Published Journalism

 

Selected articles written by Stephanie Okupniak - published by several online news outlets.


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Police Clampdown on Laughing Gas Balloons in Brick Lane

Nitrous oxide is widely available and sold for use in food preparation. It is commonly used by doctors and dentists as an anaesthetic and pain reliever – though when used in a medical context it is mixed with oxygen.

The Metropolitan Police announced on Tuesday that there would be a clampdown on the selling and use of nitrous oxide balloons, also known as laughing gas, on the streets of Brick Lane.


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The blight of betting in Eastlondonlines

Eastlondonlines’ boroughs have the highest percentage of gambling losses in London despite being among those heaviest hit by unemployment, according to a recent report.


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I’m young and proud of my grey hair

Personal narrative that discusses the stigma of older women in a metropolitan society.

Published in February 2018 in Lifestyle for I News UK