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Family of six living in one room told they will have to wait 13 years for bigger home

Mohamed Abubakar, his wife Rasha Al-Buriahi and their four children all sleep and eat in the same room

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Family-of-six trapped in mouldy studio flat told they must wait 13 YEARS for bigger home

Mohamed Abubakar, his wife Rasha Al-Buriahi and their four children of whom the youngest is one-year-old, have to eat and sleep in the same room of their overcrowded home in east London

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Woman says town is now so posh she can't go to Sainsbury's in pyjamas anymore

Andzelika Lus says she hardly recognises South Acton as people sneer at anyone in a tracksuit.

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London estate made famous by TV show 'falling to pieces' with drug use in stairwells

Samuda Estate in London has been used in numerous films and movies such as Top Boy, but its residents fear the show is "glamourising" the harsh reality of their real lives

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Massively divided borough sees rough sleepers sheltering near doors of luxury £600k apartments

A councillor has vowed to remove the divide between the area that may have stereotypes of wealth or poverty

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Only Fools and Horses star couldn't be happier working in care home and living in caravan

After writing ‘Marley’s Ghosts’, Daniel found himself at a loss and decided to apply for a job completely different to his established career.

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Inside ex-gangster's incredible 'castle' where guns and swords line the walls

Dave Courtney - who claims to have links to the notorious Kray twins - is the proud owner of Camelot Castle, which boasts an outside mural, jacuzzi, its own nightclub and even a 'dungeon'

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Stroke leaves 'fit and healthy' bouncer trapped in flat for 7 months barely able to walk

Due to an array of health conditions, Coldham needs help to get dressed, wash, eat, go to the toilet and suffers from dysarthria, a form of brain damage that means speech is severely impacted

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Kind hairdresser's 'pay what you can afford' scheme to help struggling customers

Stylist Tuttii Fruittii uses a "sliding scale" which starts from £10 for short cuts and £20 for medium to long cuts, to help clients hit by the cost of living crisis

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The man living with eczema so severe that washing 'burns' his skin

He says it is ruining his life

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Disabled tenant banned from buying his council flat because it's adapted for his needs

Antony Carter suffers from cerebral palsy and had his bathroom converted into a wet room but the adaptation has meant he isn't allowed to buy his council flat

Daily Mirror

'I'm at my wits' end because council won't let me home school autistic son'

Alexandra and Giani Fodor want to pull their 11-year-old son David, who has autism, out of mainstream school and teach him at home, however they claim Harrow Council has refused permission

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Disabled cancer survivor left ‘choking on asbestos’ in ‘disgusting’ London flat

The woman, who is only being referred to as Sarah, moved to her North London flat in 2016 and says she spent nearly £20,000 turning it into her dream flat

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Vulnerable tenant 'choking on mould' and coughing up own stomach lining in grim flat

Stephen, 46, from East London, is living with numerous health issues and claims he is “trapped” in his Dagenham council flat which is in a “severe state” of disrepair

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Single mum raising teenager and young child in 'Dickensian' hostel shares her struggles

Erin Brewster, 37, now lives with her two boys - 14 and four - in a box studio flat with three single beds, kitchen unit, and separate bathroom in Sydenham Park Mansions in Lewisham.

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Waitress, 18, 'brain-dead' after collapse at work as mum fights to keep life support on

Waitress Orinta Spudyte, 18, was serving customers at Bancone Golden Square in Central London on June 16 when she suddenly collapsed, hitting her head as she fell to the floor

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Family of seven living in three-bedroom house say they have been 'fobbed off' by council

Corroll Pereira says there is not enough space for his children to do their homework and that they have considered putting a mattress in the kitchen for their son with ADHD because of the lack of room

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Families plagued by flat cockroaches that crawl into kids' ears and 'blew up an oven'

Residents in tower blocks in London say they are being plagued by pests and vermin making their lives a misery as they beg the local council to be rehomed in the near future

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Family of eight 'stressed' and 'drained' by living in two-bed 'horror flat with mould'

Ms Laima lives in the property with her partner and her six children, aged between two and 18

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Family-of-eight's 'living nightmare' in two-bed flat 'riddled with damp and mould'

The mum, 37, lives in the East London property with her partner and six children, aged between two and 18 - she claims the living situation is affecting their health

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Disabled man 'stockpiling food for winter' after not receiving £150 council tax rebate

Mark Parker, 56, has said he is kept up at night, terrified at what might come this winter and if he will have to chose between eating food or heating his south London flat

Daily Mirror

Mum has four nervous breakdowns after being hit with sudden £13,000 council tax bill

Debt collectors demanded £2,500 for council tax arrears and her daughter Rachael took out a bank loan to 'put the issue to bed'. But by August 2021 they discovered the actual bill was much larger

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"I tried a new 'pocket home' no wider than a London Underground tube train"

Journalist Ayokunle Oluwalana recently tried out a new 'pocket home' that roughly shares the dimensions of a London Tube train, and even though it had a tiny floorplan he found it surprisingly spacious

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Dad forced to eat 'old bread' so kids can have proper food amid cost of living crisis

Grocery shop worker Alain Miah, 52, has seen his rent go up and his shifts halved meaning he's struggling to support his wife and children, and is now having to visit foodbanks to get by

Daily Mirror

Mum who initially thought she had vertigo learns gas leak made her dizzy

Debbie Williams from Havering, East London, had been taking medication to manage the vertigo but was stunned when a boiler engineer told her there had been a dangerous leak that could have killed her

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