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Six arrested in UK for modern slavery offences ANI | Updated: Feb 09, 2021 19:38 IST London [UK], February 9 (ANI): Six people aged between 30 and 55 were arrested on Tuesday for modern slavery offences following a pre-planned operation in London and Essex to target an eastern European organised crime group trafficking people from Poland, the Metropolitan Police said. "Unfortunately, this type of exploitation is still happening across London and the UK. The...

By Lewis Berrill @LewisBerrill Chief reporter - east London and west Essex Police led early morning raids against a suspeted trafficking group. Photos: Met Police Five men and one woman have been arrested for slavery and trafficking offences following police raids in Harrow. Warrants were executed this morning (Tuesday, February 9) in Harrow, Romford, Hayes, Forest Gate, and Har...

A MAGISTRATE asked if she could gag a reporter by restricting his article on an abusive mans violent threats in front of Worcester children because…

Published: 1:51 PM February 5, 2021    A community partnership in Newham will help pregnant women and new mums facing challenges and inequalities to access support. - Credit: PA A community partnership will expand the support available for pregnant women and new mums facing financial hardship and disadvantage in Newham. The project will offer antenatal education, breastfeeding support, counselling and family link services, alongside an existing perinatal peer support service. It has a strong...

Harold Hill war memorial, Hilldene Avenue, in 2017. - Credit: Lindsay Jones War memorial desecrated again William Swain, Barnstaple Road, Harold Hill, writes: To my dismay and that of several others of my generation, the Harold Hill War Memorial has yet again been desecrated. Wreaths have been scattered about all over the place and little mementoes that were laid at the memorial on Remembrance Sunday by young children have been stolen. Unfortunately, those honoured dead who made that noble sacr...

Both by coincidence bring the same photo to show Kate for her research, a snap of the two aged 15 and 18 enjoying a moment of fun on a tea break.  Ann got married quickly, she wryly admits. “It happened a lot, when you get a factory full of good-looking young men and women.”  Eileen and Ann at their reunion in 2019 recreating the old photo from the factory - Credit: Kate Thompson The Lavender Girls is set in the 1940s, when - according to a Ministry of Supply memo - make-up ...

The joint project between Queen Mary University and BHT is being led by Professor Chloe Orkin and Dr Vanessa Apea.  Dr Apea said: “Poorer health outcomes in racially minoritised groups are not new, but have been revealed more starkly than ever by Covid and must be urgently addressed.   “Authentic community engagement and co-creation of solutions are key to achieving health equity.”  The latest study follows a study, recently published in the journal BMJ Open, based on nearly 1,800 pati...

The joint project between Queen Mary University and BHT is being led by Professor Chloe Orkin and Dr Vanessa Apea.  Dr Apea said: “Poorer health outcomes in racially minoritised groups are not new, but have been revealed more starkly than ever by Covid and must be urgently addressed.   “Authentic community engagement and co-creation of solutions are key to achieving health equity.”  The latest study follows a study, recently published in the journal BMJ Open, based on nearly 1,800 pati...

Published: 5:33 PM January 26, 2021    Michael Nash is aiming to put smiles on peoples faces with Newham Lockdown Window Art. - Credit: Michael Nash A sculptor is masterminding an exhibition with a difference, aiming to put the boroughs artistic talent on the map during lockdown. Michael Nash has already signed up 60 creative types who are keen to take part in Newham Lockdown Window Art. The 26-year-old has adapted an idea used during Artists Walk 2020 where members of the public used an...

 E-Mail People from racial minorities are more likely to become very unwell or die from COVID-19 than those of white ethnicity. Compared to the general population, those of Black African heritage are 3.24 times more likely to die from COVID-19 and Bangladeshi populations are 2.41 times more likely to die. 38-year-old Nurul Islam from Forest Gate contracted the virus in February. He says: "Ive never felt anything like it. One night I woke up suffocating. So many things came into my mind, I was ...