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David Cameron summed up his approach to “extremism” in one paragraph of the lengthy statement he made this week: “For all our successes as multi-racial, multi-faith democracy, we have to confront a tragic truth that there are people born and ...

Barrister Nazir Ahmed asks why there are sales at Christmas, but price hikes at Eids. It is often said that we have more than 10,000 Indian restaurants and takeaways in the United Kingdom. The real figure, if the outlets were ...

ELN  is back in the Excel aircraft-hangar. There’s two counts today: the Stepney Green Ward by-election and the Mayor of Tower Hamlets by-election. We’ll update this story with news as it occurs: keep checking back. We are hoping to have ...

There are 11.8 million people living with a disability in the UK – and that’s up to 11.8 million people who are potential members of “Why Not People?”, the UK’s first (and, to date, only) members’ club solely for disabled ...

Abu Talha Chowdhury could be the youngest member of Tower Hamlets Council if he is elected on 11th June – and what a breath of fresh air he would be on a body that so often seems to be far ...

Mayor Kangethe: “Being Mayor has been one of the greatest honours I have had.” Outgoing Barking & Dagenham Mayor Elizabeth Kangethe has always had a passion for developing and supporting young people. As she prepares to hand over the Mayoral ...

Two Tower Hamlets war veterans who were awarded the Victoria Cross have been honoured with specially commissioned paving stones as part of the Government’s World War One centenary campaign. The stones for Corporal Issy Smith (in Ropewalk Gardens) and Lieutenant ...

  [Adverts] An interesting night.  Jim Fitzpatrick looked forward to fighting the mayoral campaign with John Biggs.  Rushanara Ali welcomed the election of Naz Shah in Bradford West (though that does not appear to have been formally declared) and Rupa ...

  [Adverts] Please switch over to Part 3: http://eastlondonnews.co.uk/almost-live-from-the-count-part-3/   02.15  Meanwhile the TV in the press pen announces that Cathy Jamieson (a former left wing Labour MP) has suffered a massive swing against her and lost her seat – Jim ...

Please retune to http://eastlondonnews.co.uk/tower-hamlets-live-from-the-count-part-2/ for a continuation of this broadcast.   00.24  Just found out that Jim Fitzpatrick tweeted earlier today that: “Proof positive, no Respect no THF, no trouble, anywhere!! I wonder if there’s a truth there?” [Adverts] 00.10  ...