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1 month ago | bbc.com | Alpa Patel |Olivia Demetriades

'I was told I had between three and nine months to live'Alpa Patel & Olivia DemetriadesBBCHIV activist Jonathan Blake was one of the first people to be diagnosed with HIV"I was told I had a virus with no cure and between three and nine months to live."HIV activist Jonathan Blake believes he was one of, if not the first person to be diagnosed in Britain with human immunodeficiency virus, known as HIV, when he was aged 33. "I was diagnosed in October 1982 at the Middlesex Hospital.

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'Working from home has helped me be a better mum'BBCMartha, pictured with two of her three children, says her life has been transformed after she changed her job to work from homeThe culture of working from home, which was accelerated during the pandemic, is coming under pressure over its impact on the economy. One argument in favour of home working is that it benefits parents, but how does it impact children? "I wasn't the best mum that I could be.

Mar 5, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Liz Jackson |Alpa Patel |Lauren Stanley

The "prayer ban" by a school facing a court challenge made being Muslim "seem toxic" and "evil", former pupils claim. Michaela School in Brent, north London, introduced a policy in March 2023 stopping "prayer rituals". The school, led by former government social mobility tsar Katharine Birbalsingh, is being challenged in the High Court over the policy. It did not respond for comment but Ms Birbalsingh previously said the school was a "happy and respectful" place.

Dec 13, 2023 | news.yahoo.com | Jess Warren |Alpa Patel

About 250 people gathered at the eventStudents and staff at a London university have expressed their frustration about it not issuing a statement after a former student died. Dr Refaat Alareer, who taught English literature at the Islamic University in Gaza, studied at University College London (UCL) in 2007. The writer and literary scholar was killed in an air strike in Gaza.

Nov 22, 2023 | bbc.co.uk | Alpa Patel |Rebecca Cafe

It will take London communities a long time to heal from the increase in tension over the conflict in Gaza, charities have said. Antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes have increased markedly in the capital since October. The Community Security Trust said Jews were feeling very anxious and fearful. Tell Mama, which supports those impacted by Islamophobia, said there was a "significant fracture" in community cohesion.