‘HOW CAN SOMEONE THIS NICE BE THIS LONELY?’ THE PEOPLE FOR WHOM LOCKDOWN... EAST LONDON LINES
April 2020
Half a million older people go at least five days a week without seeing or speaking to anyone at all. For a certain segment of the population, lockdown is just another day. Read
April 2020
In an unprecedented situation, the entire population of the UK has found itself in isolation, socially distancing and in lockdown within their homes. We asked three Londoners to record their daily experiences in a diary. Are we more alone now than ever? Read
IS LONDON LONELY: IS OUR CITY REALLY THAT HARSH? EAST LONDON LINES
April 2020
London consistently tops the lists for the loneliest city in the world. Every single survey we looked at told us this. So we thought; how did it get this way? Why is it this way? And is it really true? We want to explore the taboo topic of loneliness, wipe away the shame, and see how people thrive together. Read
INDONESIA DEPLOYING ‘GHOSTS’ TO SCARE PEOPLE INTO STAYING INSIDE AND IT’S ACTUALLY TERRIFYING, INDY100
April 2020
A village on the island of Java have recruited volunteer ghosts to scare people in to staying at home, but for some, they've had the opposite effect. Read
WHEELCHAIR USER REFUSED HELP AT RAILWAY STATION DUE TO STAFF FEARS... INDY100
April 2020
A woman using public transport over the weekend was allegedly refused help by railway staff due to fears that her wheelchair would infect them with coronavirus. Read
‘THE HEALTHY ARE NOT IMMUNE’: NURSE IN HER 30’S WITHOUT UNDERLYING HEALTH ISSUES... INDY100
March 2020
Despite being described as “normally fit and healthy”, Areema Nasreen is on a ventilator at Walsall Manor hospital after being infected with coronavirus. Read
CHLAMYDIA DISCOVERED IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN, INDY100
March 2020
Bet you didn’t see that coming.
A “biological cousin” of chlamydia has been discovered living at the bottom of the Arctic ocean. Read
WHY SELF-QUARANTINE FROM CORONAVIRUS IS A PRIVILEGE ONLY FOR THE RICH, INDY100
March 2020
Are you one of the two million people who are too poor to self-isolate? Read
SUPER-STRENGTH VITAMIN D TABLETS ‘INCREASE RISK’ OF BONE FRACTURES, THE SUNDAY TIMES
February 2020
Doctors say some people are ruining their health by taking supplements that contain many times the recommended dose. Read
THE BRITISH ORTHODOX JEW STANDING UP FOR CHINA’S UIGHUR MUSLIMS, THE INDEPENDENT
January 2020
‘Nothing on this scale has ever happened before, except once, and that was the Holocaust,’ protester tells Evie Breese. Read
MEET THE COUNCILLOR: “ARE OUR BUILDINGS SAFE?” EAST LONDON LINES
December 2019
As the dust of the General Election settles, the bins still need emptying and the schools still need running. Many know little about them and most don’t bother to vote for them, but local councillors wield huge power over everyday lives. Read
#ELLGE19 JONES BUCKS TREND TO INCREASE MAJORITY IN CROYDON CENTRAL, EAST LONDON LINES
December 2019
Despite catastrophic losses across the country, there was good news for the Labour Party in the marginal seat of Croydon Central as Sarah Jones won with a majority of 5,949, increasing her 2015 majority by 297. Read
#ELLGE19 ELECTION PREVIEW: CROYDON NORTH, EAST LONDON LINES
December 2019
Croydon North feels like it has been a Labour stronghold since time began, and in a way, it has. Created for the 1997 general election it has been held by just two Labour MP’s ever since. Read
CROYDON MAN JAILED FOR RAPE AND TORTURE OF WOMAN WITH MS, EAST LONDON LINES
December 2019
A man from South Norwood was sentenced to 12 years in prison after he was found guilty of rape and causing actual bodily harm to a woman who suffers from multiple sclerosis. Read
#ELLGE2019 LED BY DONKEYS BILLBOARD POSTED TO INFLUENCE CROYDON MARGINAL, EAST LONDON LINES
November 2019
A billboard accusing the Tories of lying, complete with the image of a reclining Jacob Rees-Mogg, has been erected in Croydon by the Hackney-based campaign group, Led By Donkeys. Read
#ELLGE19: IN MARGINAL SEATS, REGISTERING TO VOTE IS VITAL – EVEN IF YOU HAVE NFA, EAST LONDON LINES
December 2019
To register to vote you need your national insurance number and home address, right? Wrong! With hours left before the deadline at 11:59, campaigns were today trying to spread the word that homelessness is not a barrier to voting. Read
CROYDON’S FLOURISHING ECONOMY RICH FOR DEVELOPMENT, EAST LONDON LINES
November 2019
Despite pockets of deprivation that fuel its rough-around-the-edges image, Croydon is now a thriving economy rich with potential for development, the ‘Croydon 10’ conference was told on Tuesday. Read
POLICE CALLED TO ANGRY CLASHES AT ANTI-SPAC NATION PROTEST IN CROYDON, EAST LONDON LINES
November 2019
Police were called to an angry confrontation in Croydon on Saturday between members of a controversial church and a group of demonstrators who claimed they were ‘victims’ of the organisation. Read
WAITING TIMES IN LOCAL A&ES AMONG NATION’S WORST, EAST LONDON LINES
November 2020
Hospitals in Tower Hamlets, Croydon, and Lewisham have some of the worst A&E waiting times in London, hitting far below the government’s target, statistics for October from NHS England show. Read
WINDRUSH VICTIMS DEMAND JUSTICE NOT MONEY FROM HOME OFFICE, EAST LONDON LINES
November 2020
Angry Windrush scandal victims from Croydon have strongly criticised the Home Office compensation scheme – which could not confirm a single payment. Read
FEMINIST LIBRARY CROWD FUNDS NEW SPACE IN PECKHAM, PECKHAM PECULIAR
December 2018
The Feminist Library is moving to a new site in Peckham, writes Evie Breese. Read