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A local police officer has started a project to help families affected by knife crime take a stand against the persistent problem affecting inner cities.

A project started by Lambeth police’s African and Caribbean liaison officer, Errol Patterson,  will give south London locals a chance to help each other in the effort to stamp out knife crime incidents.

The Lambeth Black Families Parents’ Forum begins with its first meeting in Brixton this month.

Over 50 key voluntary, public and campaigning sector workers were part of a conference to review the spending cuts and look at ways to ensure equality and diversity remains a government priority.

Two mothers have started a high court case to bring an end to the detention of children in immigrant removal centres.

Single mothers Reetha Suppiah and Sakinat Bello who were detained by UK Border Agency (UKBA) in dawn raids this year say they have evidence that periods of detention are unlawful as they cause serious harm to children.

The 73 year old French perfumier Jean-Paul Guerlain's has sparked protest and possible legal action over his shocking racist language during a TV interview about his perfume range.

During an interview on French state TV last week he was asked about creating his new line and replied with:

"I worked like an n*****. I don't know if n***** have always worked like that, but anyway."

Underground grime artist Ghetts is calling for young people to stand up and be counted – by taking part in next year’s census.

The young artist’s views are based on the notion that the needs and interests of young people in the UK are ignored and that one way of making sure their voice is heard is to take part in the 2011 Census.

Peter Bossman, 54 and owner of a private medical practice, made history at the weekend by being elected as the first Black mayor in Piran, south-western Slovenia.

Originally from Ghana Bossman settled in Slovenia in the 1970s to study medicine. He won a narrow victory over the previous mayor, Tomaz Gantar, with 51.4% of the vote.

Mr Bossman said he was "happy and proud" and that "I based my campaign on a dialogue, and I think the dialogue has won."

The number of people diagnosed with diabetes in the UK has increased by more than 150,000 to 2.8 million in the past year, warns Diabetes UK today.

The data, collected from GP practices, also show the nationwide figure of people registered as obese to have risen to over five and half million, an increase of more than 265,000. This now means one in 20 of the population is being treated for diabetes and one in ten for obesity.

For most Americans to undermine the US armed forces particularly those on the front line is about as unpatriotic as you can get. That is triply so if you’re the President, even worse when you’re facing mid-term election and your popularity ratings are falling fast.

Already well known in Kingston Jaimaca during the late sixties, Isaacs became an international star when he signed for Richard Branson's Virgin Records in 1978.

During his heyday there were few stars that were bigger than Greggory Issacs. He moved again to Island records in a bid to further explore his creativity where he made his now famous 'Night Nurse' album. Released in 1982 and recorded at Bob Marley's Tuff Gong studio, the record reached number 32 in the UK

Chuka Umunna MP has called for an urgent debate in Parliament on stop and search after it emerged that black people are 26 times more likely than white people to be stopped and searched by police.