The $30m (£18.6m) opening ceremony to launch the Cricket World Cup has begun in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka.

Nearly 30 million votes were cast in the UK at the 2010 UK Parliamentary General Election.

On Monday 14th February, Channel 4 aired a Dispatches programme entitled, ‘Lessons in Hate and Violence’, that painted a highly disturbing picture of young Muslims.

Mayor Lutfur Rahman has welcomed a cash boost of almost £100m worth of funding to improve the quality of housing in Tower Hamlets.

The Mayor of Tower Hamlets and LOCOG have negotiated an agreement for support that details four keys areas where LOCOG and Tower Hamlets will work together.

The Government has dropped controversial plans to cut housing benefit for long-term dole claimants.