and businesses in and around surrey that were hit by devastating floods seven years ago have moved forward. hundreds of residents had to be rescued from their properties when the river burst its banks in 2014. the government has approved a business case for the £500 million river thames scheme. but part of the project covering berkshire is no longer going ahead. an illustratorfrom south london has written a book for children aimed at exploring the experiences young black people face as they re growing up. hey you by dapo adeola is said to address issues of systematic racism in an honest but hopeful way, and it includes pictures by 19 other black illustrators. i never saw books that represented me as a kid. for example, i would colour in disney characters to make them look like me. so, for example, cinderella would be brown, ariel would be brown. anything possible so that i could see myself. hi, my name isjoelle avelino and i am a london based illustrator. it s quite a personal pie
for example, i would colour in disney characters to make them look like me. so, for example, cinderella would be brown, ariel would be brown. anything possible so that i could see myself. hi, my name isjoelle avelino and i am a london based illustrator. it s quite a personal piece, so i related it to a lot to things i was into as a child. it was literallyjust to go wild. as a little girl, i wish i had something like this. while many of us will be enjoying the capital s green spaces in the sunshine, londoners are being asked not to feed the wildlife or get too close. the royal parks charity which looks after eight of london s open spaces has launched a campaign urging people to admire animals and birds from afar. let s take a look at the travel situation now. the tube is off to a good start. no reported problems on any of those lines there. and in stockwell, stockwell road is closed between the a3 and a23 following an earlier accident.
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