TOWER HAMLETS Council has opened a fund to help some residents on low incomes pay their rent and not fall into arrears. Rents in Tower Hamlets rose by 4.8% in Tower Hamlets this year – starting from 6th April, which ...

Backyard Biennial: East  is an 8-week, free, summer arts festival initiated by Whitechapel Gallery in collaboration with over 40 local partners and collaborators across East London. OITIJ-JO Collective: TUFAN X BACKYARD BIENNIAL: EAST, Whitechapel Gallery.  Artists exhibiting are: Rukia Begum, ...

Hafsa Noor REFORM UK has once again become a focal point in British politics following the resignation of its prominent figure, Nigel Farage – a stunt to attempt to avoid parliamentary standards inquiries into his finances. The announcement of a ...

JUST FIVE DAYS are left before Transport for London (TfL) closes its public consultation on their proposed extension to the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), which would take it to Beckton Riverside and Thamesmead. TfL has explained where the prosed route ...

A PREDATOR who pleaded guilty to seven charges of committing sex offences against children in the 1990s is heading for prison – with a sentence of 18 years. He won the trust of children by pretending he was a caretaker. ...

THERE’S MORE to tackling Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) than having a week of action. Two important things are having a good reporting system and working in partnership with residents. Tower Hamlets Council has done the week: now it must do the ...

Hafsa Noor CHINA’S recent long-range missile test over the Pacific Ocean has reignited security concerns across the Indo-Pacific, drawing sharp criticism from Australia and intensifying debate over regional military stability. Australia described the missile launch as a destabilising development, arguing ...

“WHAT? ANOTHER ONE?” This is probably the thought swirling round Clacton after Nigel Farage MP announced he was going to resign as an MP – and stand to be an MP in the resulting by-election. At lunchtime on 7th July ...

Hafsa Noor THE BANGLADESH Government has begun drafting its Visa Policy 2026, in an effort to modernise the country’s visa regime in line with evolving global standards and national priorities. A Cabinet committee is now examining the draft policy and ...

“DISAPPOINTING” is how Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman greeted the news that the Labour Government has delayed the hearing of the new Local Plan. This is why it matters. Mayor Lutfur Rahman started working on the Local Plan at the ...