THE STARMER Government is planning to reduce public expenditure by cutting welfare benefits and restricting the number of people who can apply or them. This has come as a surprise to quite a number of Labour MPs, and some members, ...

WE ALL KNOW that Nigel Farage was tempted out of retirement and back into politics. We all know that he led Reform to a good result at the 2024 General Election – and had a breakthrough in the May 2025 ...

IT WAS A savage attack on an 18 year old cyclist in Whalebone Lane South, Dagenham, which left him with life-changing injuries, that sawsubstantial prison sentences being handed out at the Old Bailey earlier this month. The attack occurred nearly ...

WHO WANTS to be frozen all year? The Tower Hamlets Be Well centres do! The Council has frozen the fees at all its Be Well Centres for the next financial year (2025-26). Most boroughs have sports and/or leisure centres which ...

LABOUR MP Tulip Siddiq was one of more than 50 people named in an arrest warrant issued in Bangladesh. The warrant was drawn up by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The ACC has been investigating allegations made against Bangladesh’s deposed Prime ...

TUESDAY: that’s your next chance to get down to Stratford’s Copper Box and watch a basketball Easter Extravaganza as the Flyers travel across from Bristol to take on the mighty Lions. The Lions are ready to roar as they meet ...

SAINSBURY’S gas recalled its Taste the difference Belgian Mil Chocolate Honeycomb Pretzel because it may contain pieces of metal. It is not safe to eat this product. The product comes in a pack of 150g, showing the batch code L159922. ...

TWO SHOPLIFTERS put on their balaclavas and made for the Co-op store in Homerton High Street, Hackney, just before Christmas last year. But it was bad luck for the two thieves: police were watching on CCTV. The surveillance was part ...

A GROUP OF group of students and staff from London Enterprise Academy made a nine-day journey to Bangladesh from 13th to 23rd February this year. This was more than just a trip: it was an experience that would stay with ...

ON 1ST APRIL, Tower Hamlets Council was 60 years old. On 19th February, Eastenders – the popular BBC soap opera set in roughly the same area, had celebated its 40th birthday. Sometimes it’s hard to tell the two apart. Those ...