THE COST OF THE summer holidays can be frightening. It’s not just the extra food when school dinners are not available (many parents go hungry over the summer to ensure their children are fed) – it’s also the cost of ...

A CANNING TOWN resident was woken up by a smoke alarm earlier this week – as a discarded cigarette set their flat alight. Local firefighters are publicising the case to remind the public that having working smoke alarms in their ...

SEVEN ATTACKS ON WOMEN were committed in Newham between 19th July and 6th August – five of them involving a woman being robbed at knife point. The victims were either sat alone in their cars or walking on their own. ...

THERE’S A NEW app for pilgrims to use at Hajj – and it comes courtesy of Arab News, which is working in partnership with the Muslim World League. The app is free and is available to download on iOS and Android devices. ...

Muhammad Talha BARKING FOOTBALL CLUB is now working in partnership with the Barking & Dagenham Volunteering Bureau and LIDL to help tackle homelessness in the borough. The Bostik League outfit was established in 1880 and plays at Mayesbrook Park (formerly ...

PHOTOS HAVE NOW reached the UK which show the Islamic Relief aid effort on the Indonesian island of Lombok, which was badly hit by an earthquake on 5th August. The UK-based charity has been distributing basic food and drinking water, ...

Emdad Rahman FORMER BANGLADESH captain Mohammad Ashraful was the first opener as Scintilla Cricket Club hosted London Braves at Goodmayes Park. The exhibition game was extremely well attended due to the popularity of Ashraful. Although bowled clean by Moin Arefin, Ashraful’s ...

POLICE HAVE appealed for help from members of the public in connection with their investigation into an incident in East London which left a teenager in hospital with stab wounds. Reports came in to the emergency services at 8pm last ...

POLICE HAVE MADE an appeal to the public to help them identify some young men who are wanted for questioning in connection with an aggravated burglary in Tower Hamlets which took place at during the early hours of Friday, 27th ...

IT HAS BEEN A busy year for the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC). The Israeli state continues to flout international law as it occupies Palestine – and now the US has abandoned the last vestiges of the peace process and increased ...