Parents fear kids with special needs will be left behind as help moves online

Parents fear kids with special needs will be left behind as help moves online

There are fears autistic children in Sutton are missing out on vital face to face therapy as many sessions have moved online. A petition to bring back in-person speech and language therapy... Read more »
London sushi restaurant faces backlash as locals fear booze licence will hit house prices

London sushi restaurant faces backlash as locals fear booze licence will hit house prices

East London residents have claimed their flats could soon be worth less if a sushi restaurant is allowed to sell booze. Locals in Bow said they were worried that if the restaurant... Read more »
Croydon has lost 113 pubs since 2000 and locals fear town has ‘lost its vibrancy’

Croydon has lost 113 pubs since 2000 and locals fear town has ‘lost its vibrancy’

Croydon has lost 113 pubs across the borough since 2000, and locals fear the town has “lost its vibrancy”. The 31 per cent decline in pubs can be blamed on high property... Read more »
Russians at UK universities ‘lonely and guilty’ as they fear for the future | Universities

Russians at UK universities ‘lonely and guilty’ as they fear for the future | Universities

Since her country invaded Ukraine, Lydia, a 21-year-old Russian student at a university in London, has tried not to speak much on campus. She fears if fellow students hear her accent they... Read more »
Canary Wharf could get another huge skyscraper and locals fear students will flood Tesco

Canary Wharf could get another huge skyscraper and locals fear students will flood Tesco

Canary Wharf residents are fuming over plans to build a huge student halls tower, arguing that it would overwhelm local shops and services. The block planned for East London would be big... Read more »
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‘It was like hell on earth’: Son of murdered Maida Vale mum describes living in fear from her stalker ex

The son of the Maida Vale mum who was stabbed to death by her ex described living in fear from him. Yasmin Chkaifi, 43, was killed by Leon McCaskie in West London... Read more »
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Locals fear KFC diners will ‘overwhelm’ posh London town after midnight

A posh London town fears it will be “overwhelmed” if the popular KFC takeaway gets a new late licence. The Iceking Group, a franchise partner of KFC, wants to extend the opening... Read more »
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Escape your comfort zone: I have a mortal, lifelong fear of public speaking. Can I be cured? | Comedy

I am in the pub. It is dark, loud and at full capacity. Sitting with a group of people, my mind drifts towards something funny that happened at work. I wonder if... Read more »
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South London tower block green lit but locals fear town will look like Hong Kong

Plans for a 16-storey block of flats in South London have been approved after locals raised fears their town could look like Hong Kong. Vision Develop will build the tower block on... Read more »
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Mum living in rodent-infested house in constant fear her 4-year-old son ‘will eat mouse poo’

A single mum of two who claims she is living in a rodent-infested house in South London says she lives in constant fear of her 4-year-old autistic son ‘eating mouse poo’. Tamekia... Read more »