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‘It’s a wild west’: Inside Margate’s Airbnb crisis

Homes not hotels — In recent years, an influx of visitors to the Kent coast has caused house prices to soar and a sense of community to be lost. While private landlords and lettings platform Airbnb benefit, local people are being forced out of their homes.

  • Activism
  • Sophie Church

Inside the best dressed gang of 1980s New York

Lo-Life: An American Classic — The streets of 1980s New York City were rough, and the fashion obsessed Lo-Life crew were at its heart, desperate to look good by any means necessary.

  • Culture
  • Sophie Church

Sinkane pays tribute to musical enigma William Onyeabor

A legend shrouded in mystery — Ahmed Gallab, musical director of Onyeabor tribute project the Atomic Bomb! Band, sheds light on a groundbreaking figure he drew inspiration from up-close.

  • Music
  • Sophie Church

Abandoned in the Jungle: What refugees in Calais left behind

Humanity in focus — Photographer Gideon Mendel has been documenting scenes of struggle around the world since the 1980s. His latest project looks to the Calais migrant camp, where he collected possessions left behind.

  • Photography
  • Sophie Church

LGBTQI people in India are still fighting to be heard

Communities of Belonging — Photographers Sunil Gupta and Charan Singh have spent years working with Delhi's LGBTQI community, documenting the daily lives of those fighting for equality.

  • Photography
  • Sophie Church

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