PHOTOS HAVE NOW reached the UK which show the Islamic Relief aid effort on the Indonesian island of Lombok, which was badly hit by an earthquake on 5th August. The UK-based charity has been distributing basic food and drinking water, ...
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Scintilla edge out Braves with cricket star in the ranks
Emdad Rahman FORMER BANGLADESH captain Mohammad Ashraful was the first opener as Scintilla Cricket Club hosted London Braves at Goodmayes Park. The exhibition game was extremely well attended due to the popularity of Ashraful. Although bowled clean by Moin Arefin, Ashraful’s ...
Read More »Teen stabbed in Bow: witnesses wanted
POLICE HAVE appealed for help from members of the public in connection with their investigation into an incident in East London which left a teenager in hospital with stab wounds. Reports came in to the emergency services at 8pm last ...
Read More »Vicious burglary in Tower Hamlets: suspects sought
POLICE HAVE MADE an appeal to the public to help them identify some young men who are wanted for questioning in connection with an aggravated burglary in Tower Hamlets which took place at during the early hours of Friday, 27th ...
Read More »Local Group raises money for Palestine Solidarity
IT HAS BEEN A busy year for the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC). The Israeli state continues to flout international law as it occupies Palestine – and now the US has abandoned the last vestiges of the peace process and increased ...
Read More »Newham police officer cleared of theft
AN ORDEAL IS OVER, after two years, for Detective Sergeant Iain Wallace, who works in Newham. DS Wallace had been accused of stealing £2,000 in cash during an official search of a residential property back in August 2016. In February ...
Read More »Islamic Relief appeals for Indonesia
UK-BASED charity Islamic Relief has issued an appeal to the public to help fund an emergency relief operation in Indonesia. An earthquake on Sunday, 5th August, centred on the island of Lombok, has killed around 100 people. Others have been ...
Read More »Reward offered to find Joshua Bwalya’s murderer
IS ONE YEAR since 16 year old Joshua Bwalya was murdered – and now police have put up a £20,000 reward for information which leads to the arrest and prosecution of those involved in the killing. It was 1am on ...
Read More »Brexit-Boris badmouths the burqa
IN AN ISLAMOPHOBIC outburst, former Foreign Secretary Tory MP Boris Johnson has made fun of the burqa. Writing in his weekly newspaper column, Johnson said that women who wear traditional Islamic garments – burqas and niqabs – look like bank ...
Read More »Repeat shootings near Chingford station
TWO shootings have taken place in or near St James’s Station, Chingford, E17 in the last three weeks – and police are appealing for witnesses and members of the public with information to come forward and help solve the crimes. ...
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