Hundreds of campaigners, activists and members of the African diaspora gathered in Brixton on Saturday for the Annual Afrikan Reparations Day March, which made its way from Windrush Square to Downing Street with renewed calls for reparatory justice for people of African descent.

A popular cultural festival in north London was brought to an early end after a crowd crush at the entrance left multiple people injured on Saturday evening. Ghana Party in the Park, held at Copthall Playing Fields in Barnet, was forced to close following what organisers and police described as an overcrowding incident. The annual event, recognised as the largest Ghanaian gathering outside Ghana, attracts more than 8,000 attendees each year.

A video circulating on social media appears to show a young man, reported by some users to be a Moroccan migrant, swimming towards Spanish territory in North Africa. The footage, which has not been independently verified, has attracted widespread attention online, with many viewers expressing amazement at the swimmer’s apparent endurance and speed. Some social media users even joked that his athletic ability was worthy of Olympic competition.

EastEnders actor Shane Richie is set to appear in court after being charged with drink-driving, according to Essex Police. Officers were called to Church Langley Way in Harlow shortly before 11:20pm on Wednesday, 29 July, following reports of a suspected drink-driver. Police attended the scene and arrested a man after arriving in the area.

South African music star Tyla has found herself at the centre of a growing controversy after Lagos was quietly removed from the schedule of her upcoming world tour, just days after the dates were first announced. The Grammy Award-winning singer unveiled her international tour on Monday in support of her newly released album, APOP*. The original itinerary listed 34 cities across several continents, including stops in Lagos, Johannesburg, and Cape Town.

British YouTuber and rapper Yung Filly has been acquitted of multiple rape allegations following a high-profile trial in Western Australia, though he was convicted on two assault-related charges. A jury delivered its verdict on Friday, finding the entertainer, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, not guilty on three counts of sexual penetration without consent. However, jurors found him guilty on two counts of assault occasioning bodily harm.