Emdad Rahman Councillor Khales Ahmed, Tower Hamlets Council’s Speaker, took time out from his official schedule to participate in an information training session to understand and raise awareness of Dementia Friends. The long time community activist and Bromley North Councillor ...

While the mainstream media is busy telling us Theresa May is as kittenlike as her heels, the new Prime Minister is busy appointing ministers who will carry on Cameron’s Tory programme of cutting work, pay and benefits; clamping down on ...

Emdad Rahman A host of community activists joined The Gift of Knowledge (GOK) at Aldgate Underground Station to remember the victims of 7/7 as East London fell silent on the eleventh anniversary of the “7/7” attacks in London. Roses were handed ...

Many eyebrows were raised when Labour’s John Biggs became mayor of Tower Hamlets but then refused to resign as a member of the London Assembly. Each position was a full-time job, and holding two full time jobs at the same ...

Three honours winged their way to Tower Hamlets as the Queen issued her Birthday Honours List. The first two awards recognise work in the local public sector – by two women who work with the borough’s young people. Deborah Weston, Director ...

Former Sports Minister Richard Caborn has admitted that the performance of the sports element of the Olympic legacy is “disappointing”. London’s Olympic bid had promised to “inspire a generation” to get active. However, figures show that the number playing sport ...

Top Labour figures today carried on their drive to put across to the electorate good reasons for voting “remain” in next week’s referendum. Deputy Leader Tom Watson was first in the queue, stressing the potential for creating jobs that comes ...

When Judge Richard Hawkins sentenced 17 year old Ian Devlin to nine years imprisonment for the racist manslaughter of Shiblu Rahman, he took the unusual step of allowing the killer to be named, even though he was under 18, saying ...

UK politicians came up with a variety of responses to the Orlando hate-killings. They all expressed shock and extended sympathy to those directly affected. Only some went further and spoke out against the hate crime and expressed solidarity with the ...

All twenty-two Councils in Wales promised to accept refugees from war-torn Syria – but new Home Office figures show that only five (less than a quarter) have done so. The news has disappointed charities working with refugees. Carys Mair Thomas, ...