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Surviving sex work on the streets

In care at four, on the streets at nine, Charmaine has had a traumatic journey to reach life as it is now: no drugs, no sex work, looking after her mum, and enjoying her grandchildren. Here she writes honestly about her past.

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“Life and the universe change our plans”

Artist Lil Sullivan returns to the printmaking workshop for the first time after her stroke, and uses broken and discarded everyday objects to create art.

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Life before assistive technology

When an inherited condition caused Alex Lee’s vision to deteriorate, he began to discover the technologies that would help him navigate the world around him. Here he describes how his life began to change.

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Life on the line

Former Samaritans helpline volunteer Katy Georgiou recalls the desperate voices she heard during her night shifts, and those whose isolation she helped to alleviate.

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  • A courtyard view showing the university buildings and street life, Berlin, Germany. Stipple engraving.
  • A courtyard view showing the university buildings and street life, Berlin, Germany. Stipple engraving.
  • The Rotunda and Lying-in Hospital with busy street life, Dublin, Ireland. Etching, 1842.
  • Corpus Christi college and the street life outside, Cambridge. Line engraving by J. Le Keux after F. Mackenzie.
  • St. John's Hospital and Chapel, Exeter: front with street life. Line engraving by W. Deeble, 1830, after A. Glennie.
  • The Boudja Manoli Yaghourt Co. (1911) : as supplied to hospitals and nursing homes : sole makers of the genuine yaghourt preparations for life prolonging : 22, Great Chapel Street, (corner of 101-103 Oxford St.) Oxford Street, W.1., London / Boudja Manoli Yaghourt Co. (1911).
  • The Boudja Manoli Yaghourt Co. (1911) : as supplied to hospitals and nursing homes : sole makers of the genuine yaghourt preparations for life prolonging : 22, Great Chapel Street, (corner of 101-103 Oxford St.) Oxford Street, W.1., London / Boudja Manoli Yaghourt Co. (1911).
  • The Boudja Manoli Yaghourt Co. (1911) : as supplied to hospitals and nursing homes : sole makers of the genuine yaghourt preparations for life prolonging : 22, Great Chapel Street, (corner of 101-103 Oxford St.) Oxford Street, W.1., London / Boudja Manoli Yaghourt Co. (1911).
  • The Boudja Manoli Yaghourt Co. (1911) : as supplied to hospitals and nursing homes : sole makers of the genuine yaghourt preparations for life prolonging : 22, Great Chapel Street, (corner of 101-103 Oxford St.) Oxford Street, W.1., London / Boudja Manoli Yaghourt Co. (1911).
  • The Boudja Manoli Yaghourt Co. (1911) : as supplied to hospitals and nursing homes : sole makers of the genuine yaghourt preparations for life prolonging : 22, Great Chapel Street, (corner of 101-103 Oxford St.) Oxford Street, W.1., London / Boudja Manoli Yaghourt Co. (1911).
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