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Film industry calls for more protections following backlash over AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood

Actors and researchers have urged for more legal protections and education following backlash across the film industry over an AI

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‘Racial bias needs to be addressed,’ says solicitor after black woman dies after childbirth

The solicitor representing the family of a 35-year-old black woman who died after childbirth has said ‘racial bias needs to

‘I’m overjoyed but not surprised’ residents react to Camberwell’s own Florence and the Machine topping charts with new album

Camberwell’s own Florence Welch has hit number one for new release, ‘Everybody Scream’ with world-famous band Florence and the Machine

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‘You shouldn’t have gotten pregnant in the first place’: UK mother shares birth trauma experience amid maternity ward inquiry

Despite the UK having one of the world’s most advanced maternity systems, one in three women experience a traumatic birth

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Plans to tackle major health inequality announced in Southwark

King’s College London and Citizens UK have unveiled plans to tackle major health concerns in Southwark’s most disadvantaged neighbourhoods in

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Wandsworth school leads relief drive for Hurricane Melissa’s Jamaican victims

Secondary school students and staff are collecting aid for families affected in Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa. Principal Leon Wilson, of

Crowds gather, some wearing yellow hi-vis, in a protest behind an obscured banner that reads "East London is Anti-Fascist" and another that says "one year of genocide". Other protesters hold pink signs saying "Refugees Welcome / Stop the Far Right".

Whitechapel community marches against far-right UKIP rally

Whitechapel’s Bengali community gathered on Saturday 25 October to oppose UKIP’s ‘Mass-Deportations Tour’ Thousands gathered as anti-racist organisations, trade unions

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See it, pray it – sorted! The church now opening next to platform 2 at Clapham Junction

Worshippers are celebrating a new church in Clapham. Clapham Junction Church is open for Sunday services and Wednesday Bible study

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Women-only tube carriages: more than 13,000 sign petition in favour

A petition calling for Transport for London (TfL) to introduce women-only carriages on the London Underground has gained over 13,000

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London community groups call for government action on Thames Water

London community groups called this week for the government to bring Thames Water under public control, claiming the current system

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London chess clubs create new communities as more people get on board the ancient game

London Chess clubs are riding a wave of new members and interest with women and LGBTQ+ players leading the way.

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