The family of Stephen Lawrence gathered at a church on Trafalgar Square in London to mark the 30th anniversary of the murdered teenager's death on Saturday.
Stephen Lawrence was murdered in a racially-motivated attack while waiting for a bus in Eltham in south-east London in 1993, when he was 18 years old.
The original investigation into his murder was hampered by racism and alleged police corruption, which meant it took nearly 20 years for two of the 18-year-old's five killers to be brought to justice.
As well as Mr Lawrence's family, the leader of Britain's opposition Labour party, Keir Starmer and the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan attended Saturday's memorial service at the Martin-in-the-Fields church.
The memorial comes a day after Metropolitan Police commissioner Sir Mark Rowley admitted that the force "did not dig deep enough" to root out racism since Mr Lawrence's murder.
He apologised for the shortcomings after the killing, which led to the police force's response to it being branded institutionally racist in the subsequent Macpherson Report, which was made public in 1999.
The Met commissioner said black people continue to feel "over-policed and under-protected", and that there remain too few black officers.
"Thirty years on from Stephen's murder, we offer our sympathies to the Lawrence family on their unimaginable loss," he said.
"He was a dearly loved son and brother who was taken from them far too soon and in such senseless circumstances.
"Their dignified fight for justice, conducted in the pressure of the public eye with unwavering determination over so many years, continues to be a source of inspiration for us and so many.
"On behalf of the Metropolitan Police, I apologise again for our past failings which will have made the grief of losing a loved one all the more difficult to endure."
'Still no changes, and still denials'
A further report into the Metropolitan Police published last month by Baroness Louise Casey found the force to be institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic after a number of recent of scandals.
"I don't know how many more inquiries and how many reviews you need to have to say the same thing — and still no changes, and still denials," Stephen Lawrence's mother, Doreen Lawrence told the BBC this week.
"Officers are able to be as brutal as they want, and nobody holds them to account."
Stephen's father, Neville, told Sky News that he will never forgive the police and does not trust them to this day.
"If something happened to me tomorrow morning, who do I call? I wouldn't be calling a bunch of police because I know I wouldn't get the satisfaction of them treating me the way they are supposed to."
Sole survivors
- Cecelia Crocker was on board Northwest Airlines Flight 255 in 1987 when it crashed in Detroit, killing 154 people, including her parents and brother. The plane had hit a light pole on take off
- George Lamson Jr, from Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985, killing 68 people. His entire seat was launched out of the plane
- Bahia Bakari, then 12, survived when a Yemenia Airways flight crashed near the Comoros in 2009, killing 152. She was found clinging to wreckage after floating in the ocean for 13 hours.
- Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky, killing 49.
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RACE SCHEDULE
All times UAE ( 4 GMT)
Friday, September 29
First practice: 7am - 8.30am
Second practice: 11am - 12.30pm
Saturday, September 30
Qualifying: 1pm - 2pm
Sunday, October 1
Race: 11am - 1pm
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Play-off fixtures
Two-legged ties to be played November 9-11 and November 12-14
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UNSC Elections 2022-23
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Countries so far running:
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Tickets start at Dh100 for adults, while children can enter free on the opening day. For more information, visit www.mubadalawtc.com.
List of officials:
Referees: Chris Broad, David Boon, Jeff Crowe, Andy Pycroft, Ranjan Madugalle and Richie Richardson.
Umpires: Aleem Dar, Kumara Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus, Chris Gaffaney, Ian Gould, Richard Illingworth, Richard Kettleborough, Nigel Llong, Bruce Oxenford, Ruchira Palliyaguruge, Sundaram Ravi, Paul Reiffel, Rod Tucker, Michael Gough, Joel Wilson and Paul Wilson.
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He had been in poor health for many years after a car crash, and a mosquito bite made worse by a shaving cut led to blood poisoning and pneumonia.
Reports at the time said Lord Carnarvon suffered from “pain as the inflammation affected the nasal passages and eyes”.
Decades later, scientists contended he had died of aspergillosis after inhaling spores of the fungus aspergillus in the tomb, which can lie dormant for months. The fact several others who entered were also found dead withiin a short time led to the myth of the curse.
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Formula Middle East Calendar (Formula Regional and Formula 4)
Round 1: January 17-19, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
Round 2: January 22-23, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
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Round 4: February 14-16, Yas Marina Circuit – Abu Dhabi
Round 5: February 25-27, Jeddah Corniche Circuit – Saudi Arabia
