Original version

BBC Radio 1Xtra

The biggest tunes, talent and mixes in new Black music

1xtra

1XTRA

Newsbeat

News

Radio 1 Newsbeat

All the news you need to know from the UK and around the world. 

BBC Radio 1 England

England

Newsbeat: 13/10/2015

13/10/2015

BBC Radio 1 - Newsbeat, 13/10/2015

A report suggests black people are three times more likely to be tasered than white people

The day's news. Black people are three times more likely to be tasered than white people a report suggests, and a British man has been sentenced to jail and lashes in Saudi Arabia.

Today's top news: Black people are three times more likely to be threatened with or shot with a taser than white people, government figures suggest, and a British man has been sentenced to jail and lashes in Saudi Arabia. Plus, England finished their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign with a perfect record and X Factor contestant Tom Bleasby has pulled out of the talent competition.

BBC Radio 1

The best new music and entertainment across the UK

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Newsbeat

13/10/2015

Genres

Brand

1xtra

About BBC Radio 1Xtra