Football clubs in Britain – particularly those in the lower divisions – need to do more to stamp out racism or face potential prosecution, it emerged today.

Trevor Phillips, the chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality who sparked controversy by calling for an end to the UK's “outdated” multicultural policies, is up for an ethnic diversity award, it emerged today.

Football pundit Ron Atkinson was “devastated” today after resigning from ITV Sport for making a racist comment about a black Chelsea player.

The racist comments made by Ron Atkinson which led to his resignation from ITV Sport have been branded “unacceptable” by the director of football’s anti-racism campaign Kick It Out.

THE head of the Commission for Racial Equality yesterday accused Robert Kilroy-Silk of posing as a ‘24-carat martyr’ and called for him to issue an apology for his article in which he called Arabs “suicide bombers, limb-amputators, women repressors”.

BBC presenter Robert Kilroy-Silk today said he was disappointed the BBC “didn’t feel able” to support him in the furore over his article last weekend in which he called Arabs “suicide bombers, limb-amputators, women repressors”.

The Sunday Express today rejected suggestions the article it published by BBC presenter Robert Kilroy-Silk was racist.

The BBC is taking the Kilroy programme off air after presenter Robert Kilroy-Silk sparked outrage with his comments about Arabs.

The replacement of John Reid as Britain's Labour Party chairman could strengthen a campaign to get the party to lift its membership ban on people in Northern Ireland, it was claimed today.

The BBC has sacked two long-serving World Service journalists claiming a “total breakdown in trust” after the pair launched a series of unsuccessful employment tribunals against the broadcaster costing up to £1m (€1.5m).

A trade unionist today accused British Labour leaders of trying to gag him on the conference floor as he tried to bring his campaign for Northern Ireland people to be granted membership to a wider audience.

Soccer star turned TV presenter Ian Wright was today named personality of the year at a major media awards event.

The parents of young girl who died of appalling neglect were preparing to give evidence to a public hearing which opens today

A high-ranking peacemaker today appealed for calm despite claiming he was knocked unconscious by riot police during a tense night of sporadic violence in Burnley.