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YOUR RESULTS FOR STORIES BY Sophie Dianne

Working together
Sophie Dianne October 01 2025

How a 2016 book reinforced my positive views of immigration. 
By Sophie Dianne

At the start of the summer, I read a book called The Beekeeper of Aleppo, written by Christy Lefteri, the daughter of Greek Cypr...

Surviving and thriving
Sophie Dianne August 01 2025

Traitors star Ash Bibi talks about her experience staying at a women’s refuge earlier in her life, the lessons she learned and her efforts to help vulnerable women today. Interview by Sophie Dianne

Ash Bibi is best known for donning a cape in the second season of the BBC’s The Traitors. But she’s now opening up about her chi...

Time moves on
Sophie Dianne February 01 2025

A short story on love and loss, by Sophie Dianne

It had been raining since they said goodbye. Lying down opposite the mirror, she sees herself on the other side. Much younger an...

Reading material
Sophie Dianne August 01 2024

A review of a new book focusing on homelessness, The Way Home, by David Bullock. Review by Sophie Dianne

David Bullock is an award-winning author who has been writing professionally for over a decade. His first book, The Man Who Woul...

News in Brief 150: June – July 2024
Sophie Dianne June 01 2024

News in Brief by Sophie Dianne

Grand openingThe Museum of Homelessness (MoH) opened its doors to the public for the first time on 24 May. Situated close to Man...

PINT talk
Sophie Dianne June 01 2024

An interview with Cee Star, founder of People in Need Today, a charity delivering outreach services to people experiencing homelessness in London. Interview by Sophie Dianne

People in Need Today (PINT) was established 18 years ago at grassroots level. Since this time the organisation has gained charit...

News in Brief 149: Apr – May 2024
Sophie Dianne April 01 2024

News in Brief by Sophie Dianne

UnsettledFive years after its launch, the EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) is experiencing issues, jeopardising millions of people’s ...

News in Brief 147: Dec 2023 – Jan 2024
Sophie Dianne February 01 2024

News in Brief by Sophie Dianne

A Stik statue spotted in Shoreditch, London in January. The artist Stik regularly features in the Pavement and has lived experie...

News in Brief 147: Dec 2023 – Jan 2024
Sophie Dianne December 01 2023

News in Brief by Sophie Dianne

SchadenfraudSuella Braverman really must reconsider her lifestyle choices. Stoking division and hate has led to her losing her j...

Family affair
Sophie Dianne August 01 2023

When a family member is suffering, people can go above and beyond to provide support and succour, even when dealing with their own problems. Story and poem by Sophie Dianne

When your life is so heavily dictated by a mental health disorder, it’s hard to push past it. You’re surviving with constant tun...

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