Rhea Dehaney, Civic Reporter A report from the Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee states there are 5.9 million adults in the UK who experienced food poverty in the six months up to February and 1.7 million children living…
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Richard Okorogheye: Police searching for missing student find body
Rhea Dehaney,Civic Reporter Police officers searching for the missing student Richard Okorogheye discovered the body of a man matching his description in a pond in Epping Forest, Essex, yesterday. Although inquiries are ongoing Mr Okorogheye’s mother, Evidence Joel, said police…
Woman found dead in suitcase at Southall hostel
Rhea Dehaney, Civic Reporter Picture courtesy of Unspalsh A 41 year old woman whose body was found inside a suitcase in a west London hostel has been named by police.
Muslim women ‘blocked from seeking office by male Labour councillors’
Rhea Dehaney, Political Reporter A leading women’s charity Muslim Women’s Network UK (MWNUK) has written a letter to Jeremy Corbyn to complain about “systematic misogyny” which saw female Muslims being blocked from seeking office by male Labour councillors. MWNUK called…
Campaign to stop closure of police front counter in West London
Rhea Dehaney, Civic Reporter North Kensington residents are calling for a permanent Met Police base in the area amid concerns that a small front counter may close. A petition calling on the Mayor of London to extend the lease…
Urgent appeal: Missing 16-year-old girl Ealing
By Rhea Dehaney Police launched an urgent appeal to find a missing 16-year-old girl who could be in Ealing. Her whereabouts is also known in Bournemouth and Luton. Rianna (with no surname made public) was last seen on sunday,…
Derby County 2-2 Brentford
By Rhea Dehaney, sports reporter. Embed from Getty Images Courtesy of Gettyimages.es Derby County came from 2-0 down at half-time to earn a deserved draw with Championship high fliers Brentford. Brentford were coasting after dominating the first half to…
First black female deacon fights to save parish
By Rhea Dehaney, Deputy Online Editor/Reporter Image courtesy of Church of England Reverend Yvonne Clarke became the first black women deacon in 1987. A mother-of-three, she was among the first women ordained as a priest in 1994. Her south…
South Africa variant: Surge testing rolled out in Ealing
By Rhea Dehaney, Civic Reporter
Those people living in the London boroughs of Ealing and Redbridge are being “strongly encouraged” to take a coronavirus test when offered one after the South African variant of Covid-19 was detected in the areas.
The Department for Health stated a “small number” of cases has been found so far, reporting that the efforts will allow health authorities to sequence any positive cases for genomic data to aid in their understanding of virus variants and their spread. Surge testing in response to a case in the postcode of W7 in Ealing has now been completed. Further testing is now being rolled out across the borough after a small number of confirmed cases of the South African strain were detected in Acton, Greenford, Southall and West Ealing. The cases are not believed to be linked to international travel.
Sadiq Khan accused of cutting affordable housing targets
By Rhea Dehaney, Civic Reporter Sadiq Khan was today accused of “failing Londoners” by the GLA (Greater London Authority) Conservatives after figures revealed a cut to affordable housing targets. The figures, which were asked for by Conservative Assembly member…