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The rags to riches star did have a genuine affection for Essex, in particular for the Southend seaside which had given him so much pleasure as a boy ...

It’s a sweltering day – muggy and drizzly – as my taxi crawls through a patchwork of east London council estates. When we ...

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In the 1960s, the Gorbals area of Glasgow underwent a dramatic transformation as part of a broader effort to address housing and social problems in the area.

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While overall child mortality was somewhat lower in the U.K., the rate remained near 50% through the early 20th century for children living in the poorest slums.