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BBC News By Aleisha Scott image copyrightVanley Burke image captionVanley Burkes images of the Windrush generation have established him as the ‘godfather of black British photography’ Vanley Burkes work is regarded as the greatest photographic record of African Caribbean people in post-war Britain, capturing its evolving cultural landscape and social history over the past four decades. He is now working with black artists in Gloucester to create a black history of the city and will be a gue...

Landlords get ready to reopen but some say lockdown restrictions may put them at risk of closure.

BBC News By Aleisha Scott image captionXabier Marshall says the future for gyms and the fitness industry is far from bleak The fitness industry can bounce back from the Coronavirus pandemic if it can adapt, personal trainers have said. Lockdowns have forced gyms to close with many smaller independent businesses likely to shut for good. UK Active has warned the closure of gyms would have a damaging impact on "physical and mental wellbeing". Runners World said in a new survey that just seven per ...

BBC News By Aleisha Scott image copyrightClover family image captionEvie had suffered severe headaches and had to be airlifted from a family holiday in Spain after she fell ill A charity set up in memory of a 13-year-old who died from a rare brain cancer has helped more than 600 families. Evie Clover passed away in January 2018 after being diagnosed with an aggressive glioma tumour. Patsy and Bryan Clover set up Evies Gift to help parents of critically-ill children in the first days after they...

BBC News By Aleisha Scott image captionThe button battery was stuck in Sofia-Graces throat for four months An 11-month-old girl who was rejecting solid food had a button battery lodged in her throat for four months. Doctors thought Sofia-Grace Hill had tonsillitis or a viral infection until an X-ray revealed the battery the size of a 10p in her oesophagus. She underwent a two-hour operation to remove it and is now on a liquid only diet. A surgeon said her survival may be due to the battery bei...