THE NUMBER OF victims killed as a result of domestic violence reached a five year high last September – and around 75% of those victims are thought to be women. Last month we learned that the number of women murder ...
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Where’s Wally? runners take over Olympic Park
Emdad Rahman A FANTASTIC COLLECTION of runners participated in the 2020 “Where’s Wally?” fun run held in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on Sunday, 15th March. Given the threat of the Corona Virus, runners were also given the opportunity to ...
Read More »Thought for today 05.03.20
Shabana Mahmood MP graphically rejects the habit of stereotyping Muslims. “I’m tired of getting up in the morning and hearing of the latest Muslim plot to take over the school/the city/the world (delete as appropriate); tired of being told that ...
Read More »Corona brings East London football to a standstill
FOOTBALL ACTION across East London has ground to a halt after the various football governing bodies called off fixtures until 3rd April. The move came in response to the increasing concern over the Covid-19/Coronavirus pandemic. The ban has been agreed ...
Read More »Thought for today 04.03.20
ASTONISHING that Kerry McCarthy MP can praise the judgement of Keir Starmer MP after his catastrophic insistence that Labour voters wanted the Party to forget the result of the 2016 Referendum and work for second referendum in order to deliver ...
Read More »Asian caterers tackle skills shortage at awards dinner
IT WAS A three-in-one dinner for the Asian Catering Federation (ACF) and their 170 guests at the House of Commons this week. If the hors d’oeuvres of the event was honouring the winners of the Asian & Oriental Chef Awards, ...
Read More »Thought for today 03.03.20
HEIDI ALEXANDER stands up for plastic. How strange. “PS – the plastic bike crate is the way forward. Forget wicker baskets.” Heidi Alexander, former Labour MP for Lewisham East and current Deputy Mayor of London for Transport (appointed by Sadiq ...
Read More »Jungle Cry goes down a storm in Carmarthenshire
IT WAS A standing ovation forBollywood Hollywood’s new rugby biopic Jungle Cry at its official screening in Wales – the home of rugby – this week. Jungle Cry tells the story of one of the most unusual – and bravest ...
Read More »Runners interview: Where’s Wally? fun run, debuts at the Olympics!
Emdad Rahman On 15 March 2020, hundreds of runners, families and book lovers will dress up as the popular children’s book character Where’s Wally? and run, jog or walk to raise money for the charity’s work. Supported by ...
Read More »Four Corona cases in Tower Hamlets
FOUR residents of Tower Hamlets have been diagnosed as having the Corona virus, also known as Covid-19. At the start of the week, only one case had been reported: the 300% increase was revealed today, Tuesday, 10th March. One infected ...
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