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To get the latest news from the capital visit Metro.co.uk's London news hub. But it’s a less than perfect solution for Tom who lives with the contestant threat of eviction over his head.

Habicht said he focused on kids in London’s impoverished East End (“Now high rises are there and nothing probably remains of the slums in London”) before venturing out into the rest of the city.

This is a passage in Farringdon that came into existence after a monastery was closed down, turned into slums and is now lined with offices and social housing.

But what made Fagin who he was? Allison Epstein's new novel gives us Jacob Fagin from the age of 6 growing up in grimy London slums, what he does to get by, and what he becomes. Her new novel ...

Located between St, Martin's Lane and Bedfordbury, official records trace Goodwin's Court back to the 17th century when it was a bustling hub within one of London's infamous slums. Over time ...