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As part of the United Nations Global Compact's SDG Innovation Accelerator for Young Professionals, a cohort of young professionals from Essentra, the global manufacturer and distributor of essential industrial components, has presented a proposal to address manufacturing's diversity and skills gap. The proposal was pitched today in London, where Essentra CEO Scott Fawcett and ESG Director Jennifer Spence were both in attendance.

Official figures on the diversity of the judiciary have once again revealed sluggish progress – with female and ethnic minority representation rising but the number of solicitor-judges shrinking. The proportion of black judges has effectively stalled.

Gwynedd councillors have voted to support diversity in democracy, adopting a new statement and work programme to achieve it.

At Full Council on 2 July, councillors adopted a Diversity in Democracy Statement and a work programme to achieve it.

Plans to build a monument in a park symbolising respect and tolerance for all cultures has been submitted.

The applicant, a member of the Scunthorpe Bangladeshi community, is seeking permission from North Lincolnshire Council to build the monument in Central Park.

Carlisle was awash with colour, music and celebration as the Cumbria Diversity Carnival 2026 brought hundreds of people together for a vibrant showcase of culture, unity and inclusion, writes Chris Jones.

The festivities began on Warwick Street, near The Old Fire Station, where participants gathered ahead of the lively parade through the city centre.

Tesco, BBH & EssenceMediacom were named winners of £1 million worth of advertising space across Channel 4 last November.

Tesco, with BBH London and WPP Media’s EssenceMediacom, has today unveiled its winning campaign for Channel 4’s Diversity in Advertising Award 2025/26.

The annual competition, which awards £1 million worth of advertising space across Channel 4’s portfolio to the winning entry, encourages greater and more authentic representation within UK TV advertising. The theme for a consecutive year was ‘Inclusive by Design’, and Tesco’s entry responded not only with an accessible advertising campaign, but also with a plan to remove some of the barriers to cooking faced by disabled people.

A Christian police community support officer lost his job for raising questions about Islam in a diversity training session. Luke Salmons, 46, was dismissed from North Yorkshire Police and placed on a barred list following a conversation about Gaza with a Muslim colleague.

New apprenticeship reforms could play an important role in improving diversity across the UK workforce, particularly as policymakers seek to widen access to skilled careers and address persistent barriers to entry.

A composer has set up a new community choir which he says will embrace "weird and otherworldly" music and champion diversity.

Wyrd Voices in Northampton promotes itself as an inclusive group that does not require prior musical experience to attend.

Sir Lenny Henry has won a lifetime achievement award at a ceremony that celebrates diversity.

He was recognised for his work championing diversity across the UK's creative industries, the British Diversity Awards said.

Comedian Chris McCausland, who won Strictly Come Dancing in 2024 and is blind, was a joint winner of the media champion of the year.

 The chair of a report on ethnic diversity in the top ranks of British companies has said it will be “natural for white males to have fewer board seats” in the future due to the UK’s changing social demographics.  David Tyler, chair of The Parker Review, told the FT that when white, middle-aged men complained that diversity targets were the reason they missed out on jobs it was because “people need a reason for not being hired”.

The Diversity Access Scheme (DAS) is a unique scholarship programme. It is designed to address key barriers to the solicitors’ profession faced by those from less advantaged backgrounds.

The DAS supports aspiring solicitors of all ages from lower socio-economic backgrounds.

It helps those who lack the financial support and professional networks needed to pursue their legal education and career.