As thousands of young people received their GCSE results last week, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) warned that the Government might be poised to make a blunder. Their plan is to merge GCSEs in engineering, electronics and manufacturing ...

Social landlord Poplar Harca is once more taking time off its “day job” of running the 9,000 properties it owns in the area and is attempting to transform Chrisp Street Market into the seaside for the day. The event will ...

August Bank Holiday means a trip to the seaside, right? Not for everyone, it seems: new research from Barnardo’s reveals a day by the sea is out of reach for one in five families – because it’s just too expensive. ...

Whatever it is, Poeticat is not a shy, retiring and conformist band. Ask them to describe themselves, and you’ll get salvos such as: “With roots in London and Lisbon, Poeticat is an energetic and unique rock band infusing elements of ...

Police are appealing for assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 35-year-old Robert John Wilde; (date of birth 09/03/1979). Wilde is wanted on a recall to prison. As well as being wanted in connection with several robberies and burglaries in Essex, ...

Newham police are appealing for help from the public to find the whereabouts of Marcus Everald Moore, aged 31 (date of birth 24/12/1983). Moore is wanted on recall to prison for breach of a non-molestation order and making threats to ...

Police are appealing for help in finding the whereabouts of Brian Frankson, aged 32 (date of birth 01/12/1981). Frankson is wanted on recall to prison for possession of drugs with intent to supply on 24th December 2013. He is believed to ...

  A successful joint operation using tobacco-detection dogs has resulted in large seizures of smuggled and counterfeit products from retailers across Tower Hamlets. The seizures were part of ‘Operation Henry’, a crackdown on the supply of illicit tobacco across nine ...

The World Champion talks boxing, health, life and dogs with Emdad Rahman David Haye is a man on a mission. Cool, calm and looking in tip top shape – one of Britain’s greatest boxers is already gearing up for a ...

A group of local men have completed an English Cricket Board (ECB) Level 2 in coaching. All participants successfully completed their final assessments after being trained by assessor Phil Knapett. Participant Ahmed Choudhury said: “These are great initiatives aimed to ...