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Londra monkeypox virus in London, shared his difficult
Tulunay : ‘I want to share

my story of monkeypox’

HARUN Tulunay, 35, who was infected with the

process with the Londra Gazete. Harun was hos-
pitalized for monkeypox after initially thinking it
was covid. The education coordinator, speaker and

ly UK, emphasized that people should be knowl-
Gazete advocate at the sexual health association Positive-
edgeable and sensitive about such issues after their
illness. Speaking to Londra Gazete Harun said: "I
Thursday 04 August 2022 Issue 1117 50p www.londragazete.com couldn't sleep and was burning with a fever of 38
degrees Celsius. The rash started out as red and
020 8889 5025 white, I didn't have any blisters or anything. When
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TURKISH STAR EKIN-SU CÜLCÜLOĞLU

CROWNED WINNERS OF LOVE ISLAND

EKIN-SU Cülcüloğlu and Davide Sancli-
menti have been crowned the winners of Love
Island 2022 during the live final.
Monday’s episode of the ITV dating series
saw the pair battle three other couples to take
home the £50,000 prize.
Unlike in previous years, the winning couple
did not have to choose whether to split or steal
the prize money.
Ekin-Su and Davide won by a landslide after
securing 63.7 per cent of the public vote, dur-
ing voting across Sunday and Monday.
Runners-up Gemma Owen and Luca Bish
scored 14.5 per cent, while third placed Indi-
yah Polack and Dami Hope claimed 11.8 per
cent. Meanwhile, Tasha Ghouri and Andrew
Le Page were fourth with 10.1 per cent.
ITV also said Monday’s episode secured
the highest ratings for a final since 201 - 3.4
million viewers watched the Love Island final
across ITV2 and ITV Hub
Who is Ekin-Su?Born in north London, Ek-
in-Su is of Turkish descent and relocated to
Essex at the age of 10, later studying musical
theatre at the East 15 Acting School. Before
making a name for himself on... Page 2m

Judo star Açelya Toprak wins silver Thousands of small firms go bust owing
at the Commonwealth games millions in bounce back Covid loans

TURKISH Cypriot athlete Açelya Toprak us how she started her journey in the field MORE than 16,000 businesses which of taxpayer money given to companies
continues to make us proud. Talented star of judo. “I started judo at a club in south took out a type of government-backed which have since become insolvent. The
Açelya Toprak picked up a silver medal London when I was just 4 years old. I was Covid loan have gone bust without paying majority of those businesses went bust
in the Commonwealth games held in Bir- enthusiastic by watching my brother and the money back, according to the BBC. for legitimate reasons, however there is
mingham, England, on Monday, August sister and I was the only one among the In an article the stated that “Hundreds increasing evidence that a proportion of
1st. 24-year-old Açelya, has been repre- three of us to continue with judo. At the of directors, who got loans they were not bounce back loans were misused. However
senting Team England on the internation- age of 18, I moved to London and started entitled to, have also been disqualified.” the BBC has said based on the details they
al arena the European junior silver medal- living in the training area located outside Addinf “The cost to the taxpayer of these have seen that hundreds of company di-
list Açelya is an extraordinary talent with the city. I regularly participate in nation-
a bright future ahead of her. Winning her al and international competitions. For the insolvencies could be as much as £500m, rectors have so far been disqualified from
silver medal in 2017 and has since grown first time in my life I participated in the and is likely to grow as more companies go running businesses. And many of those
stronger, gaining valuable experience at Commonwealth games. It is a great honour under.” The figures, obtained by the BBC companies were not eligible to receive the
the 2022 European Championships, where for me.” Touching on how important keep- under a Freedom of Information request, loans in the first place. Previous research
she picked up another silver medal. Speak- ing active meant growing up in London she who has been investigating what will hap- shows that 45% of successful applicants to
ing to Londra Gazete Acelya shared with said: “I used to live in the... Page 2m pen to the hundreds of millions of pounds two banks showed no... Page 7m