One man aiming to reduce the risks is Raheel Butt, aged 36, a street-wise campaigner who in 2020 opened up a gym in Plaistow to provide a refuge for school-age youngsters under pressure to join gangs or to take drugs.
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One man aiming to reduce the risks is Raheel Butt, aged 36, a street-wise campaigner who in 2020 opened up a gym in Plaistow to provide a refuge for school-age youngsters under pressure to join gangs or to take drugs.
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