Louise Ridley

News Editor, BuzzFeed UK

United Kingdom

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The Huffington Post
09/10/2015
Anyone With a Heart Would Do Exactly What Krishnan Guru-Murthy Did

Channel 4's Krishnan Guru-Murthy stopped reporting on the refugee crisis this week, and actually got involved to help. And I'm so glad he did. It's a moment of real feeling when Guru-Murthy's voice breaks and he exclaims "Oh my God" when a child falls onto the rocks beneath him.

The Huffington Post
03/08/2015
Lucy-Anne Holmes On Burnout, Being Skint And Life After No More Page 3

"Do you ever see a number on your phone, and you think it's someone wanting money, so you don't take the call?" Lucy-Anne Holmes, the 38-year-old founder of the No More Page 3 campaign, chose not to pick up when her phone rang on 19 January this year.

The Huffington Post
11/05/2014
Why This Woman's Hindu Faith Drives Her To Defend Abused Women

Throughout November, The Huffington Post UK is running its Beyond Belief series, chronicling the remarkable lives of Britons who've taken on their faith to create a force for change. Barrister Usha Sood is running almost an hour late for our meeting at London's Royal Courts of Justice.

The Huffington Post
07/04/2015
7/7 Survivor Who Lost Her Legs On Her 'Second Life' Tackling Extremism

To mark the 10 year anniversary of the London 7/7 terrorist attacks, HuffPost UK is running Beyond The Bombings , a special series of interviews, blogs, in-depth features and exclusive research reflecting on how Britain has changed since. Gill Hicks is no stranger to uncomfortable questions.

The Huffington Post
03/06/2016
This Company Has Published Every Worker's Salary Online

This is Joel. He's 28, and he earns $218,000 (£153,000) a year. Everyone knows that, because it's on this public spreadsheet. All the salaries are public at Buffer, the tech startup Joel Gascoigne runs; from his pay as the CEO to that of the lowest-paid worker, Mick, who makes $46,100 (£32,510).

The Huffington Post
08/05/2016
This Is What It's Like To Grow Up On Britain's Most Notorious Estate

Five years after Mark Duggan was shot dead by police in Tottenham, young people on his home estate live under a shadow. Duggan lived on Broadwater Farm, dubbed the 'worst estate in Britain' for being the site of the notorious riots of 1985 that resulted in the brutal murder of PC Keith Blakelock.