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The East London Mosque is one of many faith centres in Tower Hamlets which has closed its doors to members of the public while providing online services to members of its congregation. The East London Mosque announced its decision in ...

Emdad Rahman   ‪On 15 March 2020, hundreds of runners, families and book lovers will dress up as the popular children’s book character Where’s Wally? and run, jog or walk to raise money for the charity’s work.‬   Supported by ...

Six arrests have been made in connection with the murder of 16-year-old Shanur Ahmed in Newham Five teenage boys and one man, all from Newham, were arrested on suspicion of murder following warrants carried out on the morning of Friday, ...

Emdad Rahman During an evening wander with Sam we decided to pay a visit to this rather posh looking eaterie based in Whitechapel and were not disappointed with what the evening ahead delivered. It was faitrly quiet and as I ...

SINCE 1960 the Bangladesh Caterers Association (BCA) has been working to represent that part of the UK catering industry which is run by people of Bangladeshi heritage. Over the last 60 years there have been many change. From humble beginnings, ...

WHO ARE THE TOP Asian and Oriental chefs in the UK? Thanks to the Asian Catering Foundation (ACF), which organised an Awards competition at the end of February, hungry diners can now track them down. Chefs who entered the awards ...

Emdad Rahman THE BETHNAL GREEN-BASED Lonely Orphans charity took to the roads today – Sunday, 1st March – to raise awareness and much needed funds for Uyghur orphans. They joined more than 16,000 runners on the streets of the British ...

AN EMPLOYEE OF THE US oil company Chevron turned up for work at its Canary Wharf office today – suffering from flu-like symptoms. The employee had recently returned to the UK after a visit to a part of the world ...

ISLAMIC RELIEF UK was “showing the love” on St Valentine’s Day – to highlight things which we love but could be lost as the global climate changes. The charity’s volunteers took inspiration from the Prophet Muhammad’s hadith, “The Earth is ...