WHAT IS THE music industry doing to young women? In a new documentary, Miss Americana, Taylor Swift has revealed that she used to starve herself to earn rewards from magazine editors and avoid negative press comment. Now, she’s changed her ...

THE MET POLICE have confirmed that a man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Beverley Denahy, 61, on 22nd January. Police attended at a residential address in Waverley Avenue after reports of a disturbance came ...

RADICAL WORDS from the UK’s next Head of State – but there is little sign that his whimsical diplomacy will unsettle the status quo across the world. “Words are used as badges of shame to mark others as enemies, to ...

UNEXPECTED, surreal – and iconoclastic… “Now, you listen here! He’s not the Messiah. He’s a very naughty boy.” Terry Jones: 1942-2020 RIP •Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today

IF ONE 17 year old woman can stand up to world “leaders” – where are the rest of you? “We are not telling you to keep talking about reaching ‘net zero’ emissions or carbon neutrality by cheating or fiddling around ...

ARE WE ON THE brink of World War III? While there appears to be a temporary stand off between Iran and the USA, with Donald Trump in charge anything could yet happen. The crisis will not go away. Even if ...

Emdad Rahman AL QALAM ACADEMY students – “little heroes” – have been busy raising the profile of a charity which has been supporting orphans. The Little Heroes project aims to raise money for Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh and Uyghur ...

A REMINDER from Nelson Mandela that we should not fear campaigning for justice. “I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” Nelson Mandela •Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today

IT WAS A cold evening in Tower Hamlets, but plenty of warmth was generated outside the Town Hall as supporters of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) lobbied the Council last week, hoping to secure free speech on Palestine. Last year ...

LET’S HIGHLIGHT the sayings of International Relations graduate Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex. “There’s something so romantic about a man in a scarf and a knitted hat.” Meghan Markle •Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today