Muhammad Hamza A MEGA-TALENTED eight year old from Barking & Dagenham has debuted his new book – Space Teddy, which was inspired by Mr Bean. The Manor Junior School pupil was motivated by his parents, supported by his brothers and ...
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Three arrested after shooting in Hackney
AN INCIDENT took place in Pownall Road, Hackney, E8 on 31st January – and after a police investigation of a little over a month, three young men were arrested. All three have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. The ...
Read More »The Thames today 22.03.21
TODAY WE continue with our occasional series The Thames today. The Thames forms the southern boundary of four East London boroughs: Tower Hamlets, Newham, Barking & Dagenham and Havering. In one way it is a barrier, sealing off one direction ...
Read More »Stratford stabbing: police appeal for public help
POLICE INVESTIGATING the stabbing of a man in Stratford have appealed to the public to come forward with information which may help them establish what happened and bring the perpetrator to justice. The day – Saturday, 6th March – was ...
Read More »Sounds on Sunday: 50 years ago/9
FIFTY YEARS AGO the Charts recorded the best-selling “singles” of each week. Have the hits of 1971 stood the test of half a century of time slipping by since they were released? Sadly, in most cases the top selling singles ...
Read More »Sixth teen charged after murder of cabbie Gabriel
SIX TEENAGERS have now been charged with murder after the death of Gabriel Bringye, 37, a private hire vehicle driver whose death sparked protests from his colleagues and calls for better safety measures to be taken to protect them. Police ...
Read More »I saw an eyesore 1: the ugly side of Docklands
PRIVATELY OWNED parts of Tower Hamlets, which like to style themselves as “Docklands” for marketing purposes, present themselves as pristine areas – new and better looking than parts of East London run by public local authoirities. However, in real life ...
Read More »Reward announced as mother pleas for info on son’s killers
A MOTHER HAS made an appeal for the public to come forward with information that may help police find the men who killed her son Ricardo. Her plea comes as police have released photos of suspects they wish to find ...
Read More »Where there’s a Will, there’s a way… Part 2
Khaled Noor, Principal of Blackstones Solicitors, continues his commentary on how to make a will which will satisfy English law and Islamic principles. Islamic law Under Islamic Law, a wasiyyah (will) is a gift of property by its owner to ...
Read More »Jail for Newham drug dealer after Hackney collision
IT IS A ten year jail sentence for a man whose initial wrongdoing was leaving the scene of an accident but who was later found to be in possession of a large amount of illegal drugs. Shofiqul Hussain, 33, of ...
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