Emdad Rahman A homeless man died outside Parliament this week.  Did you hear that?  A homeless man died outside Parliament this week.  At the entrance of Westminster Tube station. If that isn’t tragic enough, it’s now come to light that ...

SEVENTEEN ARRESTS have been made since 1st January in a joint operation – “Operation Continuum” between Tower Hamlets Council and Tower Hamlets police. There is no explanation of what “Operation Continuum” is. In the second anti-drug operation held under Operation ...

WHY SHOULD we worry? The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that a percentage of people who bought their homes on interest only mortgages are likely to have problems paying off their mortgages. Why does this matter to everyone – ...

Emdad Rahman A VISIT TO LIVERPOOL was a well earned trip for a team of Whitechapel charity volunteers travelling to Ghana after completing the construction of a school and sports complex. The new facilities will be used by children and ...

EACH YEAR for the last five years Oxfam has produced a report on the gap between the richest individuals in the world and the poorest communities – and the news is that the gap is getting bigger. The report is published ...

IT WAS THE early hours of Sunday, 21st January – round about ten to five in the morning – when the emergency services were called out to the A12, near the Leytonstone junction. They found that a black Ford Focus, ...

IT WAS FOUR HOURS OF talking, vision and passion – and no discussion of how to keep basic services going under the Tory Government’s austerity regime. That was the “partnership summit” last week. The event brought the public, private and ...

THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE and the London Muslim Centre are hosting an “Evening of Reflection” with Ustadha Yasmin Mogahed on Monday, 22nd January. This will be an event for sisters only and will take place at the London Muslim Centre. ...

A RANGE OF dignitaries gathered at Parsloes Park on Monday to for a ground-breaking ceremony – literally. A spade was ceremonially plunged into the turf to start building works on a major new facility for the borough’s young people. The ...

THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE has announced – with some delight! – that it has launched a mobile phone app! So far the app is available on Android, but an Apple version is on its way. The app can be found ...