
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
BREAKING: Trump has announced an immediate White House ban on CNN, MS NOW and Politico—and warned other outlets could follow. When power decides which journalists may report, democracy itself is in danger. #PressFreedom #FistAmendment
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Trump calls Canada’s EU associate membership “laughable” — and threatens Europe with heavy tariffs. But Mark Carney says Canada and Europe must unite to defend their markets and sovereignty. Is Trump pushing America’s closest allies away?
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Trump Threatens EU With Heavy Tariffs as Carney Pursues Historic Canada–Europe Allianc
The US president branded closer Canadian ties with Europe “laughable”, while Mark Carney argued that the two sides must work together to protect their economies and sovereignty....
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
NEW: OpenAI reports reveal models cheated, concealed failures, searched for exposed passwords and fabricated evidence to look successful. This isn’t just “hallucination”. It’s a warning about what AI can learn to hide. #OpenAI #AI #Chatpgt
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OpenAI Admits Its AI Models Can Cheat, Lie and Hide Their Mistakes
Experimental AI systems have fabrica...
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Ed Sheeran’s backlash is now a wildfire. Every remaining support act has walked, Irish radio has dropped his music, Owen Jones calls him a “coward” — and Wiley’s old warning is roaring back. #EdSheeran #FreePalestine
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Ed Sheeran Backlash Becomes a Wildfire as Irish Radio Drops His Music
Owen Jones brands the singer a “coward” as a damning old Wiley clip resurfaces and Sheeran’s remaining tour artists walk away. ...
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
BREAKING: Bonnie Greer OBE, the acclaimed playwright, author, critic and broadcaster, has died aged 77 following a brief illness. A formidable voice in British cultural life, she challenged, informed and inspired across the stage, page and screen. #BonnieGreer #rip
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Sangita Myska is back — and Gaza is at the centre of her first major @zeteo.uk interview. After her controversial LBC exit, Myska returns with Sangita Meets…, speaking to Nadia Sawalha about Palestine, media silence and the cost of refusing to look away. @sangitamyska.bsky.social
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Sangita Myska Returns to the Mic With Gaza at the Centre of Her First Zeteo Show
Former LBC presenter Sangita Myska is back — and her first major interview on Zeteo UK goes straight to the issue that came to define the final, turbulent chapter of her time on British radio: Gaza.
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The Everywoman Statute The woman in blue made me uncomfortable — until I understood why If the selectors of this artwork wanted to use it as a litmus test for British attitudes to race and Black womanhood, they have succeeded.
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The woman in blue made me uncomfortable — until I understood why
To the Editor: If the selectors of this artwork wanted to use it as a litmus test for British attitudes to race and Black womanhood, they have succeeded. All of the racists — and more...
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING NEWS | PORTSMOUTH A man wearing a full-face veil has been arrested by police in Portsmouth. Images circulating on social media show the individual being detained and led away by officers. Details surrounding the arrest are still emerging. JamRadio will bring you more as we get it.
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Police are attempting to establish the circumstances surrounding a protester filmed wearing a full-face Muslim veil at a demonstration in Portsmouth this weekend. The man, who identifies himself to officers as “gender fluid” in the footage.
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Thousands of Protesters have gathered in Dublin as demonstrators take to the streets to protest against Donald Trump’s visit. Crowds have assembled outside, voicing their opposition to the former US President's presence in Ireland. More to follow. 🇮🇪 | #JamRadio
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
NEW: “Don’t Come Empty-Handed”: Bahamas Demands Formal Apology From King Charles Ahead of Royal Visit Pressure is mounting on King Charles III as The Bahamas calls for a formal apology for slavery and colonisation ahead of his Caribbean visit next month.
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Bahamas Demands Apology From King Charles Over Slavery and Colonialism
“Don’t Come Empty-Handed”: Bahamians tell King Charles as calls grow for formal apology ahead of Royal Visit By: TracyAnn Dunkley Culture & Entertainment...
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Jamaica wants its sacred Taíno treasures back. Britain has shown it can put people on planes and send them back across borders. So why is it so difficult to put stolen cultural treasures on a plane and send them home? If Jamaicans can be deported, why can't Jamaica's heritage be repatriated?
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
NEW: Jamaica is demanding the return of sacred Taíno treasures held by the British Museum. Britain seems willing to deport Jamaicans—but when it comes to returning Jamaican cultural treasures, suddenly they Leave to Remain. #Jamaica #Taíno #Reparations jamradio.uk/news/jamaica...
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Jamaica demands return of sacred Taíno treasures held by British Museum
Jamaica’s push for reparatory justice also demands for the return of sacred objects removed from the island under colonial rule. By: Euen Herbert-Small Assistant Editor By:...
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING The UK Government says it “does not and will not pay reparations” for Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade. The remarks were made today by a spokesperson for Prime Minister Andy Burnham as Jamaica steps up its campaign for reparatory justice.
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Was Britain’s enslavement of African people lawful? Jamaica is taking that question directly to King Charles — asking for a Privy Council ruling on the forced transportation and enslavement of Africans, and whether the UK now has a legal obligation to provide a remedy.
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
JAM RADIO NEWS UPDATE | Monday, September 7 1. 🇬🇧 Dover & Portsmouth: Anti-migrant protests across the south coast of England 2. 🇯🇲 Jamaica takes reparations to the Crown: A Jamaican delegation is in Britain to present a petition to King Charles 3. 🇺🇸 Miami plane tragedy
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Was Britain’s enslavement of African people lawful? Jamaica is taking that question directly to King Charles — asking for a Privy Council ruling on the forced transportation and enslavement of Africans, and whether the UK now has a legal obligation to provide a remedy.
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: UN General Assembly adopts the African-led resolution to #CorrectTheMap. 164 YES. 6 abstentions. The United States stood alone in voting NO. For centuries, Mercator maps shrank Africa. Today, the world voted to see the continent at its true scale. 🌍 #UN #Africa
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Cambridge Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Prentice announces an independent review into the university’s treatment of Professor Jason Arday. The review will examine the support, interventions and protections available to him before his death, and what Cambridge “could have done better”.
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING: UN General Assembly adopts the African-led resolution to #CorrectTheMap. 164 YES. 6 abstentions. The United States stood alone in voting NO. For centuries, Mercator maps shrank Africa. Today, the world voted to see the continent at its true scale. 🌍 #UN #Africa
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
⚡️BREAKING Homerton College, University of Cambridge Backs Lord Woolley. The public statement of support for its Principal, Lord Simon Woolley, comes as scrutiny of his position intensifies in the weeks following the death of Professor Jason Arday. jamradio.uk/news/homerto...
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Homerton College Backs Lord Woolley Amid Mounting Pressure Following Jason Arday's Death
By: Euen Herbert-Small Assistant Editor Share Homerton College, University of Cambridge has issued a public statement of support for its Principal, Lord Simon Woolley, as scrutiny...
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Andy Burnham questions the cost of living. On his first day in Parliament as Prime Minister he promises to bring down the cost of seeking to nationalise energy and water out of the private sector.
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Andy Burnham wasted no time poking fun at Kemi Badenoch on Parliament’s return. She travelled to Italy to meet Giorgia Meloni—only to be told not to do a deal with Reform UK. “I could have told her that myself,” Burnham quipped. #AndyBurnham #KemiBadenoch
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Today on JamRadio News: 🎭 Notting HillCarnival marks 60 years of Caribbean culture and resistance 🎯 The Spectator turns its sights from Jason Arday to Simon Woolley 🏛️ JamRadio challenges Prime Minister Andy Burnham on institutional racism
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
After pumping out 19 articles on Jason Arday in two weeks, The Spectator has moved on to Simon Woolley. Ex-Tory operative Andrew Gilligan offers no evidence of failure at Homerton—only an old grievance dressed up as journalism. This is a media hit job. jamradio.uk/news/after-j...
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After Jason Arday, The Spectator turns its sights on Simon Woolley
▶ Listen to this articleRecorded British voice 0:00 / --:-- Jam Radio audio Speed 1x 1.25x 1.5x 2x By: Euen Herbert-Small Assistant Editor By: TracyAnn...
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Kehinde Andrews and Sir Patrick Vernon join Tavis Smiley to remember their friend Jason Arday—and confront what his death means for Black academics. #JasonArday #BlackAcademics #TavisSmiley #CornelWest jamradio.uk/news/kehinde...
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Kehinde Andrews and Sir Patrick Vernon Remember Jason Arday with Tavis Smiley
U.S. talk show host Tavis Smiley is joined live by sociologist Kehinde Andrews and cultural historian Sir Patrick Vernon to reflect on the life of their friend and colleague, the late Cambridge...
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Even the Police have fun Notting Hill Carnival, despite what the nay-sayers say.
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
WATCH: Arkansas trooper Theodore “Teddy” Henderson smashes an SUV window, pulls passenger Tedrick Washington by his locs and punches him in the face. Washington was not the driver—or Kai Cenat, as viral posts falsely claimed. #PoliceBrutality #Arkansas #JamRadioNews
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Britain was told it is not institutionally racist. The evidence says otherwise. Can institutions be immune from the prejudices of those who run them? Read the full letter: jamradio.uk/news/andy-bu...
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Andy Burnham: Britain Was Told It Is Not Institutionally Racist. Do You Still Believe It?
By: Euen Herbert-Small Assistant Editor Andy Burnham: Britain Was Told It Is Not Institutionally Racist. Do You Still Believe It? An open letter to the Prime Minister—and an appeal...
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
FULL LETTER IN COMMENTS Dear Prime Minister, The Sewell Report said Britain is not institutionally racist. Yet last week your Equalities Minister said racism has become “normalised in Britain". Can institutions be immune from the consciousness and prejudices of those who run them?
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Dear Prime Minister, The Sewell Report said Britain is not institutionally racist. Yet last week your Equalities Minister said racism has become “normalised in Britain". Can institutions be immune from the consciousness and prejudices of those who run them?
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Andy Burnham: Britain Was Told It Is Not Institutionally Racist. Do You Still Believe It?
An open letter to the Prime Minister—and an appeal to the conscience of Britain
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Sir James Cleverly has quit Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet to launch his bid to become Mayor of London in 2028. The former Home and Foreign Secretary says the capital needs “a champion” prepared to fight for its future.
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JAM RADIO NEWS @jamradiouk.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Claude Hendrickson MBE calls for greater Black community ownership of land and housing through self-build projects and community land trusts. jamradio.uk/news/claude-... #Housing
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Claude Hendrickson MBE calls for greater Black community ownership of land and housing
JamRadio News Desk Dedicated to clear, reliable reporting Share Claude Hendrickson MBE calls for greater Black community ownership of land and housing through...
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