Emdad Rahman The return of the much anticipated Jagannathpur Union Cup saw a number of East London teams compete with their national counterparts for the right to be named annual champions. Jagannathpur is located in Sunamgonj in Sylhet, Bangladesh, and ...
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Life for horror attack on woman in Hackney
A MAN HAS been sentenced to life imprisonment for attacking a woman in Rectory Road, Hackney. He is Sabir Sharife, 32, who is of no fixed abode but from the Hackney area. The Judge ordered that he should serve a ...
Read More »Leftley Sports Club become Dementia Friends
Ismael Rahman Ahead of a weekend of sporting activities, Leftley Sports Club (LSC) arranged for members to participate in a Dementia Friends session. Members of the sports and wellbeing group convened at the Barking Learning Centre to learn about dementia ...
Read More »Met responds to rise in crime stats
CRIME IN LONDON went up 6.4% last year (April 2016 to March 2017) compared with the year before (April 2017 to March 2018) – that’s from 777,458 to 827,225. The rise happened as the Government cut funding for policing in ...
Read More »Fourteen years for Newham manslaughter
A MAN who was convicted last month of the manslaughter of Titu Miah in Newham has appeared at the Old Bailey – where he was sentenced to serve 14 years in prison. The killer, Emdadul Islam, 23, had been found ...
Read More »Government plans more faith schools
THE GOVERNMENT announced on Friday morning that it will respond to the growing need for school places in England and Wales by allowing a limited expansion of grammar schools and faith schools. The Conservative Party has long regarded itself as ...
Read More »Police make new appeal to find ex-prisoner
POLICE HAVE issued a fresh appeal to the public to find James Jason Hamilton, 41, who was released from prison in 2013 – but who has broken the terms of his release. As he cannot be found, there is no ...
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