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The truth about illegal skin-lightening creams (20/02/2026)

Kamilah McInnis meets Tendy Lindsay from the Chartered Trading Standards Institute, who warns that illegal skin-lightening creams are still being sold in shops across the UK.

Kamilah McInnis meets Tendy Lindsay from the Chartered Trading Standards Institute, who warns that illegal skin-lightening creams are still being sold in shops across the UK. She highlights the risks, the pressure driving demand, and what’s being done to protect consumers.

Kamilah also marks National Heart Month with award‑winning nurse Teresa Tan, who explains why cases of cardiovascular disease are rising in Kent, Surrey and Sussex and how we can better look after our hearts.

Join Kamilah McInnis every Friday from 7pm-10pm for great music, good energy and news from our African and Caribbean communities.

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Music Played

  • Mary J. Blige

    Everything

    • Universal-Island Records.

  • De La Soul

    The Magic Number

    • 3 Feet High and Rising.
    • Tommy Boy Music.
    • 2.

  • Kool & the Gang

    Let's Go Dancin' (Ooh La, La, La)

    • The Very Best Of Kool & The Gang.
    • Mercury Records.
    • 5.

  • Lorna Bennett

    Breakfast In Bed

    • This Is Reggae Music.
    • Kingston Label.
    • 6.

  • Atlantic Starr

    Secret Lovers

    • Seduction.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 12.

  • Chaka Demus & Pliers

    Tease Me

    • Top Of The Pops - Reggae.
    • UMC (Universal Music Catalogue).
    • 1.

  • Rick James

    Give It To Me Baby

    • The Definitive Collection.
    • UNI/MOTOWN.
    • 7.

  • SWV

    I'm So Into You

    • I'm So Into You.
    • RCA/Legacy.
    • 3.

  • Shalamar

    A Night To Remember

    • Greatest Love.
    • CASTLE COMMUNICATIONS.
    • 01.

  • Anita Baker

    Sweet Love

    • The Best of Anita Baker.
    • Rhino Atlantic.
    • 04.

  • Tyla

    Water

    • Premier sur le rap 2024.
    • Warner Special Marketing (France).
    • 22.

  • Aaliyah

    Try Again

    • Ultimate Aaliyah.
    • Blackground Records.

  • Shaggy

    Angel (feat. Rayvon)

    • Angel (Radio Edit).
    • MCA.

  • Gladys Knight

    Licence To Kill

    • Now Yearbook 1989.
    • Now! Music.
    • 12.

  • Juliet Roberts

    Caught In The Middle

    • Now That's What I Call Music! Vol. 25, Disc 2.
    • EMI.
    • 15.

  • RAYE

    Escapism. (feat. 070 Shake)

    • Human Re Sources.

  • Barrington Levy

    Here I Come

    • Best of Barrington Levy - 20th Century Masters.
    • Universal Music Canada.
    • 1.

  • The Supremes

    You Can't Hurry Love

    • Motown Anthems.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 01.

  • Mac Band

    Roses Are Red

    • Pure Swing.
    • UMOD (Universal Music On Demand).
    • 13.

Broadcast

  • Fri 20 Feb 202619:00
    BBC Radio Oxford, BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Surrey, BBC Radio Kent & 1 more