IT’S A CEASEFIRE in Israel’s attack on Lebanon, starting at 10pm UK time tonight. It’s talks too, as US President Donald Trump invites both parties to the White House. It’s about time we saw a ceasefire. This ceasefire is not ...

REPORTS CAME in on the morning of Saturday, 21st March that missiles had been fired at Diego Garcia – an island in the Indian Ocean which has been home to the controversial UK base for years. Initially, the UK Ministry ...

FIRE BROKE out today, 14th March, in a shop in Hall Lane Chingford, and quickly spread to a flat above. Ten fire engines brougt some 70 firefighters to the scene, and the fire was quickly brought under control. The ground ...

WATER SAFETY is not only an issue for the warm summer months, warns the London Fire Brigade. Icy conditions during the winter bring problems of their own. This is a serious concern for Tower Hamlets. The borough’s southern border is ...

Maruf Ahmed GUNS ARE NOT cool. They are dangerous. They hurt people and often kill them. They don’t stop violence – the escalate it. Produce a gun you carry “to defend myself” and the only way to stop you is ...

MORE THAN 120 firefighters have spent the day tackling a massive blaze in a warehouse in New Road, Rainham. The fire was spotted at around 10.20am and was brought under control by 3pm. The warehouse is believed to be a ...

FIREWORKS come out at Hallowe’en, at Diwali and on bonfire night: and in Tower Hamlets, that means a concentrated period of fire-related calls coming through to Fire Service control centres. A total of 685 emergency calls from Tower Hamlets have ...

Emdad Rahman A MATCH-WINNING innings of 139 from Captain Ishaq Shawn and five wickets from Hanif Kibria proved decisive as Scintilla continued their unbeaten run.  Coming in at number four, Shawn remained unbeaten at the crease as Scintilla racked up ...

IT WAS A slow return to normal in Aldgate this morning as firefighters dealt with the aftermath of the 17th floor fire in a tower block above Aldgate East Tube Station. Twenty fire engines had come out to deal with ...

A MAN WAS arrested after police found cannabis which could have been sold on the streets for an estimated £300,000, together with various Class B drugs in three industrial units in New Road, Rainham. The massive haul was found after ...