AS POLICE entered the front of the property in Dereham Road, Barking, IG11, Dritan Muja went out the back. With the assistance of a drugs dog, officers quickly caught up with him and detained him. The raid took place on ...

GUN CRIME is a serious problem in East London – but this is the first time we recall hearing of a man going out in the early hours to shoot a house.  It was around 3am on 12th January when ...

LESS THAN TWO months after a woman was shot in Westgate Street, E8, a 40 year old woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The arrest was made at a location in Oxford. The shooting took place on ...

A RANGE OF organisations are joining forces to urge Londoners to recognise the severity of the Covid crisis in London and to observe the letter and spirit of the lockdown. London Mayor Sadiq Khan has declared “a major incident” in ...

A COLLISION between a car and a wall in Havering Road, Romford, led to the death of one man and injury to others. The collision occurred just before 4am on Sunday, 3rd January. The police, the London Fire Brigade and ...

DONALD TRUMP’S career in mainstream politics is over.  The US Republican Party united to support him as US President only after he was elected. The Party endured the four years of his presidency – but now they’ve ditched him. It ...

THERE WERE several reasons why 2020 was such a terrible year – and it delivered its final kick an hour before it ended, when the UK became a sovereign, independent state once more. After being a member of the European ...

IN OCTOBER we usually celebrate Black History. This month we are looking at how Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Councillors are making new history. “From the 52nd floor of Canary Wharf, one of the highest points in London.  Showing Solidarity ...

IN OCTOBER we usually celebrate Black History. This month we are looking at how Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) Councillors are making new history. “After identifying serious fire safety deficiencies at Norwich House, a private block in Streatham, @lambeth_council served ...

A WOMAN WAS taken to an East London hospital with life-threatening gunshot wounds – leaving police looking for a reason why she had been shot. Detectives from the Trident team are leading the investigation. It was nearly 9pm on 22nd ...