David Cameron will admit tomorrow that he cannot exert his authority on his own Cabinet, the BBC believes. The BBC claims that Prime Minister David Cameron will announce tomorrow that he will allow Cabinet Ministers to campaign either for or ...
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Trump says “ban Muslims” in campaign ad
Warning: potentially offensive islamophobic image below. Alas, it seems Donald Trump is slightly cleverer than we thought. The two major parties in the USA, the Democrats and the Republicans, are choosing their candidates for November’s presidential elections. The candidates are ...
Read More »It’s cheaper to get to Stratford
A total of eight east London Tube and/or DLR stations have been rezoned – in a move which will make it cheaper to travel to destinations in Newham. The affected stations are: Stratford, West Ham, Stratford High Street, Stratford International ...
Read More »Bangladesh earthquake: further reports arrive
A 6.7 magnitude earthquake occurred at approximately 5am on the morning of 3rd January. The epicentre was near Imphal, the capital of that Manipur state of India, just to the east of Bangladesh – about 200 miles from Dhaka. The ...
Read More »Earthquake in Bangladesh: latest
We will add to this article with updates as they come in. [Adverts] 03.52 We are ending this live update now and will post and further news in a new story. Thank you for keeping up with the news with ...
Read More »Justice Mustafa Kamal remembered
Barrister Nazir Ahmed remembers Justice Mustafa Kamal, one of the most talented judges in the history of Bangladesh. Former Chief Justice of Bangladesh Justice Mustafa Kamal died of a cardiac arrest at his residence at Gulshan in the capital on ...
Read More »Labour canes new Tory maths test
Labour and the National Union of Teachers have derided the Tories’ plans to test primary school pupils on their times tables. They seemed to have a point, as both the Prime Minister and the Education Secretary refused to answer times ...
Read More »Orient scrape a point
Saturday, 2nd January 2016 Stevenage 2-2 Leyton Orient East London’s Leyton Orient kicked off the New Year with an away match at Stevenage – and a single point to show for their journey up the A1. Just over 4,000 fans ...
Read More »Now it’s RIDE 4 Your Mosque
After establishing “Run 4 Your Mosque” as a regular fund-raising event, the East London Mosque it moving up a gear – literally! Plans have been announced for “Ride 4 Your Mosque 2016” on 20th March. It’s going to be two ...
Read More »Mystery surrounds mosque attack
A 29 year old man drove a red Peugeot 307 at a mosque in Valence, France, on New Year’s day: no one yet knows why. Initially it seemed like a terror attack. The French army has been on guard outside ...
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