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A LABOUR OF LOVE

labama native Ambrice first visited England aged 20 and it made a lasting impression on her, which is why three years later she willingly accepted a work transfer to London. ‘I remember being blown away by how much of a true melting pot London was and from then on I was always pining to go back,’ she says. Ambrice met her future husband Ben four years later. ‘We rented a flat in north London, which was a comfortable commute, but when the landlord decided

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