LONDON MAYOR Sadiq Khan has announced that the current congestion zone will become an ultra low emission zone in two years time. Once in place, some vehicles will have to pay £12.50 to drive through the centre of the capital ...
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Companies to be charged over Harmondsworth death
THE CROWN Prosecution Service (CPS) has announced that two companies which ran the Harmondsworth Detention Centre and its health services should face criminal charges in connection with the death of a detainee four years ago. Harmondsworth currently houses 661 men who ...
Read More »Weekend Tube strike in the balance
ONE UNION HAS called off strike action due to take place this weekend – while another is still on course for a walkout. The two unions want London Underground (LU) to allow Night Tube drivers who work at weekends to ...
Read More »Has Syrian regime used chemical weapons again?
AS 58 SYRIAN citizens lie dead, Human Rights monitors have accused the Syrian regime of using chemical weapons against its own people – not for the first time. Rebel forces fighting the Government have also been accused of using chemical ...
Read More »Jail for moped mobile numpties
ON 26TH NOVEMBER last year, two young men came up with a plan which led them straight to jail just four months later. The two characters are Zuriel Hutson (21) of Islington and Sharuk Sheraji (22) of Hoxton Street N1. ...
Read More »Reker Ahmed: more charges, car sought
TWO MORE individuals have been charged in connection with the racist attack on Reker Ahmed in Croydon on 31st March. They are Kyran Evans (23) and a 17 year old woman. They are due to appear in Court to answer ...
Read More »Community leadership training programme for E14 residents
Emdad Rahman QUEEN MARY University of London invites residents to take part in a free Community Leadership Training Programme where they will learn how to work with others to achieve change in their area. The programme is for people who ...
Read More »Murder in Canning Town
A MAN WAS stabbed to death in broad daylight on Sunday afternoon in an off-licence in Freemasons Road, Canning Town, London E16. The emergency services were called just before half past three. By 15.40hrs, the Ambulance Service had arrived, found ...
Read More »Croydon racist attack: five charged, two sought
FIVE PEOPLE have been charged in connection with the attack on a young asylum seeker last Friday night. The victim has now been identified as 17 year old Reker Ahmed and it has now been confirmed that he suffered a ...
Read More »Scintilla Cricket Club celebrates a decade of excellence
Md Ismael THE EAST HAM Conservative Club was the venue as Scintilla Cricket Club held its tenth birthday amidst much fanfare and celebration. The Barking & Dagenham and Dagenham Club started its illustrious journey from humble roots when, in 2006, ...
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