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A mural has been painted in Brixton to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Marvin Gaye’s album 'What’s Going On'.

It was created by artist Neequaye Dreph Dsane, also known as Dreph, who wanted to "touch on past and contemporary societal issues".

The 48-year-old said: "The picket signs reference the lyrics from the title track and words taken from song titles of the album. The symbols on them represent contemporary movements campaigning to address the climate crisis, gender inequality and world peace."

The 16ft (4.9m) mural, commissioned by Universal Music Group, is located near Brixton police station and references the Brixton riots of 1981, which sees its 40th anniversary this year.

"It was an honour to make artwork in celebration of such an iconic album, from such a legendary artist. It is disappointing though, that many of the lyrics of the album are still so pertinent. This painting for me is a recognition of today, with hope for a better tomorrow."

Image source, PA Media

Image source, PA Media

Image source, PA Media

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Surge testing in North Kensington to detect the South African strain of Covid has ended, after no new cases were found.

Kensington and Chelsea Council and the Department of Health announced on 10 May that huge numbers of PCR tests would be sent to the W11 area.

This was after a handful of the more contagious variant, first discovered in South Africa, were found in streets near Portobello Road.

The council announced on Tuesday that the surge testing effort saw 2,026 people complete a test, with the vast majority of those being North Kensington residents.

Although new Covid cases were found, zero of them were the South African variant.

Cem Kemahli, the council’s lead member for health, said: “I’d like to thank everyone who played their part in limiting the spread of coronavirus by taking part in the enhanced testing for the variant first detected in South Africa.

"It’s vital that we keep on top of coronavirus and this testing can help identify if a variant of concern is getting into the general population.

Kensington and Chelsea Council’s infection rate for the seven days leading up to 20 May was 16 cases per 100,000 people in the local population.

This was down from an infection rate of 27 cases per 100,000 in the week before 10 May when the surge testing was deployed.

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