Black In Britain. Newswatch 11th Aug. All of today's Black British news

We scan national newspapers for stories that feature Black people and where possible give you the opportunity to read them. For obvious reasons we cannot reproduce these stories, but will show you where to find them giving you the chance to view how the different publications deal with Black subjects and portray Black people. REMEMBER these are not our words, but where the subject/person is listed in on our site you will also be able to view things from what we believe to be a wholly Black perspective

TOP COP RAPS DAMILOLA SENTENCE
Britatin's ex-top cop hit out yesterday after it emerged the killers of Damilola Taylor could be free in just three years. Lord Stevens, who ran the Metropolitan Police before retiring last year, said he was relieved lawless Danny and Ricky Preddie had finally been convicted of manslaughter after six years and three trials

COPS QUIZ CORRIE CRACKHEAD CRAIG
Coronation Street favourite Craig Charles was arrested on suspicion of possession of a Class A drug. He was later bailed. The 42-yaer-old actor was interviewed by detectives investigating the Mirror expose in June

POLICE TO QUIZ BIG BROTHER BOSSES OVER DAWN PRISON CLAIM
Big Brother producers are to be questioned by police over claims they falsely imprisoned housemate Dawn Blake who begged to leave. Blake, 38, accused them of holding her against her will. She left the house a fortnight into the series amidst claims she'd broken the rules by receiving coded messages from outside

BBC DEFENDS SOAP AFTER SEX AND VIOLENCE COMPLAINTS
The BBC defended recent episodes of EastEnders after more than 250 people complained about scenes of sex and violence broadcast before 9.00pm. A scene of domestic violence on August 4, in which single mother Denise Fox lost a tooth after being attacked by her ex-husband, drew 128 complaints

TEENAGE GANG MEMBERS FACE LIFE
Three teenagers who stoned a schoolboy to death are facing life sentences after being convicted of murder. Stefan Persaud, 16, was punched, kicked and attacked with hammers and a paving slab. David Ramsey, 18, Sean Ramsey, 18, and a 17-year-old who cannot be identified, will be sentenced in September.

DAMILOLA'S FATHER VOWS TO HELP YOUTH'S AVOID CRIME
The father of murdered schoolboy Damilola Taylor vowed to devote his life to preventing other youngsters from growing up to be yobs or killers. Richard Taylor said kids from deprived areas needed better education and opportunities to steer them away from the crime and antisocial behaviour perpetrated by his son's killers

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OPINION:KNOCK-OUT ROLE FOR BBC's BLACK EASTENDER

SO, A BLACK ACTOR GETS A MEATY ROLE and it's a reason to moan. EastEnders fans and viewers are as rare as a Black actor on the BBC in a decent role. Think about it, when white actors slip out of Coronation Street or EastEnders their next port of call is Where The Heart Is, The Bill, Casualty, Heartbeat or Holby City. When a Black character rolls out of the Bill she ends up getting brutalised on EastEnders. No wonder viewers complained, I would've too, except I'm a Coronation Street fan and I know what I'm getting in lovable rogue Craig Charles' Lloyd the cabbie. But BBC Oxbridge educated writers are so rubbish how on earth can you expect them to get a realistic perspective on any ethnic minority character. Bring back Ali and Sue Osman or at least introduce some dodgy asylum seekers, a Polish builder and a some religious fanatics. In a recent episode Denise stabs her ex with a fork after he accosted her. She was then dragged upstairs by her hair and beaten further. With the amount of domestic, street violence and gun violence in Walford it really needs a portable Police station in the square. In doing so BBC producers can play to further stereotypes by bringing a few gun-toting Yardies (not Gus or Julie) to complete the circle of unoriginal storylines. Ah well BH