campaigners, roy hackett, has died, at the age of 93. he helped organise the bristol bus boycott, the campaign in1963, to end the bristol 0mnibus company s colour bar, on employing black and asian people. the protests that followed paved the way for the race relations act. 0ur correspondent, jo black, looks back at his life. trying is what i did in my life, in my whole life, i keep trying. for 60 years, roy hackett dedicated his life fighting for racial equality. in 1963, he was one of the driving forces behind this campaign, the bristol bus boycott. the protest, which sought to overturn a ban by bristol 0mnibus company on employing black and asian drivers and conductors. back then, it was legal for companies to discriminate against someone because of the colour of their skin. there were cards in the door no irish, no gypsies, no
chief scientific adviser. he will leave thejob he will leave the job at the end of his five year term in april. borisjohnson said it was impossible to fully convey the scient impact as it was announced he will leave the role at the end of his five year term next april. sir patrick acknowledged his tenure was both challenging and immensely the rewarding as a search for his successor was about to begin. one of the uk s most influential civil rights campaigners, roy hackett, has died, at the age of 93. he helped organise the bristol bus boycott, the campaign in 1963, to end the bristol 0mnibus company s colour bar, on employing black and asian people. the protests that followed, paved the way, for the race relations act. 0ur correspondent, jo black, looks back at his life. trying is what i did in my life, in my whole life, i kept trying. for 60 years, roy hackett dedicated his life to fighting for racial equality.
for rikki s family, watson s conviction has brought some comfort, but they still miss ricky. he was a cheeky one. it s taken nearly three decades with many twists and turns. but the rikki neave murder case has finally been solved. jo black, bbc news. speaking outside court, former assistant chief constable, paul fullwood who led the cold case made this statement. the sentencing today marks the final chapter in ourjourney to secure justice for rikki and his family. it has taken a significant period of time to get to this point. but we made a promise that we would find the person responsible for rikki s death, and it s a promise that we ve kept. historical murders are notoriously difficult to investigate, and this came with significant challenges. but we ve used every tool available to overcome these obstacles. this result was possible thanks to a committed and hardworking team closely linked into the crown prosecution service and the support from rikki s family and witnesses involve
in his vertebrae. and what do you think it tells us about how we were living back in that time? so i don t like the term dark ages, which is quite often associated with the anglo saxon period, and it is finds like this and the quality and craftsmanship that really highlights the fact that they weren t the dark ages. people lived in clearly quite some style. for some, even important archaeological discoveries do not justify the construction of hs2. but others see it as an opportunity to understand and explore periods of our hidden history. jo black, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here s elizabeth rizzini. we saw a little bit earlier on how hot it isn t getting even hotter? certainly is, we are talking about the exceptional heat in europe and the exceptional heat in europe and the heat and humidity moving northwards over the next couple of
and what do you think it tells us about how we were living back in that time? so i don t like the term dark ages, which is quite often associated with the anglo saxon period, and it is finds like this and the quality and craftsmanship that really highlights the fact that they weren t the dark ages. people lived in clearly quite some style. for some, even important archaeological discoveries do not justify the construction of h52. but others see it as an opportunity to understand and explore periods of our hidden history. jo black, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here s elizabeth rizzini. we saw a little bit earlier on how hot it isn t getting even hotter? certainly is, we are talking about the exceptional heat in europe and the exceptional heat in europe and the heat and humidity moving northwards over the next couple of