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“Diversity is our strength” is a slogan that has been repeated to the point of being a cliché. Nowadays, even Sadiq Khan has the self-awareness to put the sentiment into different words.

Of course, there can be truth to it. Institutions, for example, should contain a variety of perspectives if they are going to be dynamic and accountable. But it is not something which is necessarily true.

A large funder has launched a programme in a bid to address the lack of diversity on charity boards.

Yesterday, the Henry Smith Foundation unveiled its Better Boards programme, which aims to make boards “stronger” and “more inclusive”.

The charity behind a new mural celebrating diversity said it hoped the work would become a "landmark" for the town.

Ipswich Community Media (ICM) in partnership with Art Eat Events received funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to create a new piece of art at Westgate House in Ipswich.

Halsey is under fierce fire after fans noticed the singer's new makeup product lacks a diverse range of shades. Last week, Halsey - who launched her makeup line, About-Face Beauty, in 2021 - revealed her new concealers in an Instagram post.

'I've spent the last three years developing the illusionist concealer to perfection in 32 shades with five undertone families,' the post read.

They gathered at Buckinghamshire New University for the institution's first-ever Multi-Faith Day.

The event, launched by the university’s Multi-Faith Chaplaincy, was part of Inter Faith Week, which ran from November 9 to November 16.

At least 500 civil servants are employed across Government to police and develop diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) policies, The Telegraph can reveal.

A new equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) strategy launched by the Law Society yesterday aims to build a more diverse, open and inclusive profession.

Announcing the strategy, Society president Mark Evans said despite progress, ‘inequality and bias continue to shape career paths’.

Less than half of the British public think diversity is strength, a survey has found.

The National Centre for Social Research found 49 per cent of the British public feel that diversity strengthens society, compared to 64 per cent of Americans.

People in the UK are also more likely to have tougher attitudes on immigration, according to the research based on a survey of 2,000 people.

Channel 4 Sales today announces the five brands shortlisted to win one million pounds of commercial airtime via the Diversity in Advertising Award. This year marks the tenth year of the edition, and will focus once more on the brief, Inclusive by Design.

Peterborough came together for a unified celebration of the diversity in our city at a special Black History Month festival in Cathedral Square.

Storm Amy did its best to put a dampener on things – and while the celebrations had to be moved from Saturday to Sunday because of the weather, there were still plenty of people in the city centre marking the event.

A comprehensive new report from the Global Maritime Forum reveals how outdated norms and exclusionary practices are preventing the maritime sector from realizing its full leadership potential at a time when the industry faces a projected shortage of 90,000 trained officers by 2026.

A bid to remove trans women from Liberal Democrat gender-based diversity quotas has been blocked by party members at their annual conference.

Dr Zoe Hollowood, a member of campaign group Liberal Democrat Voice for Women, wanted a debate - and then a binding vote - on updating party policy in light of the Supreme Court ruling that a woman should be defined by biological sex.