Today he is a broadcaster and author. On the evening of Friday, April 10 he was sent to police the Brixton riot. “We had a very long, exhausting week, so we dropped many of our colleagues off early.

The grime MC looks back at the Brixton riots and their impact on the community. For grime MC Big Narstie, Brixton is his hometown. But 40 years ago, it was a very different place - with a series ...

London’s police force says it has consulted 8,500 citizens of all ages, ethnicities and backgrounds, writes John Rentoul ...

“It became apparent to me after about six months I had never lived anywhere with quite so much litter in my life, and I lived in Brixton in the 1980s during the riots. “After a few months I ...

Ten years on from the riots, they spoke to BBC London about how ... The young people who are spending their night out at a pop-up chess club in Brixton, south London. Actor Brian Cox on his ...