The Latest Breaking News from Benjamin Zephaniah

The Birmingham neighbourhood is hugely significant in the Black British story – a history seemingly unknown to Tory MP Robert Jenrick – as revealed on a guided walk that remembers Nelson Mandela and Benjamin Zephaniah

The shadow justice secretary complained of a lack of integration in an area that has shown, time and time again, that it is for everyone, says Nazia Parveen, an assistant managing editor at the Guardian

Reports suggest King Charles would not object to a move away from awards with ‘empire’ in the title. Not before time, says Guardian executive editor Hugh Muir

The Birmingham rapper’s compelling second album, featuring the late Benjamin Zephaniah, confirms his place among Black British storytellers

Poetry in protest event on 30 October will showcase how political change can be explored through verse

From Neneh Cherry to Ghetts, there’s a lot going on in the capital

Judi Dench talking Shakespeare, conversations with bestsellers Marian Keyes and David Nicholls, and a deep dive into the day’s news with Independent journalists and leading thinkers – this year’s Hay Festival programme is fit to burst with unmissable events. Jessie Thompson picks the highlights

The tribute will be unveiled in Handsworth Park, near where the poet grew up, after the accidental removal of another artwork in the city

Council contractor says sorry amid anger at removal of artwork of poet from an underpass in Hockley area