SHAHIDUL ISLAM of Covelees Wall, E6, is only 23 years of age – but the rest of his 20s will be spent in jail after he was convicted on one count of kidnap and another of robbery. The kidnap took ...
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Hawks in a flutter as Scintilla run amok
Emdad Rahman SCINTILLA CC were in no mood to lose pace at the top of the table as the Barking & Dagenham outfit made quick work of Essex County Cricket League contenders Hawks CC at the Jubilee Sports Ground in Chingford. ...
Read More »London Bridge: police seek van info
DETECTIVES investigating the London Bridge terrorist attack have thanked the public for coming forward with information about the three pink knives used by the attackers to stab innocent victims. Police now believe they have identified where the terrorists obtained these weapons. ...
Read More »Grenfell latest: death toll may rise to 58
THE LATEST estimate of the number of fatalities in the Grenfell Tower fire is between 58 and 70. Londoners will feel that even 58 deaths is 58 too many – but there must be some relief that the eventual figure ...
Read More »Dagenham child rapist locked up
STEPHEN WEBB, 57, of Weston Green, Dagenham, was convicted last week at Snaresbrook Crown Court of one count of a rape of a child under 16 and four counts of indecent sexual assault. The verdicts came after Webb had pleaded ...
Read More »Mixed feelings on Syria show
THOSE OF YOU WHO can get yourselves over to the Saatchi gallery in SW2 will be able to see a compelling set of photos of Syrian refugees taken by photojournalist Edward Jonkler. Is it illuminating art, or patronising bandwagon-jumping? The exhibition ...
Read More »Good Law sets up Grenfell Trust
THERE HAS BEEN a tremendous outpouring of practical support for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. Now the Good Law Project has stepped forward to set up a Trust to help manage donations of money. The guiding philosophy of ...
Read More »Not in our name; not in our city
MUSLIMS FROM across London will come together on 17th June in Whitechapel to hold a silent rally – assembling at 5.30pm in Altab Ali Park. The group will then process to London Bridge to show solidarity with fellow Londoners who ...
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