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Hafsa Noor THE UK IS experiencing one of the most intense heatwaves in its recent history, with temperatures soaring above 36°C in several regions and setting new records for the month of June. The prolonged spell of extreme heat has ...

HOW DO young people experience air pollution? And what do they think should be done about it? Come and see! This weekend Tower Hamlets Council is staging The Air We Inherit – a youth-led art exhibition and festival which explores ...

ONE MAN has been arrested after a series of attacks in Edinburgh last night, Friday, 19th June, left five people injured. Counter-terrorism officers are working with local police on the investigation. The attacks seem to have begun near the Broomhouse ...

WHO WOULD have thought that right wing media personality would want to watch the World Cup? And that if she did, she would choose to watch it in the friendly atmosphere of the Dundee Arms in Bethnal Green? Reports are ...

PRIDE MONTH ends with a celebration in Tower Hamlets, as the Council holds a Pride Picnic Summer Bandstand Celebration in Victoria Park. The event last from 12 noon to 5pm on Sunday, 28th June. Bring a blanket and your picnic ...

DURING MAJOR football tournaments, the number of incidents of domestic abuse increases. One study from Lancaster University found that when England wins a World Cup game, incidents of domestic abuse increase by 26% – but they increase by 38% when ...

THE MAYOR of Tower Hamlets is well known for prioritising social housing – but he cares strongly about the conditions that private renters face too. After Tower Hamlets Council prosecuted three rogue private landlords, the Mayor said, “Every resident deserves ...

Most Council meetings are open to the public. Going along and seeing your councillors perform is a good way to keep an eye on them and learn about what’s going on. Tower Hamlets Monday 15th June, 5.00pm:  Health & Wellbeing ...

IT WAS football, not knives last month as Year 8 and Year 9 pupils from secondary schools in Barking & Dagenham got stock in to a football tournament organised by the Community Safety Partnership. The event marked Knife Crime Awareness ...

IT’S THE Hackney Local Area Activation Fund (LAAF), and businesses are invited to bid for a share now. The Fund has been put together as part of the Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund, which aims to bring life back to ...