Emdad Rahman MCM Comic Con, the UK’s largest organiser of pop culture events, returned to London for a scorching weekend of sun, cosplay battles, a blockbuster guest line up and a new revamped look.  The first MCM Comic Con London of 2018 attracted thousands of sci-fi fans, gamers, ...

WE’RE IN THE MIDST midst of a baking resurgence with homemade marvels whetting our appetites everywhere we turn. From bragging rights on social media to the mass of cooking shows battling it out on the box, it would appear that dusting ...

The Christmas message slot has been taken – the Queen got their first – so UK Prime Minister David Cameron has been bumped into the New Year’s message slot. Take cover. Cameron is still a relatively weak Leader. Although his ...

Emdad Rahman faces off with both stars at the East Village, Stratford City. The three year anniversary of the London 2012 Olympics is approaching fast. To celebrate the arrival of Ping! London table tennis tables at the East Village – ...

Mayor Kangethe: “Being Mayor has been one of the greatest honours I have had.” Outgoing Barking & Dagenham Mayor Elizabeth Kangethe has always had a passion for developing and supporting young people. As she prepares to hand over the Mayoral ...

The people are taking to the streets in Hackney this weekend – not in a belated exercise in participative democracy, but in a pair of running competitions under the name Vitality Run Hackney which will be fun for participants and ...

Legendary athlete Paula Radcliffe has launched a search for six London women who want to get active and inspire others by taking up the challenge of entering the Morrisons Great Newham London Run for the first time. The six women will ...

We’re used to driver-less trains in Tower Hamlets. Ever since the Queen came to open the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), we’ve had trains criss-crossing the Borough with only their train captains to guide them and respond to little emergencies. Some ...

A strong part of what makes up Tower Hamlets is the Borough’s Somali population. Over several years, it’s brought an extra dimension to this multicultural part of London. A strong seafaring nation, Somalia has produced many sailors who have visited ...

Cllr Anthony Ramsay (left) with Emdad Rahman. Emdad Rahman interviews Cllr Anthony Ramsay, Mayor of Barking. Councillor Anthony Keith Ramsay was born in the Royal Free Hospital, London in 1955. He was brought up in Hertfordshire and Essex, attending the ...