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 ...

WHAT A TIME to be cutting the number of hospital beds available in the East End! Who thought of that one? No wonder local health activists are jumping up and down – and holding a Zoom meeting tomorrow to discuss ...

Cllr Nazir Ahmed FRSA – barrister, writer, analyst and public representative – calls on the Home Office to lift the “No Recourse to Public Funds” restriction. No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) is a standard condition applied to those staying in ...

WHILE scientists and politicians weigh up the reasons why Black and Ethnic Minority communities are suffering disproportionately high infection and death rates from Coronavirus, the healthworkers’ campaign Medact has revealed that some black and/or migrant patients are being questioned over ...

POLICE are continuing an investigation into the death of NHS worker David Gomah – and hoping that the arrests they have made will help bring his killers to justice. David Gomoh left his home in Newham on 26th April to ...

POLICE HAVE issued a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to in connection with an assault which took place in Newham on 17th April – but which began at Shadwell DLR station. Police are also trying to ...

A KNOCK AT the front door always makes you nervous during the Coronavirus Lockdown. Who on earth is coming round at a time like this? But it was worth opening the door on the Isle of Dogs on Wednesday, 20th ...

THE VOLUME OF traffic on London streets has been greatly reduced during Lockdown – but the number of deaths on the road has been worryingly high. Since Lockdown began, eight people have died in collisions on London roads. It is ...

THE Stop the War Coalition is holding a virtual meeting on Saturday, 16th May to explore the issue of government expenditure on keeping people healthy and, on the other hand, killing them. The military never seem to go short of ...

NICOLA QUINN, a well known figure in the Tower Hamlets Labour Party, is being treated for breast cancer. That would be challenging at any time – but during the Coronavirus pandemic, treatment becomes more complicated. Nicola is sharing her story ...