The leader of a north London council has been subject to online abuse after the renaming of a local street.
Haringey Council renamed Black Boy Lane last month due to racial connotations. It is now called La Rose Lane, in honour of a Caribbean-born poet and activist.
The BBC reports that the new sign has been sprayed with black paint, and someone has installed a huge sign with the original name on a wall behind it.
Council leader Peray Ahmet has been subject to a large number of abusive emails from what she describes as “far-right bullies.”
She says she is sad and disappointed by the mindless vandalism.