Councillor Mizanur Chaudhury was appointed Tower Hamlets’ new chair of council at the borough’s annual council meeting last night...

The government promised localism and people should be entitled to remain in their locality of choice if at all possible.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also welcomed the resolution, his press office said in a statement.

Chair of Council Motin Uz Zaman forcibly had removed all residents attending the Full Council Meeting on Wednesday.

Councillors could be given the power to block public sector salaries over £100,000.

"We are working very long hours to keep things running and would be glad if cross party colleagues were willing to share the work in Cabinet." - Mayor Lutfur Rahman

Three Labour Councillors have pledged their support for working with Independent Mayor Rahman. Kabir Ahmed and Shahed Ali cited Labour’s refusal to work with the Mayor as primary reasons for breaking the Labour Group Whip. Cllr Abdul Asad also announced his decision to work with the Mayor.

THE GOVERNMENT is tackling childhood obesity in many ways – and one of them is a ban on advertising foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS). Retailers can’t advertise junk food on television before 9pm or online at any ...

THE UN Security Council had been due to vote on a resolution on the Strait of Hormuz yesterday – Saturday, 3rd April. That vote was postponed to today – but now it has been postponed again. The motion has been ...

FREE school meals for all was one of the key promises of Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s Administration when it took office in May 2022. The policy has paid off, with 38,000 school pupils benefitting from the scheme in the last four ...