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Olivia Barber’s Biography

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Formerly a social worker working in mental health and homelessness, now working as a reporter at Housing Today. I'm passionate about writing about housing and social affairs.

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I was terrified of dentists - now I've lost half my teeth and want to save the rest'

I was terrified of dentists - now I've lost half my teeth and want to save the rest'

Sarah Khan lost one of her front teeth while she was having a pizza with a friend last summer

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'Change in attitude' needed to improve accessibility on London's transport network, campaigners w...

'Change in attitude' needed to improve accessibility on London's transport network, campaigners w...

People with disabilities spoke out about their concerns at a recent forum in Hackney

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London named UK's loneliest place to live with 'worse social life than Nigeria'

London named UK's loneliest place to live with 'worse social life than Nigeria'

MyLondon spoke with Londoners who find it hard to 'even pin down family' to see

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Running the Hackney Half: 'It just feels like a really lovely day - I love the energy'

Running the Hackney Half: 'It just feels like a really lovely day - I love the energy'

24,000 runners are taking part in Hackney's eighth half marathon

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East London pub that's one of the last remaining 'traditional boozers'

East London pub that's one of the last remaining 'traditional boozers'

The pub still has a number of loyal regulars and the funeral for one was recently held there

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East London van owner slapped with huge fine council crush 2 of his vehicles

East London van owner slapped with huge fine council crush 2 of his vehicles

Redbridge Council's enforcement team captured footage of the van fly-tipping, which they were then able to li…

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Journalists tear apart Reform’s bizarre prison plan

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By Basit Mahmood Verified, Olivia Barber Verified
| Left Foot Forward
Reform UK’s bizarre plan to deport all 10,000 foreign nationals from British prisons was probed by journalists at a press conference today. Nigel Farage and Reform’s home affairs spokesperson, Zia Yusuf, announced the policy this morning, and were soon met with questions about how it would work and how much it would cost. Reform has said it would deport migrants from UK prisons to their home countries, or Kosovo and El Salvado, in a policy that mirrors what Donald Trump is doing in the US.
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Open Labour merges into Mainstream

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By Basit Mahmood Verified, Olivia Barber Verified
| Left Foot Forward
In internal Labour news, Open Labour, the soft left activist group, has merged with Mainstream after a vote at their Extraordinary General Meeting held yesterday. Members of Open Labour voted 78.6% in favour of the move with 21.4% opposing it. Mainstream was co-founded by Open Labour and Compass and launched by Andy Burnham in September 2025.
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Nigel Farage sets out his conditions for deal with Restore

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By Olivia Barber Verified, Basit Mahmood Verified
| Left Foot Forward
From having initially ruled out any deal with Restore Britain after a very public feud with the far-right party’s leader Rupert Lowe, Nigel Farage now seems to be warming to the idea of a deal with the far-right party and has set out his conditions.
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