The turbulent life of Dave Courtney, the East End gangster-turned-film star After his sudden death aged 64, Emma Loffhagen reports on the East End gangster nicknamed the 'most feared man in Britain' Evening Standard · Oct 24, 2023
Hero fights off a thug with a traffic cone after seeing him stab policeman in the neck Zakir Malik received an award for ‘saving’ the life of a policeman who was brutally attacked with broken glass and stabbed in the head and neck Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2023
Toy maker stuck with 500 Liz Truss dolls after PM resigned before he could sell them David Farquharson ordered 500 dog toys in the image of Liz Truss when she was voted into Downing Street but received the order the day after she quit as Prime Minister Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2023
Tragic mum dies on morning of her wedding as son, 10, left stranded in Trinidad Nadia Joseph-Gosine died in the early hours of her wedding day, leaving her 10-year-old son Emari stranded in Trinidad while her family try to raise the funds to bring him back Daily Mirror · Jan 11, 2023
Council 'waiting for us to die' says mum dizzy and vomiting in flat 'riddled with mould' Beverley Simms is urging Camden Council to re-home her as a doctor says "severe mould" is exacerbating a number of health conditions including vertigo, headaches and vomiting Daily Mirror · Jan 11, 2023
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 Daily Mirror · Dec 6, 2022
Homeless family forced to live in Travelodge room and wash their clothes in the shower Kirsty Warner and her children, five and ten, are having to live in a cramped Travelodge room after their landlord decided to sell their former home, leaving them homeless Daily Mirror · Nov 29, 2022
Baby left with breathing difficulties after living in 'unbearably cold and damp' flat Demi Martindale claims living conditions in the freezing flat are impacting her mental health and her four-month-old infant suffering from problems with his breathing Daily Mirror · Nov 28, 2022
Girl, 5, whose face was torn apart by dog is hoping for dream trip to Disneyland The kindness of strangers on the internet has meant that Elsie, 5, is one step closer to going to Disneyland Paris after her face was mauled by her neighbour's dog leaving her traumatised for life Daily Mirror · Oct 27, 2022
'A stranger took over my house when I was abroad, now I'm forced to live two hours away' Filippe Scalora claims he now has to take a bus and several trains just to make vital hospital appointments after the horrific ordeal Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022
Residents fear building collapse due to cracks 'so big they can see through them' Huge cracks have started appearing in the building, which contains 36 flats, over the past few months - with one so big that a tenant can see from his bedroom through to the kitchen Daily Mirror · Oct 19, 2022
Mum and young son's bathroom 'flooded with wee' because council 'didn't fix leak' Sonia Destouche, 48, has lived in her council property since 2014 but has been plagued with issues such as mould, damp and ant infestations ever since Daily Mirror · Oct 12, 2022
Graduate murdered by boyfriend who sent text to drug dealer saying he 'got rid' of her Cocaine and gambling addict Jay Dawes, 28, killed his university graduate girlfriend Amani Iqbal with a dressing gown and left her in a bathtub, an inquest heard Daily Mirror · Sep 15, 2022
Mum stuck in flat covered in ants that bite kids and come out of plug sockets Ruth Archibald, from Wandsworth, South London, said she saw a swarm of insects come out of a cereal box while she was making breakfast - she first noticed the problem at the start of last year Daily Mirror · Aug 15, 2022
Daily Mirror · Jun 25, 2022 'I'm British but I was refused a passport because the Home Office didn't believe me' Dominic Akers-Paul is fighting for compensation after the Home Office questioned his right to live and work in the UK, leaving him without a passport from the age of 15 to 18
Daily Mirror · May 30, 2022 'I have to wipe mice droppings off kitchen counter every morning in rodent battle' Residents of the Exmouth Estate in East London have shared how they face a daily battle against rates and cockroaches and claim Swan Housing Association hasn't fixed the issue
Daily Mirror · May 11, 2022 'My flat is so mouldy it spreads to furniture and clothes and makes my daughter itch' Shauni-Leigh Tyson says cleaning products and paint have failed to stop the mould and damp coming back and it has now ruined the family's furniture, bedding and clothing
Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2022 Gran STILL in sheltered housing two months after three-day flat repairs began Mlynn Thomas, 83, says she feels "terrible" that she has been pushed out of her home in south London for eight weeks while Lambeth Council carries out repairs on the kitchen in her home
Daily Record · Mar 24, 2022 Pub landlord 'erects giant hoardings blocking beer garden' after brewery ask him to leave The erection of the fence which surrounds the pub’s beer garden and is made up of wooden boarding, came as a shock to residents who live in the surrounding area.
Daily Mirror · Mar 23, 2022 Pub landlord builds giant fence blocking beer garden after brewery ask him to leave The erection of the fence which surrounds the pub's beer garden and is made up of wooden boarding, came as a shock to local residents. The beer garden had been in use for 15 years