Meghan Owen
Senior Reporter at BBC
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1 week ago |
bbc.co.uk | Meghan Owen
Image caption, Lorraine Branch is one of the tenants battling the Peabody housing association Work and Money Correspondent, BBC London"We're treated like peasants. Like we're not good enough to live in decent homes," says Lorraine Branch, a tenant on the Nags Head Estate in east London. She is part of a group of tenants who have resorted to enlisting lawyers and health workers from the charity Medact, to fight against Peabody after complaining for years of damp and mould in their homes.
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2 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Meghan Owen
Housing association sorry for service charge errorMeghan OwenWork and Money CorrespondentBBCKrystall Brown said it was "unacceptable" that the mistake had only just been identifiedA housing association has apologised after it sent rent and service charge notices to a group of residents in north-east London with cost increases - some of which were more than 50% - "in error".
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Meghan Owen
Offer bloodletting to residents exposed to 'forever chemicals', report saysBBCLisa Cabot's levels of one forever chemical are 16 times higher than normalResidents who were exposed to "forever chemicals" in Jersey should be offered treatments such as bloodletting to tackle potential health problems, doctors and scientists have advised the island's government.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Meghan Owen |Elliot Darby
Watch: Rescuers dig through pile of concrete after Bangkok tower collapse. Video, 00:01:02Watch: Rescuers dig through pile of concrete after Bangkok tower collapse
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Meghan Owen
Small businesses in London fear April tax risesMeghan OwenWork and Money correspondent, BBC LondonScotts of CharshaltonSarah Guntrip (centre) runs a family butchersA business group has warned that many small to medium businesses (SMEs) in London will struggle to survive because of new tax changes that come into force in April.
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A housing association has apologised after it sent rent and service charge notices to residents in Hackney with cost increases - some of which were more than 50% - "in error". The 'error' came to light after residents contacted the BBC to look into it. https://t.co/wMcTSj3U41
RT @yogital: Inside Mandalay: Our report on the huge devastation and little help for Myanmar earthquake survivors https://t.co/6YXD9Wb9Ri
RT @BBCNews: Offer bloodletting to residents exposed to 'forever chemicals', report says https://t.co/QX3THf9ihJ
