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FIVE PEOPLE have died as a result of an armed attack on a mosque in San Diego, USA. Three people who were at the mosque were killed. The teenage killers have been found dead after fleeing the scene. No motive ...

THE MAYOR and Deputy Mayor of Tower Hamlets have welcomed a report issued by Ofsted Inspectors on how the Council and its partners investigate child sexual abuse within families. Ofsted had previously inspected Children’s Services as a whole, and judged ...

🚈#BREAKINGNEWS: #TubeStrikes planned for this week have been called off after #TfL agreed to talk to the #RMT. New #StrikeDates have been set for 2nd and 4th June. TUBE TRAIN drivers are going on strike on Tuesday and Thursday this ...

IT’S NO Council Tax for foster carers in Tower Hamlets, after Mayor Lutfur Rahman decided to give everyone who registers as a foster carer a 100% Council Tax reduction. The newly re-elected Mayor described how much he values the work ...

THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE has announced that it is planning to organise an Umrah during the half-term holiday in October. At the moment, the Umrah is aimed at “individuals, families and first-time pilgrims who are looking to perform Umrah with ...

OVER THE last five years, 103 people have died in water-related circumstances. Now the London Fire Brigade is urging everyone to become water-aware as we enter the peak period for water-related incidents. London firefighters have attended 1,500 water-related incidents over ...

AN ASTONISHING one in ten women in the UK suffer from “endometriosis” – a condition which sees cells like those which line the uterus grow in the pelvic region, outside the womb, or elsewhere in the body. The condition is ...

SAVE THE DATE! The University of East London (UEL) is staging a Royal Docks Innovation & Enterprise Summer Festival on 3rd June. It’s going to be a mixture of fun and new experiences. Your Wednesday by the Royal Docks offers ...

THE MOST authentic castle in England nestles at the western end of Tower Hamlets, but locals trying to visit face a huge barrier: the cost. Recent research has found that the Tower from which Tower Hamlets gets half its name ...

GOT SOMETHING to move? A bit of shopping, some furniture – or even some children? And want to stay green at the same time?  You could be a suitable candidate for Tower Hamlets Council’s new Shared Cargo Bike scheme. Let’s ...