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True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives

True stories of ordinary people and the extraordinary events that have shaped their lives.

Outlook: 18/08/2011

18/08/2011

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Hackney's heroine - the grandmother who stood up to looters during the London riots

Hackney's heroine - the grandmother who stood up to looters during the London riots.

Extraordinary personal stories from around the world.

Today, the grandmother who stood up to looters during the London riots. Heroine of Hackney, Pauline Pearce, tells Matthew why she felt compelled to challenge youths rampaging through the streets in her east London neighbourhood.

Also, we report from both sides of the border between Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan. 

And, Muslim athletes preparing for the 2012 Olympics talk about the challenges of training and competing during Ramadan.

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