LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) - Prince William said Britain was a better place thanks to the "Windrush generation", as the nation on Thursday celebrated the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the first ...

LONDON (AP) — Seventy-five years ago, a ship landed at Tilbury Dock near London, carrying more than 800 passengers from the Caribbean to new lives in Britain. The arrival of the Empire Windrush on ...

Passengers on the Windrush were told thay they were headed for the 'mother country' and that they were all welcome. What did they experience after their arrival in Britain? Seven Windrush passengers ...

When Caribbean migrants stepped off MV Empire Windrush on 22 June 1948, many had nowhere to live. The lack of housing in London following World War Two meant even temporary accommodation was in short ...

Today marks 75 years since passengers on the Empire Windrush disembarked at Tilbury in Essex The ship brought people seeking jobs from the Caribbean to fill post-war labour shortages in the UK The ...

LONDON (AP) — Seventy-five years ago, a ship landed at Tilbury Dock near London, carrying more than 800 passengers from the Caribbean to new lives in Britain. The arrival of the Empire Windrush on ...

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The Empire Windrush was originally a German passenger liner and Second World War troop ship but the British took possession of her as a prize of war after the conflict. The reason that the Windrush ...

Seventy-five years ago, 1,027 passengers from the Caribbean disembarked from the HMT Empire Windrush at Tilbury docks to begin new lives in the UK. Today, hundreds gathered in the south Essex port ...

LONDON, June 22 (Reuters) - Britain will hold a series of events, processions and exhibitions on Thursday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the first Caribbean migrants, paying ...