WHERE IS Balasankar Narayanan? The 46 year old absconded while on escorted leave from a care facility in Ilford, and police are trying to find him. Mr Narayana was last seen at 2pm on Thursday, 3rd September. He was with ...

IT’S A NIGHTMARE. We have so much on our phones these days and we use them so often. Sadly, we know that mobiles are all too often stolen – often by organised gangs who make a quick getaway. That’s where ...

IT’S ANOTHER case of Listeria monocytogenes in our food. Sainsbury’s has found the dangerous bacterium in its “Inspire to Cook” range black olives – and it’s recalled the product. The affected product comes in a pack size of 120g with ...

CCTV is controversial. While some communities see it as a way for the “Big Brother” authorities to observe what all citizens are doing, others see it as a way to ensure that good people are safe and bad people are ...

WHO IS this man? British Transport Police would like to speak to him in connection with an assault which took place on a District Line train arriving at Barking railway station. The incident took place at around 12.40pm on Sunday, ...

SEPTEMBER is back to school month – but that’s not just for children and young people. If your littles are in school now, it’s time to treat yourself after a long summer of entertaining them. Look no further than the ...

FIFTY YEARS AGO we were humming along to the hits of 1976. Some have magnificently stood the test of time; others have not. Join us on Memory Lane as we review them on their golden anniversaries. We are, for the ...

ANDY BURNHAM: are you listening? While the new Prime Minister takes some modest steps towards mitigating the worst effects of the cost of living, Mayor Lutfur Rahman is striding forward in Tower Hamlets. Tower Hamlets is a borough of extremes: ...

SUNDAY, 6TH September will see hundreds of runners take to the streets in Tower Hamlets, Southwark, Lewisham and Greenwich – and hundreds of visitors will be taking to the pavements to watch the runners. The event is “The Big Half”, ...

A HOUSE FIRE in MacLennan Avenue, Rainham, may have been caused deliberately says the London Fire Brigade. The fire took place yesterday, Thursday, 3rd September. The Brigade’s 999 Control officers were first called at 1.55pm. Fire crews from Wennington, Dagenham ...