Child strip searches in 2025 overwhelmingly drug-driven, reinforcing concerns over Met safeguarding
Roughly four in five child strip searches conducted by the Met in 2025 were for suspected drugs, which advocacy groups

Roughly four in five child strip searches conducted by the Met in 2025 were for suspected drugs, which advocacy groups

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Rough Trade, a vinyl store based in Brick Lane, celebrates its 50th birthday this year. The first shop in Notting

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Demand for Hackney Foodbank is three times higher than before the pandemic, according to new data from Trussell released this

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