it somehow reflects the windrush spirit.t, you know, we came and... ..we saw and we conquered. i like that pink. that pink dress, outfit's lovely. l what do you think about it, mum? . it's beautiful. it's lovely! well, i didn't know i looked that pretty. and modest as well. oh, it's beautiful. i see how hard my mum worked and to see from where she came to where she achieves now, i think is... i thank god for that. it's too much. i can't even... i feel like crying. i'm crying for happiness. yes. it's lovely. i think it's beautiful. you think it's beautiful? yeah. if you say so, it's all right. i'm glad about it. it's a representation of, like, everything he's been through and, like, what he's had to overcome and he's still overcoming to this day. so i feel like it's a true representation of what my grandad's been through. very special. it is special. i'm absolutely speechless. absolutely fabulous. stunning. it's a wonderful experience to have seen it. oh, wow. actually, but you know what? i see a lot of mother. yes. don't you

it somehow reflects the windrush spirit. you know, we came and... ..we saw and we conquered. i like that pink. that pink dress, outfit's lovely. what do you think about it, mum? it's beautiful. it's lovely. well, i didn't know i looked that pretty. and modest as well. oh, it's beautiful. i see how hard my mum worked and to see from where she came to where she achieves now, i think ism _ i thank god for that. it's too much. i can't even... i feel like crying. i'm crying for happiness. yes. it's lovely. i think it's beautiful. you think it's beautiful? yeah. if you say so, it's all right. i'm glad about it. it's a representation of, like, - everything he's been through and, like, what he's had to overcome and he's still_ overcoming to this day. so i feel like it's a true - representation of what my grandad's been through. very special. it is special. i'm absolutely speechless. absolutely fabulous. stunning. it's a wonderful experience to have seen it. oh, wow. actually, but you know what? i see a lot of mother. yes. don't you

it somehow reflects the windrush spirit. you know, we came and... ..we saw and we conquered. i like that pink. that pink dress, outfit's lovely. l what do you think about it, mum? . it's beautiful. it's lovely. well, i didn't know i looked that pretty. and modest as well. oh, it's beautiful. i see how hard my mum worked and to see from where she came to where she achieves now, i think ism _ i thank god for that. it's too much. i can't even... i feel like crying. i'm crying for happiness. yes. it's lovely. i think it's beautiful. you think it's beautiful? yeah. if you say so, it's all right. i'm glad about it. it's a representation - of like everything he's been through and like what he's had to overcome and he's - still overcoming to this day. so i feel like it's a true - representation of what my grandad's been through. very special. it is special. i'm absolutely speechless. absolutely fabulous. stunning. it's a wonderful experience to have seen it. oh, wow. actually, but you know what? i see a lot of mother. yes. don't you

now on bbc news — windrush: portraits of a generation: episode one. can you see me in here? yeah.h, yeah. laughter. ruining anothercamera! my name is godfrey henry oliver palmer and i was born injamaica in1940. big set. carmen esme — e—s—m—e — steele. i am mrs munroe. lacita alexander reid. 20th may 1931, in- manchester, jamaica. yeah. piano refrain plays. emotive strings play. chirpy piano tune plays. history is — thankfully and finally — beginning to accord a rightful place to those men and women of the windrush generation. you look beautiful. how are you? it is, i believe, crucially important that we should truly see and hear these pioneers who stepped off the empire windrush at tilbury injune 1948, only a few months before i was born. and those who followed over the decades to recognise and celebrate the immeasurable difference that they, their children and their grandchildren have made to this country. many served with distinction in the british armed forces during the second world war, just as their fathers and grandfathers had in the first world war. once in britain, they w

i heard about the windrush . three months before it came.t my ticket — £28 and i remember some pence. and i was looking forward to it. this year, as we honour the legacy and achievements of the windrush generation, i dearly hope that we can continue to embrace differences, listen to each other�*s stories and learn from one another�*s experiences. it is these stories that help light the path of progress and remind us of a fundamental truth — that though we might all be different, every individual, no matter their background, has something special to contribute to our society in a way that strengthens us all. well, it's not every day that you're approached by the king. honestly, when they first emailed me, i i thought it was a scam. i was like, "0k, - the king selecting me." i was like, "yeah, right." and your sister and daughter — your daughter, your sister — is an olympian. three—time olympian. yes. i don't know which sport. 400 metres. oh, amazing. a lot of my work is about escapism. i'm going to get right in here. don't mind me. and, and i

history is thankfully and finally beginning to accord a rightful place to those men and women of the windrush generation. you look beautiful. how are you? it is, i believe, crucially important that we should truly see and hear these pioneers who stepped off the empire windrush at tilbury injune 1948, only a few months before i was born, and those who followed over the decades, to recognise and celebrate the immeasurable difference that they, their children and their grandchildren have made to this country. many served with distinction in the british armed forces during the second world war, just as their fathers and grandfathers had in the first world war. once in britain, they worked hard, offering their skills to rebuild a country during peacetime, and seeking opportunities to forge a better future for themselves and their families. when they arrived on our shores with little more than what they were able to carry with them, few could hardly have imagined then how they and those that followed them would make such a profound and permanent contribution to british life. obviously wearing glove

windrush: portraits of a generation, episode two.ful place to those men and women of the windrush generation. you look beautiful. how are you? it is, i believe, crucially important that we should truly see and hear these pioneers who stepped off the empire windrush at tilbury injune 1948, only a few months before i was born, and those who followed over the decades, to recognise and celebrate the immeasurable difference that they, their children and their grandchildren have made to this country. many served with distinction in the british armed forces during the second world war, just as their fathers

now on bbc news: windrush — portraits of a generation episode 2.you? it is, i believe, crucially important that we should truly see and hear these pioneers who stepped off the empire windrush at tilbury injune 1948, only a few months before i was born, and those who followed over the decades, to recognise and celebrate the immeasurable difference that they, their children and their grandchildren have made to this country. many served with distinction in the british armed forces during the second world war, just as their fathers and grandfathers had in the first world war.

windrush: portraits of a generation, episode three. women of the windrush generation. you look beautiful. how are you? it is, i believe, crucially important that we should truly see and hear these pioneers who stepped off the empire windrush at tilbury injune 19118, only a few months before i was born, and those who followed over the decades, to recognise and celebrate the immeasurable difference that they, their children and their grandchildren have made to this country. many served with distinction in the british armed forces during the second world war, just as their fathers and grandfathers had in the first world war. once in britain, they worked hard, offering their skills to rebuild

history is thankfully and finally beginning to accord a rightful place to those men and women of the windrush generation. you look beautiful. how are you? it is, i believe, crucially important that we should truly see and hear these pioneers who stepped off the empire windrush at tilbury injune 19a8, only a few months before i was born, and those who followed over the decades, to recognise and celebrate the immeasurable difference that they, their children and their grandchildren have made to this country. many served with distinction in the british armed forces during the second world war, just as their fathers and grandfathers had in the first world war. once in britain, they worked hard, offering their skills to rebuild a country during peacetime, and seeking opportunities to forge a better future for themselves and their families. when they arrived on our shores with little more than what they were able to carry with them, few could hardly have imagined then how they and those that followed them would make such a profound and permanent contribution to british life. obviously wearing glove

now on bbc news, windrush: portraits of a generation: episode 3. you? it is, i believe, crucially important that we should truly see and hear these pioneers who stepped off the empire windrush at tilbury injune 19118, only a few months before i was born, and those who followed over the decades, to recognise and celebrate the immeasurable difference that they, their children and their grandchildren have made to this country. many served with distinction in the british armed forces during the second world war, just as their fathers and grandfathers had in the first world war. once in britain, they worked hard, offering their skills

these are all people caught up in the windrush scandal, when they were denied their lawful immigrationngly, as illegal immigrants — it led to detentions and even deportations. walker's show also depicts some of the moving documents written on behalf of these individuals to try and fight their cases. it's powerful and gives us the humanity behind the politics. in the next—door room, there are a series of sculptures made from crowd control crash barriers, set at jaunty angles. jesse darling has created a maypole from police tape — there are unionjacks, barbed wire borders, bunting. darling was born in oxford and now lives in berlin, and the show asks questions about british identity and nationhood as well as picking up on what it is to be a seaside town. many of the critics are rooting for darling to win. at the centre of rory pilgrim's exhibition is a film created during the pandemic with a group of vulnerable people in london's barking and dagenham. the work is called rafts and takes a look at what we cling to in difficult times — many found comfort in nature. rory pilgrim wrote the se

members of the windrush generation were denied their lawful immigration status.se toys from a public library, these vacuum cleaners art? i think what we're looking at is also the concept. it's the idea. she's also funnelling resources. we're paying a fee to have this work here and it goes right back into a public library. and rory pilgrim's work is also socially engaged. this created with people who've struggled with their mental health. this work was made throughout the covid—19 pandemic. so we're hearing from individuals. we're hearing about their experiences with nature, the public parks, the secret gardens that they visited, and the feeling of solace that that brought to them and safety. so what the visitors to the towner, think of this year's turner compared with the past? there's always an element of politics, but it seems more personal. ijust find it pretty inspirational. yeah, just to see what everyone's talking about at the moment. have you got a sense of who you'd like to win? i think barbara. i think. yeah. because, well, that's the one on our tour rou

history is thankfully and finally beginning to accord a rightful place to those men and women of the windrushers who stepped off the empire windrush at tilbury injune 1948, only a few months before i was born, and those who followed over the decades, to recognise and celebrate the immeasurable difference that they, their children and their grandchildren have made to this country. many served with distinction in the british armed forces

history is thankfully and finally beginning to accord a rightful place to those men and women of the windrushee and hear these pioneers who stepped off the empire windrush at tilbury injune 19118, only a few months before i was born, and those who followed over the decades, to recognise and celebrate the immeasurable difference that they, their children and their grandchildren have made to this country. many served with distinction in the british armed forces during the second world war, just as their fathers

the co—founder of the sheffield caribbean sports club — a facility created to help people from the windrushthat provides opportunity to the people of sheffield from all backgrounds. the helen rollason award went to former javelin world champion fatima whitbread — following her campaign work in raising awareness for children in care. whitbread spent the first 1a years of her life in children's homes after being abandoned as a baby. this award recognises outstanding achievement in the face of adversity. and liverpool, celtic and scotland legend sir kenny dalglish won the lifetime achievement award. dalglish won eight league titles and three european cups as a player and manager at liverpool, while he's also scotland's most—capped male player and joint record goalscorer. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc.co.uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. you're watching bbc news, with me catherine byaruhanga. now, an american man in prison in russia has told the bbc that he feels "seriously betrayed" a

this led to the windrush scandal and to live is fractured and still not put back together. migrants 3225 scandal. people forcibly removed despite having done nothing wrong. the dehumanisation found by the brook house inquiry and the rampant spread of covid and scabies in napier barracks. they tightened up in napier barracks. they tightened up on the lorries and then we had small boats on the top got ever tougher. the cry of stop the boats came out on the nationally ce and borders act, the boats kept coming. the illegal migration is act didn't prove to be much of a deterrent either and today, we have the safety of veranda safety and immigration bill before us which the tories were claim will be the one to do it. —— the safety of rwanda. i am not entirely convinced, but the payment secretary told committee yesterday there is no evidence it will be a deterrent either. this is policy in a death spiral. tougher and tougher. turn the screw, threatening people with rendition flights to rwanda. it won't work because nothing else they have done before has worked. why? it doesn't dea

barbara walker was the bookies favourite, with a show that depicted people caught up in the windrushood and the roles we play. the other nominee was rory pilgrim, who created a film during the pandemic, looking at what we cling to in difficult times. all the artists reflect the themes of our age. in the end, jesse darling takes the prize, praised by thejudges for his dynamic work. katie razzall, bbc news, eastbourne. denny laine, the founder and lead singer of the legendary 60's band the moody blues, has died at the age of 79. he also started the group wings with sir paul mccartney co—writing mull of kintyre which famously outsold any beatles single in the uk. that's all for the moment but the news and updates continue here on bbc news, do stay with us. hello again. temperatures have dropped away quite sharply through the night. and as we start on wednesday morning, there will be a hard and a widespread frost, particularly across northern areas of scotland. on top of that, some fog patches around as well. but there will be some sunny spells, certainly a quieter spell of weather for m

barbara walker was the bookies favourite, with a show that depicted people caught up in the windrushe other nominee was rory pilgrim, who created a film during the pandemic, looking at what we cling to in difficult times. all the artists reflect the themes of our age. in the end, jesse darling takes the prize, praised by the judges for his dynamic work. katie razzall, bbc news, eastbourne. denny laine the founder and lead singer of the legendary 60's band the moody blues has died at the age of 79. he also started the group wings with sir paul mccartney co—writing mull of kintyre which famously outsold any beatles single in the uk. that's all for the moment on this addition of bbc news thank you for watching but do stay on with bbc news. hello again. temperatures have dropped away quite sharply through the night. and as we start on wednesday morning, there will be a hard and a widespread frost, particularly across northern areas of scotland. on top of that, some fog patches around as well. but there will be some sunny spells, certainly a quieter spell of weather for many of us through

now on bbc news — windrush: portraits of a generation: episode one. can you see me in here? yeah.born injamaica in19a0. big set. carmen esme — e—s—m—e — steele.

. >> have we forgotten about the appalling mistreatment of the windrush generation? bullied back to their homes. and the investigation and the inquiry we had in 2020. wendy williams and the outlines that she described as essential , that she described as essential, most of which have been written roughshod over by the conservative party and the only reason we have these diversity credentials and benchmarks is because of the equality act and the human rights act is horrified. buying things. >> windrush started under the previous labour government, which decided to have the hostile environment , which then hostile environment, which then included theresa may, which then included. she carried on with that. but then it included british citizens and that was absolutely disgraceful. it should included absolutely disgraceful. it shouldcitizens, included absolutely disgraceful. it should citizens, and 1cluded absolutely disgraceful. it should citizens, and thatied absolutely disgraceful. it should citizens, and that was british citizens, and that was and it was found to be d

now on bbc news — windrush: portraits of a generation — episode one.lessee to alexandra reed. 20th of may 1931 in manchesterjamaica. 1931 in manchester jamaica. yes.

you arrived here as part of the windrush generation. you were passionate about your cricket.rived here in the uk. there were no opportunities for you. but now, you've been spending your life tirelessly giving opportunities to others when they weren't there for you. i came here in 1966 and i went to the youth club, which is crookesmoor youth club, as a youngster. many of us went there because, as you quite rightly say, we had difficulty breaking into well—established teams in this country. and so we had to set up our own teams and i'm very pleased that the club is there and it's catering for so many young people, in particular, from all backgrounds and from all communities, which makes you very proud, really. in third place is katrina johnson—thompson. true hollywood style. it's like we're making a blockbuster movie. many, many congratulations. mary earps, queen of saves winning. you are the queen of comebacks, though, aren't you, katerina, it's fair to say? yeah, i think if i was to describe this year, as... with one word, it probably would be that word for sure — come back.

you arrived here as part of the windrush generation. you were passionate about your cricket.g opportunities to others when they weren't there for you. i came here in 1966 and i went to the youth club, which is crookesmoor youth club, as a youngster. many of us went there because, as you quite rightly say, we had difficulty breaking into well—established teams in this country. and so we had to set up our own teams and i'm very pleased that the club is there and it's catering for so many young people, in particular, from all backgrounds and from all communities, which makes you very proud, really. in third place is katrina johnson—thompson. true hollywood style. it's like we're making a blockbuster movie. many, many congratulations. mary earps, queen of saves winning. you are the queen of comebacks, though, aren't you, katerina, it's fair to say. yeah, i think if i was to describe this year, as with one word, it probably would be that word for sure — come back. it feels, like, really nice. like, 12 months ago, i wouldn't have imagined being able to sit here and say that i came

and just like in the nativity story, anthony, whose parents came to the uk as part of the windrush generationu said, they�*re giving me a room for the night because it was raining that day. i went downstairs to tell him goodbye and he says to me, well, if you like it, stay. oh, the person themself have got to show us that they've got the right intentions and they want to do something and they want to do it, they are desperate to do it, they are desperate to get out this way of life, because, you know, if he sits here and tells you what the way of life is like when you're not in this room and you're out in the streets. it's horrendous, isn't it? if i was in the flat, yeah, i say that they�*d find me dead. that also plays football aside because he didn�*t play for tottenham. you mean at the moment? i as a as a human being, a humanitarian. i mean, you can�*t get any better back on the streets. lee is stopped by a homeless man whom he tells about the centre down the road. a timely reminder of all the homeless people still on the streets this christmas. lou will be there on christmas day to help o

a society from installations on what it's like being a working mother to drawings that explore the windrushear's curator, noel collins, said artists focussed on what's happening in the world around them. >> storytelling through artwork is also very present and it's very important in the exhibitions. taking something that might be seen as a newspaper headline. you know, a controversy , maybe looking at controversy, maybe looking at facts, figures , statistics, but facts, figures, statistics, but actually revealing the impact on individuals . and that's individuals. and that's something that i think we can all relate to is the experiences of other people since the gallery opened in september, it's welcomed visitor from across the country. >> you know , it's one of those >> you know, it's one of those moments in the art world every year where the public really get engaged with contemporary art and it means we huge audiences go over and see the turner prize wherever it is in london or other parts of the country. >> so it's a fantastic opportunity for the town to grow the profile and welcome new