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Dozens of Romanian citizens of Roma ethnicity are continuing to sleep rough in one of London’s elite neighbourhoods despite EU legislation giving authorities the power to deport those not actively looking for work. On January 1, 2014, the work restrictions on Romanians in the UK were lifted, giving them the right to work and claim benefits since joining the EU in 2007. Previously, they were only able to work if they were self-employed or worked in seasonal jobs. Britons feared an invasion of Romanians and panicked that they would take all of ‘our jobs’. This was not the case, however, there have been large numbers of Roma gypsies who have come to Britain and have been sleeping rough or camping out on the streets of London. Roma travellers have been camping around Marble Arch and Park Lane since 2011. Artefact  spoke to the current rough sleepers in the area who have decided to camp out near Oxford Circus, Britain’s busiest shopping street and a favourite tourist de...

Brands are now turning to the most followed users on Instagram in pursuit of attracting a broader and younger audience. Not many people are aware of this, but having a significant number of followers on the photo-sharing site Instagram has become a platform where users can make money. Companies and upcoming brands are now striving to work with Influential Instagram users who have accumulated a wide fan base due to their unique and artistic images, rather than others have gained followers from their luxurious lifestyle. It works like this: Brands approach Instagram users who have a substantial amount of followers, these users are usually referred to as being ‘Insta-famous’. Tara has more than 13,000 followers, and can earn more than £120 per post The brands agree to pay and provide users with their products and in return, users must advertise the brand on their personal Instagram account. This new form of advertising is very popular with younger users as...

Contributors Rachel Fineman and Doruntina Neziri Kruze is one of London’s newest grime artists from Croydon, South London. He reached 19,000 YouTube views in his latest music video  Down in Da DM . The video was later taken down for copyright reasons, due to it being a remix of an earlier track by US rapper Yo Gotti. Despite this, the rapper has had many hits with the likes of  Numbers  and  Hustle in my DNA . Over the past few years, Kruze has collaborated with big names such as SBTV, LinkUp TV and the BBC. Artefact  had the pleasure of speaking to the grime artist about his music, Uni and girls. However, before anything, we were all very hungry, we decided to get to know the rapper during a cheeky Nandos. We must say Kruze is a very chilled and easy going guy; something we weren’t expecting. During our little talk, Kruze explains why his video  Down in Da DM  was taken down from YouTube: “Due to copyright grounds. Someone ...

Forget Tinder and Matchmaker – Twitter and Instagram are the new online matchmakers. It’s no surprise, in today’s day and age where more people are users of social networking sites – a life where Instagram interactions or a retweet on Twitter could lead into conversations. For many, these conversations are the beginning of something they never expected from a friendship or for the fortunate a relationship. Artefact   has tracked down some couples for whom it started with a direct message: The couple:  Luke Lezon (23) and Lindsey Oosterbaan (20) When they met Online : May 18, 2014 In person:  August 14, 2014 Engaged:  August 26th, 2015  Wedding:  May 21, 2016   Site:  Twitter Luke and Lindsey on their first date [Luke Lenzon] For Luke, searching for love and someone who understood his Christian faith was something he had been searching for. With his endless night of sulking in his singleness, h...