From South London to Cambridge University: The Scholarship that changed my life
Joseph Vambe was one of the first cohort of students to receive a Stormzy Scholarship
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London
Measles Is On The Rise In London
Measles is on the rise in London – two thirds of cases in England over
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Age is No Barrier to Success
One black woman, elected twice as Mayor of the London Borough of Enfield, demonstrates why
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Drop In London Rough Sleeping Could Be Calm Before Storm When Covid Support Measures End In Autumn
The Salvation Army is warning the perfect storm of covid support measures ending in the
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Salvation Army warns number of rough sleepers is likely to rise again
The Salvation Army is warning new figures showing a fall in rough sleepers in London may only be short term.
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Youth violence prevention week – “Hard Calls Save lives”
The Metropolitan police have launched a new campaign called “Hard Calls Save lives”. This is a hard-hitting awareness-raising campaign against serious youth violence led by five mothers who have lost their sons to knife crime.
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Emergency 999 calls benefit from powerful tech partnership
UK emergency control rooms are to benefit from a ground-breaking partnership between the world’s first emergency response data platform, RapidSOS, and location technology company what3words.
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Crime hits breaking point – London declared ‘unsafe for women and girls’
After almost 5 years of spiralling crime, London has officially hit ‘breaking point’ as Mayor Sadiq Khan declared to LBC ‘London is no longer safe for women and girls’.
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Shaun Bailey launches plan to tackle knife crime
For so many families this last five years has been marked by heartbreak. Hundreds of Londoners have died in the knife crime epidemic that has gripped London.
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Step Back premier a poignant lesson to youths amidst spate of stabbings
This weekend as a spate of attacks raged across parts of South London, leaving one person dead and at least 10 injured, Leo Powell premiered his short film Step Back, a drama about youth violence which has been endorsed by the Metropolitan Police.
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Met Police launches new apprenticeship programme
This National Apprenticeship Week, the Met is calling on Londoners who are interested in a rewarding career – whilst working towards a fully funded degree – to apply to join us as a police constable.
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Ealing Council announces Race Equality Commissioners
The Council has announced 12 commissioners for the new independent Race Equality Commission. Selected from
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Historic Covenant to be signed between = Jerusalem and Southwark
On Wednesday 20 January, the Archbishop in Jerusalem, The Most Revd Suheil Dawani, and the Bishop of Southwark, the Rt Revd Christopher Chessun, will sign the Jerusalem- Southwark Covenant Agreement, linking both Dioceses formally.
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Deborah Denise’s ‘Give Me You’ London Tour
Native American gospel songstress, Deborah Denise, takes on London from 28th September through to 6th
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This Time of Year by Milton B Allen
“2019 marks my 20th year licensing, marketing and distributing gospel music overseas. It’s a funny
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