Emdad Rahman FOOD POVERTY within the UK is a rising crisis, with one in five people now struggling to put food on the table. One and a half million Britons have reported not eating for a whole day because they have ...

IT’S  AUTUMN. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “To those of you who received honours, awards and distinctions, I say well done. And to the C students, I say you, too, can be president of the United States.” George W. Bush ●Read ...

Emdad Rahman TWO SENIOR CITIZENS from Barking & Dagenham have braved the rain to complete a sponsored walk for orphans. The veterans raised close to £2000 with their tremendous effort on London Marathon Day 2020. Lutfur Rahman, 83, and 63 year ...

IT’S  AUTUMN. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “Life begins at 40 – but so do fallen arches, rheumatism, faulty eyesight, and the tendency to tell a story to the same person, three or four times.” Helen Rowland, 1875-1950, US journalist ●Read ...

OCTOBER IS breast cancer awareness month – bringing a range of charities and health organisations together to keep women aware of how to check for the condition and seek help if they need to. A range of charities are engaging ...

IT’S  AUTUMN. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.” Groucho Marx, US comedian ●Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today

A PEDESTRIAN died in Dagenham after being hit by a car – leaving police with the job of finding the driver, who left the scene. The incident occurred in a car park in Whalebone Lane South, a few minutes before ...

IT’S  AUTUMN. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” Oscar Wilde, Irish poet and playwright, 1854-1900 ●Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today

IT’S  SEPTEMBER. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.” Plato, c. 423-428 to 347-8 Athenian philosopher ●Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today

YET ANOTHER report of a sexual assault on an East London bus has come in. Police have released a CCTV image of a suspect whom they wish to identify and locate so that they can question them about the attack. ...