THE Muslim Professionals Forum (MPF) has urged the public across East London to make sure they complete the national census this weekend. This should be done on Sunday, 21st March – but it can also be done in advance. For ...
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Drivers remember Gabriel – and call for better safety
AS SAFETY CONCERNS drive more passengers to abandon crowded public transport and travel by cabs, drivers of private hire vehicles are becoming increasingly worried about their own safety. Their concerns were described by Rema Diallo on The Tuesday Show earlier ...
Read More »Sounds on Sunday: 50 years ago/6
50 YEARS AGO the Charts recorded the best-selling “singles” of each week. Have the hits of 1971 stood the test of half a century of time slipping by since they were released? Sadly, in most cases the top selling singles ...
Read More »Police seek suspect after sexual assault on 55 bus
POLICE HAVE released a CCTV image of a man they wish to interview in connection with a sexual assault on a girl travelling on a number 55 bus in Hackney just before 5pm on 17th November last year. The incident ...
Read More »Wapping rider gets his bike back
WHO SAYS THE police never recover stolen property? A string of quick work by police, following information from the public, earlier this month saw a stolen motorbike being quickly returned to its owner in Wapping. The story began on 23rd ...
Read More »Thought for today 13.08.20
AS WORLD leaders look for a way to repair a global economy deeply injured by the first wave of Coronavirus, we look this month at the struggle between the wealthy and the workers – and what has been said about ...
Read More »Stolen bikes recovered in Hackney
OVER 100 bikes have been recovered in Hackney – and police believe many, if not all, were probably stolen. Two men were arrested during the raid on suspicion of handling stolen goods and possession of criminal property. One of the ...
Read More »Facing up to the new cover-up
Cllr Khaled Noor THE PRIME MINISTER has done another flip-flop and face coverings, which he once said were not proven to restrict the spread of Coronavirus, are now compulsory, for most people, in most enclosed public spaces in England. The ...
Read More »Police seek man after high speed chase through Newham
POLICE DID their best to stop a car which was being driven at an extremely dangerous high speed along the A13 Newham Way on 18th June. A black Audi S1 hurtled through roads with a 30mph speed limit at speeds ...
Read More »BMA welcomes mask measures
FACE COVERING measures on public transport and hospitals are only the first step says the British Medical Association (BMA). Doctors have long been campaigning for more masks – and more public information about wearing them – to help slow down ...
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