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As seen in: Housing Today, Substack, Time Out, MyLondon, Building, Building Design News, Left Foot Forward, Hackney Citizen, Birmingham Dispatch, My Shrewsbury
Reporter at @leftfootfwd DM or email me with any tips! olivia@leftfootforward.org

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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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Most Makerfield voters would be less likely to vote for a candidate who has posted offensive content

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By Olivia Barber 
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The majority of voters in Makerfield say they are less likely to vote for a political candidate who has posted offensive content on their social media accounts. According to a survey by Survation for 38 Degrees, 55% of voters said that posting offensive content would affect their opinion of a candidate. Meanwhile, 31% of respondents said this wouldn’t be a factor in deciding how they vote.
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Nigel Farage urged to condemn ‘race-based pogrom’ in Belfast

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By Olivia Barber 
| Left Foot Forward
Nigel Farage is facing calls to condemn last night’s riots in Belfast, which broke out in the wake of an attempted beheading of a local man. A Sudanese man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with the attack. Farage responded to the brutal attack on Monday stating that it was “horrific”.
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Nigel Farage’s call for trade unions to affiliate to Reform UK gets torn apart

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By Olivia Barber 
| Left Foot Forward
Nigel Farage’s call for unions to ditch Labour and affiliate to Reform UK has been roundly rejected by the trade union movement. In an interview with the Times, Farage called on unions to  attend Reform’s conference and to affiliate to the party, even suggesting that one union may be on verge of doing so.
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