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THE NEWS about the fire which has gutted Grenfell Tower in West London stunned Londoners as they woke up this morning to the horror of what had happened overnight. Our hearts go out to those who survived and our sympathies ...

NORWAY IS ABOUT to become the first Scandinavian nation to ban the wearing of the niqab in all places of education – nurseries, schools and universities. The authorities say that they are banning all headgear which “hinders communication”, and as ...

DON’T THE POLICE have enough to do? Don’t the Manchester police have even more than enough to do? Many attended the horrific aftermath of the terrorist attack on the Manchester Arena and/or have been working extra hours on the post-attack ...

THE GENERAL ELECTION results are nearly all in – but the verdict is that there are no winners. The Tories have lost around twelve seats. Theresa May called the “cut and run” election to strengthen her position and increase her ...

THREE MORE people have been arrested in East London by Counter-Terrorism police as part of the investigation into the London Bridge attack – bringing the total number of people arrested since the incident to 17, five of whom are still in ...

THE BODY OF an eighth victim of the London Bridge terror attack was found in the river Thames on Tuesday evening, 6th June. The body was retrieved from the river by specialist officers from the Marine Police Unit from a ...

VIOLENCE BROKE OUT at the Whitechapel eatery on Tuesday evening when three intruders ran in and began attacking a group of diners with batons. The attack was filmed by Mr Sushanta Das Gupta and the footage has been circulating round the ...

THE THIRD London Bridge attacker has been named. He is believed to be 22 year old Youssef Zaghba, an Italian national, of Moroccan descent who was living in East London. Formal identification is awaited. Zaghba was named in the Italian ...

TWO OF THE three London Bridge killers have been named. The police believe they were Khuram Shazad Butt (left) and Rachid Redouane (right). Formal identification has not yet taken place. Butt, 27, was a Pakistani-born British citizen. Redouane, 30, had ...

Many words have been spoken about the terrible events at London Bridge. Here’s a collage of news and quotes from across East London. Police investigations after the attack have focussed on Barking. The first raid came on a flat in ...