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IS JOHN BIGGS guilty of double standards? This is the question local activists are asking after Tower Hamlets Council refused to allow The Big Ride for Palestine to end a charity bike ride in a public park as it may ...

THE WORLD is holding its breath as India continues to take steps to bring the state of Kashmir – the only Muslim majority state in India – more closely under its direct control. Most Muslim-majority states became part of Pakistan ...

“IT’S TOO LITTLE, too late” claim East London health campaigners in response to Boris Johnson’s cash handout to the NHS. With the Labour Party revealing doubts that the funding includes any new money, health activists say that in any event, ...

TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL has been found out refusing to host a charity event organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) – on the grounds that it might be construed as anti-semitic. An article in The Guardian today has revealed that ...

INDIAN PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi has tweeted his delight at the decision of the India Parliament to criminalise the “triple talaq” divorce allowed in the Muslim religion. In 2017 the Indian Supreme Court declared the triple talaq was unconstitutional. A ...

THOUSANDS OF RUNNERS took to the streets of Westminster on 21st July at the ASICS London 10K 2019, presented by Virgin Sport. The race encouraged people to “run united” to highlight the inclusivity and openness of the city – a ...

A MAN IS in hospital with a head injury tonight, Tuesday, 9th July, after an astonishing display of force by police trying to arrest him – for no apparent reason. Witnesses told London Bangla that the man had come to ...

FOR ELEVEN YEARS, girls have been vaccinated routinely against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). The vaccinations are offered in the first year of secondary school. Now boys will also be offered the virus in secondary schools, starting this autumn. HPV can ...

Emdad Rahman YOUNG AND OLD players were the key attraction as Beanibazar Sporting Club hosted a community sports event. The Club delivered a popular inter-generational badminton festival at Dagenham Park Leisure Centre, which was attended by visitors from far and ...

TWO CHILDREN have lost their mother after a series of medics failed to spot that she had a life-threatening condition – sepsis. The terrible story was revealed at an inquest into the death of Shahida Begum, which happened last July. ...