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PC EKREM NOMINATED FOR THE

NATIONAL POLICE BRAVERY AWARDS

IN A Metropolitan Police of-
ficer who was violently attacked
with a sword but still managed
to arrest the attacker despite
being slashed has been nomi-
nated for The National Police
Bravery Awards. On the evening
of 30 November 2020, PC Aksit
Ekrem was on the response team
in Dagenham when a call came
in for him and his partner to at-
tend a domestic incident, where
a woman had reported a male in
his sixties behaving violently. PC
Ekrem said: “I went into the liv-
ing room and there’s this little
frail old man sitting in the corner.
He’s just sat at the table and he’s
not saying anything, he’s not do-
ing anything. “My colleague went
into the kitchen to speak to the
girlfriend who’d phoned us, so I
thought I’ll just arrest him and
I started saying the caution to
him. I looked down at my vest to
get my handcuffs out and when
I look up he’s jumped out of his
seat and he’s pulled a sword from
behind him, holding it above his
head to strike down at me...” PC
Erkin then... Page 3m

Half of Londoners struggling to make Thousands celebrated the 11th Alevi Festival

ends meet, poll reveals OVER the weekend, thousands of com- the main stage throughout the 3 day event
munity members attended the 11th Alevi with artist such as Suna Alan, Manus Baba,
SOME 15% of Londoners are financial- ther because they are having to go without Festival. The bank holiday week saw crowds Ferhat Tunc, Baris Atay and Mengene and
ly struggling while 28% say they are ‘just basic needs, or because they are relying on flocking the festival’s 3-day outdoor event many more. Under the leadership of the
about managing’ Nearly half of Londoners debt to pay for their basic needs – while 28 which this year took place from Friday 3 till BAF, the British Alevi Cultural Centre- Ce-
are struggling to make ends meet as the per cent said they were “just about manag- Sunday 5th at the British Alevi Federation’s mevi (İAKM- Cemevi) and the Enfield Alevi
cost of living crisis continues to bite, ac- ing”. Just 14 per cent of respondents said (BAF) headquarters in north London. With Cultural Centre (EAKM), the festival under
cording to new YouGov polling. The latest they were comfortable financially, down stalls lining the fields with food and hand- this year’s theme of Peace and Justice was
figures from YouGov and City Hall’s cost 10 per cent since the same polling was con- made goods available to buy and entertain- held between 29 May and 5 June. During the
of living survey found that 15 per cent of ducted in January, while 83 per cent said ment for children such as face painting and week receptions, panels and talks took place
Londoners are financially struggling – ei- their household costs had... Page 4m play zones. Performances also took place on while closing off with the... Page 2m