LONDON - More than 31,000 people, including several MPs, have signed a petition urging UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham to hold a public inquiry into alleged media harassment of the late academic Jason Arday, the organisers said Aug 16. The petition was launched by the Good Law Project activist group»»»

More than £75,000 has been raised for the family of former Cambridge professor Jason Arday, who was found dead at his home last week. The fund, started by Windrush campaigner Sir Patrick Vernon, will go towards the cost of his funeral, and has received more than 2,500 donations. Writing on GoFundMe»»»

The University of Cambridge has defended its mental health support for the academic Jason Arday. The university said it had continued to provide Arday with extensive mental health support and security measures, including installing panic alarms and screening racist emails and post, after he resigne»»»

LONDON: Britain’s prime minister called for reflection on Saturday after a Black professor who faced a storm of plagiarism accusations died suddenly, days after resigning from a prestigious role at the University of Cambridge. Jason Arday, who became Cambridge’s youngest Black professor in 2023, wa»»»