THE UK UNEMPLOYMENT rate has remained virtually unchanged over the last quarter for which figures are available. The official figure stood at 1.56 million at the end of February – down just 45,000 over the previous three months. To have ...

Emdad Rahman THE WHITECHAPEL branch of the Human Relief Foundation has announced a charity partnership with the Co-operative which will see 1% of the profits from the local store being awarded to aid the humanitarian efforts of the charity. A percentage ...

TOWER HAMLETS now has more people living in the private rented sector than in any other kind of housing. It’s not surprising, then, that John Biggs, Mayor of Tower Hamlets, has decided to launch a major initiative designed to improve conditions ...

THE ELECTION OF Donald Trump as US President was never going to make the world a safer place. Nonetheless, even his harshest critics did not think that it would all go wrong so soon. Two things have happened. •First, on 4th ...

Emdad Rahman ONE YEAR AGO, swashbuckling Scintilla Cricket Club star Ashraful Islam Johnny almost died after contracting tuberculosis of the brain. Because of the complex nature of his illness, the talented opener was hospitalised for six months and it was touch ...

A FREEDOM OF Information request from BBC London has uncovered figures which show that London Underground (LU) is responsible for 360 station closures in 2016 – that’s just under one a day throughout the year. LU bosses are quick to ...

BAD NEWS about Reker Ahmed’s condition has emerged after his brother and a friend visited him in hospital. Ahmed was attacked last Friday in Shrublands Road, Croydon, by a gang of eight to ten youths who had identified him as ...

Emdad Rahman YOUNGSTERS FROM Newark Youth FC have partnered with local adults to fundraise for children affected by poverty in Bangladesh.  The football youth have taken part in various activities to fundraise and raise awareness of how young people who ...

THE BRICK LANE CIRCLE is running a series of free drama workshops on the theme of “Living in a multi-faith society”, which will culminate in a performance. This is a community cohesion project and participants will explore issues relating to ...

AN INNOCENT 71 year old man was proceeding down Hay Currie Street, E14, on 9th December last year – when he was robbed at knifepoint. Today, 4th April 2017, justice was on the way to being done when 39 year ...