A POLICE surveillance operation stopped a man from carrying out a terrorist attack. What he was planning to do and where he wanted to do it is not clear: but from the weapons he tried to obtain, innocent people were ...

Muhammad Hamza A MEGA-TALENTED eight year old from Barking & Dagenham has debuted his new book – Space Teddy, which was inspired by Mr Bean. The Manor Junior School pupil was motivated by his parents, supported by his brothers and ...

AN INCIDENT took place in Pownall Road, Hackney, E8 on 31st January – and after a police investigation of a little over a month, three young men were arrested. All three have been charged with conspiracy to commit murder. The ...

TODAY WE continue with our occasional series The Thames today. The Thames forms the southern boundary of four East London boroughs: Tower Hamlets, Newham, Barking & Dagenham and Havering. In one way it is a barrier, sealing off one direction ...

POLICE INVESTIGATING the stabbing of a man in Stratford have appealed to the public to come forward with information which may help them establish what happened and bring the perpetrator to justice. The day – Saturday, 6th March – was ...

FIFTY YEARS AGO the Charts recorded the best-selling “singles” of each week. Have the hits of 1971 stood the test of half a century of time slipping by since they were released? Sadly, in most cases the top selling singles ...

SIX TEENAGERS have now been charged with murder after the death of Gabriel Bringye, 37, a private hire vehicle driver whose death sparked protests from his colleagues and calls for better safety measures to be taken to protect them. Police ...

PRIVATELY OWNED parts of Tower Hamlets, which like to style themselves as “Docklands” for marketing purposes, present themselves as pristine areas – new and better looking than parts of East London run by public local authoirities. However, in real life ...

A MOTHER HAS made an appeal for the public to come forward with information that may help police find the men who killed her son Ricardo. Her plea comes as police have released photos of suspects they wish to find ...

Khaled Noor, Principal of Blackstones Solicitors, continues his commentary on how to make a will which will satisfy English law and Islamic principles. Islamic law Under Islamic Law, a wasiyyah (will) is a gift of property by its owner to ...