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Morecambe FC unveil Ashvir Singh Johal as new manager

Singh Johal becomes both the youngest head coach in the top five tiers of English football, and the first Sikh to take the top job at a British football club. Read more here.

Family in fear after video shared of black man with white granddaughters

Olajuwon Ayeni racially abused and falsely labelled a paedophile as far right weaponises clip of family in park. Read more here.

GCSE results day: Thousands of teenagers receive their grades - but gender gap persists

Hundreds of thousands of teenagers who moved from primary to secondary school during the pandemic have received their GCSE results - with the gender gap for top grades persisting.

Sanex shower gel advert banned over 'offensive racial stereotype'

The advert, which aired in June, showed a black woman with red scratch marks and covered in clay-like material before cutting to a scene of a white woman showering. Read more here.

Organisers cancel book prize over trans controversy

John Boyne, best known for writing The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, was longlisted for the Polari Prize earlier this month for his latest novel Earth. Read more here.

Violence and exclusion rising after UK Supreme Court gender ruling, report finds

The report — Trans segregation in practice: Experiences of trans segregation following the Supreme Court ruling — was released on Tuesday (19 August) and gathers testimony from trans people as well as cis and intersex individuals who do not conform to conventional gender expectations. Read more here.

Face-recognition tech will be used without bias at festival, Met boss says

The live facial recognition technology deployed at this year's Notting Hill Carnival has "significantly improved" from previous years and won't be used in a discriminatory way, Met Police chief Sir Mark Rowley said. Read more here.

Call to simplify Scottish disability benefits system

Access to Scotland's adult disability benefits should be made easier despite forecasts of a steep increase in claims and costs, an independent review has said. Read more here.

The curious incident of the dog, the Hanover ballet and the everyday sexism we face as female arts critics

There are more women in cultural criticism now in Germany and Britain, but they also face more aggression. Arifa Akbar asks if this is progress. Read more here.

Employers must improve neurodiversity awareness, report shows

Neurodivergent colleagues could help businesses become more successful if the right steps are taken to make workplaces more inclusive, according to a new study. Read more here.