‘I wasn’t allowed to speak to anybody’: Teenager kept in south London flat for years by…

‘I wasn’t allowed to speak to anybody’: Teenager kept in south London flat for years by…

9 November 2023, 16:51 45-year-old Benjamin Agyemang,. Picture: social media A woman who was sexually exploited as a teenager by an amateur musician has told LBC of her harrowing four-year ordeal, where she... Read more »
‘It’s a miracle a whole family wasn’t wiped out’ – South London News

‘It’s a miracle a whole family wasn’t wiped out’ – South London News

By Robert Firth, Local Democracy Reporter Residents fear a people could be killed if Transport for London (Tfl) doesn’t impose a 20mph speed limit on a South London road where a car... Read more »
‘I was stopped because I’m Black’: Caretaker says white children in coats walked past when police said he wasn’t ‘dressed for the climate’

‘I was stopped because I’m Black’: Caretaker says white children in coats walked past when police said he wasn’t ‘dressed for the climate’

A Black caretaker on the way back from buying toilet roll for his workplace was stopped by police who told him he wasn’t “dressed for the climate” as he had a coat... Read more »
Brent Council worker living 220 miles away ‘forced to resign’ after he ‘wasn’t allowed’ to work from home anymore

Brent Council worker living 220 miles away ‘forced to resign’ after he ‘wasn’t allowed’ to work from home anymore

A Brent Council worker living 220 miles away says he was forced to resign after the council refused to let him work from home. Finance consultant Charlie Boyle, 43, took on the... Read more »
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Sam Byram: Palace performance wasn’t good enough

The Canaries were beaten by the Eagles in south London, following goals from Odsonne Edouard, Jean-Philippe Mateta and Jeffery Schlupp. Speaking after the match, Byram said: “It’s very disappointing and it feels... Read more »
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‘I cried when I wasn’t allowed to dance with my friends because of my disability – but now I’ve been a dancer for 11 years’

Dreaming of dance since she was a very young girl, Emily Farruku tried to join a class with her friends when she was at primary school – but was told she could... Read more »
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I flew into Gatwick Airport and the Covid form I spent 40 minutes filling out wasn’t even looked at – Rafi Mauro-Benady

Travelling back from holiday can be an absolute nightmare at the best of times, with baggage reclaim and passport controls. But on top of all that, you must now provide proof of... Read more »
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Homeless girl, 18, who slept at Heathrow Airport told she wasn’t eligible for council housing

A teenager has forced Brent Council to overturn a decision against allowing her to join the housing waiting list after originally being told she was not eligible for council housing because she... Read more »
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We felt unsafe in the sixth form at the London Oratory because of vile sexual harassment that wasn’t taken seriously, say two former pupils

Two former pupils from The London Oratory have described how they endured stunning sexual harassment at the faculty. Lucy* and Katie* attended the west London faculty for his or her sixth form... Read more »