Politics

Tower Hamlets Conservatives have secured a major victory for local residents on the transparency of the licensing of pubs, clubs and strip clubs. At the Full Council meeting on October 27, Cllr David Snowdon and Cllr Zara Davis secured unanimous council backing for their plans

Voters in the Midwestern state of Michigan have elected the first Bangladeshi-American ever to serve in the U.S. Congress. Democrat Hansen Clarke defeated Republican John Hauler in Tuesday's election to represent Michigan's 13th Congressional District.