Europe’s biggest council estate sits on the outskirts of London and owes its existence, at least in part, to the First World War.

Habicht said he focused on kids in London’s impoverished East End (“Now high rises are there and nothing probably remains of the slums in London”) before venturing out into the rest of the city.

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"Call it a slum, call it what you like," says Kim ... The charity, which supports struggling families in London and south-east England, says it is increasingly having to step in to prevent ...