LABOUR LEADER Jeremy Corbyn MP visited refugee camps in Jordan at the end of June to mark World Refugee Day – and from there he called on the UK and European governments to do more to help refugees. Corbyn implored ...
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Life sentence for man who murdered Lamar Stewart
A MAN HAS been sentenced to life imprisonment of the murder of Lamar Stewart, 21, of Mitcham. The Judge imposed a minimum term of 22 years. Stewart was at a party in Mile End last September when he was stabbed ...
Read More »Where is William Deo?
POLICE ARE appealing to the public to help them find William Deo, 20. They want to speak to him in connection with an incident which happened at around 10pm on Wednesday, 13th June in Ilford. During the incident, a man ...
Read More »Julie is running for Mencap
Emdad Rahman SCHOOL NURSERY NURSE and senior teaching assistant Julie Arnold, 42, has been running for almost five years. She is passionate about her work in a school for children on the autistic spectrum and also children with complex medical ...
Read More »Hackney knife man jailed
A HACKNEY MAN convicted in April of possessing an offensive weapon and a quantity of cannabis has been jailed for six months. Daren Weekes, 33, of Upper Clapton Road, E5, returned to Wood Green Crown Court on 15th June, where the ...
Read More »Rahman named Bangladesh boss ahead of inner city World Cup
Muhammad Ismael Emdad Rahman of Stepney FC has been named the manager and head coach of Bangladesh in the first ever Inner London Football League Veterans World Cup. The multicultural football festival involving ten teams made up entirely of inner ...
Read More »Dagenham men jailed for catalogue of offences
FIREARMS, DRUGS, robbery – a list of offences has put Leon Tyrrell, 23, of Alibon Road, Dagenham, behind bars. The East London youngster was sentenced to a total of 15 years in prison at Snaresbook Crown Court on 15th June. ...
Read More »Sense helps deaf-blind children in Bangladesh
THE CHARITY Sense International has raised £500,000 in an appeal called “My Turn to Learn”. The sum raised includes £216,000 contributed by the UK Government uner the Aid Match funding scheme. Lord Bates, Minister of State for International Development, visited ...
Read More »Man bites nose off Romford mini-cab driver
A MINI-CAB DRIVER suffered a serious assault from a passenger as they drove through Romford – which ended with the driver suffering life-changing injuries. The attack happened a month ago – but police have now released images of a suspect. ...
Read More »Serial bus sex attacker strikes in Ilford
WHO IS this man? Police would like to interview him in connection with two sexual assaults – both carried out on buses in the Newham/Ilford area. The most recent attack came at around 7pm on Sunday, 21st January this year. ...
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