THE LAST DAYS OF US President Obama’s term of office have seen a sudden push to get peace talks re-started between the state of Israel and displaced Palestinians. Don’t hold your breath. Just before Christmas, the United Nations (UN) passed a ...

Emdad Rahman The Welsh Bengal Dragons travelled down from Wales to take part in a crucial exhibition friendly as part of a fundraising drive to build the first ever girls only orphanage in Palestine. The “Unity Through Sport” match saw ...

Not for the first time, Margaret Hodge has opened her mouth and put her foot in it. The woman who was entirely perplexed by the rise of the BNP in her own constituency turns out to be equally confused about ...

Naz Shah is no anti-semite. It is sickening that she should be referred to as such by a Tory Party which does little to silence the racists, Islamophobes and xenophobes in its own ranks and even more sickening that she ...

The Council is laying on various events for families and senior citizens at the end of April to mark two events which are seen as the epitome of “Englishness” – but is all as it seems? •On 21st April, the ...

Silence is complicity: so today it is time for you to take a few minutes to help save lives and make the world a safer place. In the coming week, the Government seems certain to ask the House of Commons ...

Palestinian delegation to tour Tower Hamlets From 6th to 16th October, the Tower Hamlets Jenin Friendship Association (THJFA) was hoping to host three delegates from the Palestinian Authority on an information and cultural exchange to the borough. THJFA has been ...

International humanitarian aid and development charity Human Appeal is one of the UK’s fastest growing charities. It has a presence in 25 countries, spanning Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East, where it helps in times of crisis and delivers ...

Emdad Rahman reports on a friendly match between Scintilla CC and PJ Hindu Gymkhana. As part of a newly developing friendship between the two clubs, Scintilla Cricket Club was the host for an exhibition game played at Mayesbrook Park against ...

Are we on the brink of another Labour upset? Three weeks ago it seemed self-evident that the borough’s sitting Labour MPs would walk through to victory at the General Election. That was before the election court verdict in the case ...