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Manchester: what East London says

There are surprisingly few statements about the Manchester attack being made in Tower Hamlets. Here we print a statement from the East London Mosque and then such comments from prominent party political leaders as we have been able to find. ...

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UK terror threat “critical”

THE PRIME MINISTER has authorised raising the assessment of the level of threat the UK faces from terrorism to “critical” – the highest threat status. This level of threat is usually implemented when security forces have specific intelligence that a ...

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London hosts walk for justice

Emdad Rahman THOUSANDS OF lawyers and supporters in central London joined the Lord Chief Justice to walk 10k and raise funds for the London Legal Support Trust (LLST). The Trust provides funds for Law Centres and pro bono agencies in and ...

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THYL Results 

Emdad Rahman U8s Newark A 5 vs Newark B 3 Newark A Goals: Imtiaz Islam 2, Yassine Ahmed 2, Adam Baiche 1 MOTM Yassine Ahmed​ Newark B Goals: Arafat Hossain 2, Sulaiman Ahmed 1 MOTM Arafat Hossain U9s Newark 4 ...

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“Shabby racist” sent to jail

A MAN WHO attacked a pregnant woman in a supermarket car park last August, kicking her in the stomach and hitting her husband with a wine bottle, has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after he admitted racially-aggravated ...

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Strong, stable May does weak wobble

THERESA MAY has finally responded to her top colleagues’ Mayday call – and U-turned on her flagship social care policy just days after she invented it. The Prime Minister – who called a “cut and run” General Election to avoid ...

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Rushanara Ali: where have you been?

LABOUR’S official candidate for Bethnal Green & Bow, Rushanara Ali, seems to be suffering from “May’s disease” – a distaste for appearing on TV alongside her main rival. This is Ms Ali’s third General Election as a candidate, but knowing ...

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