QUOTES FROM THE MEDIA
MO FARAH: I WAS TRAFFICKED INTO BRITAIN AND TREATED LIKE A SLAVE
TOM CRUISE GRANTED PERMISSION TO FILM INSIDE WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Sir Mo Farah, one of Britain’s greatest athletes, has revealed that he was illegally smuggled into this country... Farah … had previously said he was born in Somalia, arriving from Mogadishu aged eight to join his father, who worked in London… In fact he was trafficked to London in the 1990s under an assumed name after escaping war in Somalia. His real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin. After arriving he lived … with a married couple who treated him like a slave. His PE teacher went on to champion his cause with social services and he was eventually moved to a new home… Farah’s real father died when he was four during the country’s ... civil war... His mother sent him to Djibouti, which borders Somalia, to escape the conflict and live with an uncle. Farah says he was trafficked from there, aged nine. The runner said he was telling his story to unburden himself of a lie that he and his closest friends and family have perpetuated for years, despite warnings that the revelations might leave him vulnerable to deportation. ‘I don’t think I was ready to say anything not because you want to lie, but because you’re protecting yourself,’ he said. ‘You only realise later it’s OK to let things out and say how it happened.’
Tom Cruise has been granted permission to film inside Westminster Abbey in London for Mission: Impossible 8. The 60-year-old actor sought the extremely rare permission to shoot scenes for the action movie at the religious landmark and was thrilled when it was granted. A source told The Sun newspaper… ‘When [Tom] wanted to film inside a church for the new Mission film, it had to be Westminster Abbey… ‘It will make an extraordinary filming location and sets the tone for just how big this film is going to be. The budget is enormous, of course, but the ambitions are even bigger.’
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DEMAND AT UK’S BIGGEST PAWNBROKER AT RECORD HIGH AMID COST OF LIVING CRISIS A record number of people are pawning items to borrow money from Britain’s largest pawnbroker amid an escalating cost of living crisis. H&T Group said ‘pledge lending’ – lending secured against a customer’s valuable items such as watches or jewellery – was at record levels… ‘This strong demand, in our view, reflects the impact of the cost of living crisis’… wrote Gary Greenwood, a Shore Capital analyst... Economists expect household finances to be hit further in the autumn, when the UK’s energy price cap will soar to reflect higher prices on global wholesale markets. The Guardian
NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL REVIVES 200 EMPTY FLATS FOR UKRAINIANS A Scottish council is planning to bring 200 empty homes back into use to provide homes for Ukrainian refugees. North Lanarkshire council will use £5m of Scottish government funding to reinstate two tower blocks which were earmarked for demolition. The flats in Airdrie and Coatbridge will be refurbished to ‘a high standard’… Council leader Jordan Linden said: ‘The people escaping conflict in Ukraine face the most unimaginable circumstances. ‘Across Scotland, so many have welcomed Ukrainian people into their homes and communities, and I am proud that we can play a leading role in the national effort by providing a large number of homes here in North Lanarkshire.’ Neil Gray, who serves as the Scottish government’s minister for Ukrainian refugees, welcomed the move. ‘These homes will play a vital role in providing longer term accommodation and support to displaced people from Ukraine,’ he said. BBC News
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