BREAKING NEWS: Firefighters and police are attending a fire in Ramsey Street, Bethnal Green. Ramsey Street is in the north-west corner of the junction between Vallance Road and Three Colts Lane.  It is thought that the fire broke out shortly ...

CAMPAIGNERS FROM Save Our Nurseries tried to find a crumb of comfort in their campaign this weekend – by taking a giant cake to an event where John Biggs, Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets, was due to speak. The campaigners ...

WITH EID HAVING been celebrated last week and the summer weather beckoning everyone outdoors, it’s fortunate that at least two major cities will be holding outdoor Eid Festivals this weekend. The Eid Festival at Old Trafford in Manchester is also ...

THE GOVERNMENT has suffered a defeat on the EU Withdrawal Bill – the legislation which will make Brexit happen. It happened in the House of Lords, which voted on the issue of whether the UK should negotiate a UK/EU customs ...

EACH SPRING we have the competition to hear the first cuckoo of Spring – but when it’s an election year we have a parallel hunt for the first sighting of former Labour Councillor and Leader of the Council Michael Keith. ...

“THE END OF the World is Nigh” warned the old poster: has Donald Trump put one up in the White House? He seems hell bent on turning an already fraught dispute into a military conflict which could destroy the world even ...

THERE WILL BE A crackdown on estate and managing agents and reform of the housing sales process says the Government – announcing cosmetic reforms that fall far short of tackling the housing crisis. The package of measures has been announced ...

ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS, April becomes not just the month that begins with April Fool’s Day, but carries on as April Fool’s Month. We’ve already seen the traditional seasonal attacks on Jeremy Corbyn – now here come the allegations of ...

IT’S JUST OVER A YEAR since residents on the Isle of Dogs asked John Biggs to invite Sadiq Khan down to the area to discuss local planning policy. Like the characters in Samuel Beckett’s play, they are still “waiting for ...

BRITAIN FIRST is in crisis as its Leader and Deputy Leader are jailed for religiously aggravated harassment. Sentencing the two, Judge Barron said that they had demonstrated hostility towards Muslims and the Muslim faith. Jayda Fransen gained notoriety last year ...