LEVELS OF infection with Covid remain high across London, according to Public Health England. The organisation has warned today (Friday, 15th January) that the public must observe the letter and the spirit of lockdown to try to bring the virus ...
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Trump: is he gearing up to attack Iran?
Deluded but dangerous to the end, Donald Trump is having one last go at destabilising the Middle East – and, therefore, the world – before he leaves office. This comes at a time when the world has never had a ...
Read More »Find VW Golf used in E17 stabbing
POLICE ARE appealing to the public to help them find a silver VW Golf which they believe four suspects used to make their getaway from the scene of a stabbing in Walthamstow. The incident took place at around 00.45, in ...
Read More »Sounds on Sunday: 50 years ago/1
50 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 ...
Read More »Newham: more charges in Akinrele murder case
THE POLICE investigation into the fatal stabbing of Abiola Akinrele have led to more suspects being charged with involvement in the murder. Akinrele was found, fatally injured, in Stondon Walk, East Ham in the afternoon of 29th December. The first ...
Read More »Stabbing at Poplar newsagent
A MAN WAS stabbed at a Poplar newsagent last week. The victim, who was in his 50s, was taken to an East London hospital, but fortunately his injuries were not life-threatening. The incident occurred at around 8pm on Thursday, 7th ...
Read More »Pathology: for the public, not for profit say campaigners
NHS USERS and trade union members are warning that the decision by South East London GPs to privatise medical testing may reduce standards. It will also shovel taxpayers’ money into the back pockets of a private sector company – at ...
Read More »Eyewitness account from Bethlehem Refugee Camp
TODAY: tune in to a rare opportunity to hear about life – and resistance – in the Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem. Munther Amira is a refugee himself: he was born in the Aida camp and still lives there. He ...
Read More »Thousands set to die on the streets
Tom Zagoria, a member of the Labour Homelessness Campaign, looks at the developing humanitarian crisis among the homeless. AS THE UK goes back into lockdown in the cold winter months, campaigners are warning that the Government’s refusal to fund a ...
Read More »Sadiq Khan declares major incident amid calls to “stay home”
A RANGE OF organisations are joining forces to urge Londoners to recognise the severity of the Covid crisis in London and to observe the letter and spirit of the lockdown. London Mayor Sadiq Khan has declared “a major incident” in ...
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