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THE CHARITY Human Appeal has predicted that 2017 will be another year of death in the Middle East and Mediterranean. The gloomy assessment came after the bodies of 28 refugees were discovered off the coast of Libya in mid-April. Four innocent ...

Emdad Rahman DAWATUL ISLAM held a day of friendly activities on the day of the London Marathon for visitors who travelled from Swansea to London for the day. The two city groups have enjoyed a friendship spanning decades and often ...

Emdad Rahman ZAKIR KHAN, Associate Director of Community Affairs at Canary Wharf Group, was the host as a grand reception in honour of Civic Mayors took place in one of the world’s largest business districts. The celebratory event hosted former Mayors, ...

Emdad Rahman NINE YEAR OLD Mahdi Ahmed is daring to dream big after his debut poem The Wizard of Destiny was selected for publication after being entered into a Young Writers competition. The youngster from Stepney, who attends Halley School, will ...

Emdad Rahman A GRANT HAS BEEN awarded to a charity to expand services in London to support homeless people. The City Bridge Trust, the City of London Corporation’s charitable funded has bestowed £37,100 to Vision Care for Homeless People, a charity ...

WHAT DO  YOU DO when you find someone’s building a new block of flats in the middle of your estate? Or when you look round your community and wonder what the kids will be up to this summer? For many Tower ...

Barking FC -v- Sporting Bengal Utd Emdad Rahman ON 15TH APRIL, Mayesbrook Park will host Essex champions Barking FC in their clash with Sporting Bengal United in the Essex Senior League. The home game will see Barking, who are promoted ...

Emdad Rahman THE WHITECHAPEL branch of the Human Relief Foundation has announced a charity partnership with the Co-operative which will see 1% of the profits from the local store being awarded to aid the humanitarian efforts of the charity. A percentage ...

TOWER HAMLETS now has more people living in the private rented sector than in any other kind of housing. It’s not surprising, then, that John Biggs, Mayor of Tower Hamlets, has decided to launch a major initiative designed to improve conditions ...

A FREEDOM OF Information request from BBC London has uncovered figures which show that London Underground (LU) is responsible for 360 station closures in 2016 – that’s just under one a day throughout the year. LU bosses are quick to ...