POLICE ARE investigating a strange incident which took place in Homerton High Street in the early hours of 20th May. Police were called out after shots were heard. They arrived at the scene and found an abandoned BMW motor vehicle, ...
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Thought for today 03.06.20
#BlackLivesMatter This month we shall be recording responses made to the killing of George Floyd on 25th May. Too many black people have died at the hands of state racism, institutional racism – and individual racism stoked by the first ...
Read More »Thought for today 02.06.20
#BlackLivesMatter This month we shall be recording responses made to the killing of George Floyd on 25th May. Too many black people have died at the hands of state racism, institutional racism – and individual racism stoked by the first ...
Read More »Man dies after Hackney shooting
A MAN HAS DIED after being shot in Clapton late on Friday night, 5th June. The incident occurred in Brackenfield Close, E5 at approximately 11.30pm. The victim is thought to be in his 20s. The police and the London Ambulance ...
Read More »“Hostile Environment” threatens access to healthcare
WHILE scientists and politicians weigh up the reasons why Black and Ethnic Minority communities are suffering disproportionately high infection and death rates from Coronavirus, the healthworkers’ campaign Medact has revealed that some black and/or migrant patients are being questioned over ...
Read More »Girl group attacks woman in Shoreditch
IT SEEMS to have been an unprovoked attack, carried out by a group of young women in Shoreditch Park, N1, at approximately 7.30pm on 27th February. The victim was also a woman – in her 20s. The victim was walking ...
Read More »Thought for today 01.06.20
#BlackLivesMatter This month we shall be recording responses made to the killing of George Floyd on 25th May. Too many black people have died at the hands of state racism, institutional racism – and individual racism stoked by the first ...
Read More »Thought for today 31.05.20
WHAT WILL our “new normal” look like? This month we have been considering “thoughts” from various iconoclasts who are looking for, or have worked for, change – in favour of freedom, equality and justice for the many. Can we grasp ...
Read More »Thought for today 30.05.20
WHAT WILL our “new normal” look like? To inform our debate, our “thoughts” this month will feature quotes from iconoclasts who want to see freedom, equality and justice for the many. As we near the end of our month looking ...
Read More »Four arrests in Canning Town murder investigation
POLICE are continuing an investigation into the death of NHS worker David Gomah – and hoping that the arrests they have made will help bring his killers to justice. David Gomoh left his home in Newham on 26th April to ...
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