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A row has broken out over a bronze statue of Mary Seacole, the black nurse who was a contemporary of Florence Nightingale during the Crimean war.

Plans to unveil a statue of her outside St Thomas' Hospital in London have drawn criticism from members of the Nightingale Society.

They've written to the Times, saying Mrs Seacole's nursing achievements have been overstated - as Nick Higham reports.

(Photo: Composite image of Florence Nightingale and a portrait of Mary Seacole. Credit: Getty Images)