A MAN HAS now been charged in connection with the incident outside the Seven Kings Mosque in Ilford on 9th May, when a gunshot was heard after a suspicious man came into the Mosque. He is Jermaine Wright, 28, of ...

ARE THERE dangers in yet another widely used type of exterior cladding? Two years on from the Grenfell fire, safety inspectors have been looking at the potential dangers of High Pressure Laminate (HPL) cladding. The Grenfell fire shocked the world ...

ELEVEN ROBBERIES in Stratford and Forest Gate last summer was enough to earn David Blyth, 30, of Romford Road, E7 nine years in prison and seven years on licence. That sentence has now been increased on appeal. Blyth targetted lone ...

A NEW 10K run will take place in the capital – just before the start of this year’s school summer holidays. The event, formerly known as the British 10k, will now be known as the Asics London 10k. The event ...

“BE CAREFUL what you wish for” is a handy and probably ancient Chinese saying – which the Tories would do well to remember as they celebrate the end of May. For months the Tory Party has been united on one ...

YOU’VE HEARD OF Mothers Day and Fathers Day? Now, from the USA, comes Brothers Day – a special 24 hours during which you can mark your relationship with your brother, held on 24th May. How you mark this special relationship ...

FOUR MEN from various parts of East London have been found guilty of money laundering on account of the parts they played in a plot to steal over £3 million – after a trial lasting five months. The verdicts were ...

DON’T DELAY if you want to become Jim Fitzpatrick’s new parliamentary assistant. The Labour MP for Poplar & Limehouse has put the message out on Twitter that he is looking for someone to join his office in the House of ...

HE’S TAKEN the rubbish back in-house, but not the people. That’s the shocking news to emerge from the Town Hall this week, as John Biggs pulls another of his strange stunts to convenience the Council rather than the public. A ...

TWO REGULATORS – the Charity Commission and the Fundraising Regulator – have joined forces to warn donors to check up very carefully on the organisations they are giving Zakat donations to during Ramadan. The regulators quoted the Muslim Charities Forum ...