Jack Allen celebrated his 90th birthday last week. Happy birthday, Jack – 90 is a great achievement. But although he was celebrating, and looking forward, Jack took time out to take a birthday gift to the people who made it ...

Emdad Rahman A crowdfunding campaign has begun for Weavers Kids Cafe, an enterprising community project in the north west of the borough. The Café is trying to get as many different people as possible to pledge what they can before ...

The local NHS has issued its usual warning to those intending to observe Ramadan to take care of their health while fasting. Doctors warn it is particularly important to be careful this year as Ramadan will take place when the ...

Tower Hamlets Council has welcomed government measures to reduce smoking this month – at the same time as it prepared to axe nearly £1 million from its own smoking cessation service over the next couple of years. The Council chose ...

A new report has revealed that up to three quarters of children who have diabetes are not getting all their regular health checks – and are therefore at risk of developing complications sooner than necessary. Nearly three quarters of children ...

The televised debate on the EU aired on 26th May hit the headlines. First, we heard that a cheeky chap in the audience had asked presenter Victoria Derbyshire out on a date. What a card! It’s amazing just how many ...

An East London Council’s plan to accommodate its homeless families 60 miles away has exposed the ridiculous consequences behind government policies. The story begins with the East London Borough of Redbridge. Like all Councils, it has a statutory duty to ...

Former Sunderland player speaks at launch of Fleet Street Sport and Media Group Emdad Rahman The Earl of Shrewsbury DL and Lord Ouseley hosted a lunch reception in the Cholmondeley Room and Terrace in the House of Lords to celebrate ...

Shake Shack UK has come up with a brilliant way to feed two birds with one spoon. You get a Shake for less than half price, and Action Against Hunger gets a donation to help feed hungry children. It’s all ...

As we come to the end of the first day in the latest bout of industrial action by the junior hospital doctors, Secretary of State for Health Jeremy Hunt has been on TV and the radio telling the doctors off ...