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Advertising watchdog urged to investigate advertising of hair relaxers targeting Black women and girls

Feminist campaign group Level Up has submitted further evidence to the UK Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to support its complaint that the marketing of chemical hair relaxers targeted at Black women and girls is misleading.

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Settlement for woman left in life-threatening anaphylactic shock after avoidable anaesthetic injury

A woman who was left in anaphylactic shock after an anaesthetist used excessive force while inserting a breathing tube during routine surgery has received a settlement.

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Families seek answers after reports 2021 concerns about Vincent Chan were not referred to police

Families are calling for answers after reports that concerns about Vincent Chan were raised four years before his conviction. Chan was convicted of 56 offences, including the sexual assault of girls aged three and four while he worked at Bright Horizons Finchley Road Nursery and Preschool.

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