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A CANNING TOWN resident was woken up by a smoke alarm earlier this week – as a discarded cigarette set their flat alight. Local firefighters are publicising the case to remind the public that having working smoke alarms in their ...

THERE’S A NEW app for pilgrims to use at Hajj – and it comes courtesy of Arab News, which is working in partnership with the Muslim World League. The app is free and is available to download on iOS and Android devices. ...

Muhammad Talha BARKING FOOTBALL CLUB is now working in partnership with the Barking & Dagenham Volunteering Bureau and LIDL to help tackle homelessness in the borough. The Bostik League outfit was established in 1880 and plays at Mayesbrook Park (formerly ...

IT HAS BEEN A busy year for the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC). The Israeli state continues to flout international law as it occupies Palestine – and now the US has abandoned the last vestiges of the peace process and increased ...

UK-BASED charity Islamic Relief has issued an appeal to the public to help fund an emergency relief operation in Indonesia. An earthquake on Sunday, 5th August, centred on the island of Lombok, has killed around 100 people. Others have been ...

IT WAS A resounding “no” to nursery closures as Save Our Nurseries campaigners went out and about in Tower Hamlets on Saturday, explaining to members of the public that Executive Mayor John Biggs wants to close the Council’s last three ...

LONDON MAYOR Sadiq Khan has published an interactive map which purports to show hundreds of activities for youngsters taking place across the capital this summer. However, a look at the map shows how little there is on offer – particularly ...

CONTROVERSIAL plans to redevelop Chrisp Street market could see up to 400 Muslims lose their prayer facility and be left with nowhere else to go. The problem centres on the building in Market Street which houses a Post Office (on ...

Emdad Rahman The Bangladesh Regeneration Trust UK (BRTUK) is inviting readers to join its first ever golf day and support the various charitable causes the Essex-based charity is carrying out in rural Bangladesh.  Guests will enjoy a game of golf ...

Emdad Rahman A TEAM OF budding mountaineers from East London have climbed Ben Nevis in Scotland, the highest mountain in the British Isles, to raise funds for and awareness of their cause.  The twelve strong team started their journey at ...