Yesmin O'Brien, manager of trendy hairstylists, the Sean Hanna salon in Epsom, is back from a trip to Taiwan.

She spent three weeks teaching up to 80 students at a time the latest cutting and colouring techniques.

She said: "Wherever we travel round the world, there's always a tremendous interest and appreciation of the work done by British hairdressers who are still considered by many to be the leading innovators."

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