TWO MEN were stabbed during an incident at a property in Eastern Avenue, Romford, last night – Tuesday, 28th May. Police received reports of a fight taking place at around 9.45pm. Five men, all in their 20s, had to be ...
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Beautiful game; beautiful people; beautiful place
Emdad’s Lebanon Diary Day 2 We visited Arsal today. It is a Red conflict zone, but we had received special permission to enter the region and camps to meet the residents. After an information briefing from Badih, we travelled along ...
Read More »St Paul’s Way killing: four arrested
POLICE HAVE arrested four young men in connection with the stabbing incident in St Paul’s Way on Sunday which left one young man fatally injured and another wounded. Two of the men are aged 23 and two are just teenagers, ...
Read More »Ramadan suspended as bombs rain on Idlib
IF YOU THOUGHT the violence in Syria had ended – think again. It’s got so bad in Idlib that last Tuesday many mosques had to cancel Ramadan prayers – because buildings where crowds gather had were becoming targets. Over the ...
Read More »Globe Road attack: man in custody
POLICE ARE continuing to appeal for witnesses and information as a 26 year old man remains critically ill in an East London hospital after being attacked in Globe Road yesterday afternoon, 27th May. Police have now confirmed that they arrested ...
Read More »East London’s Gardening in June
THE JUNE ISSUE of The Voice, the newsletter of the East London Garden Society is out, with news and tips about all things green. Geoff Juden sets the scene, reminding us to adopt a positive mindset to move forward. “There ...
Read More »Alastair Campbell expelled from Labour
IS ALASTAIR CAMPBELL angling for a book deal? It’s hard to find a more plausible explanation of his behaviour on Sunday night. Campbell made his name out of being Tony Blair’s right hand man in the Labour Party, and he’s ...
Read More »Jailed Myanmar massacre soldiers freed early
SEVEN SOLDIERS in the Myanmar army were sentenced to ten years in prison last year. They had been found guilty of killing ten Rohingya males, some of whom were boys. The soldiers were exposed by two brave Reuters journalists, Wa ...
Read More »Newham man in fatal stabbing fight
A NEWHAM MAN, thought to be in his 30s, died last night after an incident in the early hours of this morning, Tuesday, 28th May. Police received reports at around 1.15am that there was a fight in Warwick Road, E15. ...
Read More »Taking toys to Al-Jarahiyya
Emdad’s Lebanon Diary Day 1 A sane human would never wander in desperation into the home of a complete stranger with outstretched arms unless that abode is a sanctuary safer than their own. I arrived at my hotel gone 4am. ...
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