THE WHOLE community was shaken when a Leicester shop, and the flat above it, were devastated by a massive explosion and then engulfed in a massive ball of flames last Sunday, 25th February. The blaze and its aftermath totally destroyed ...

THE METROPOLITAN POLICE have welcomed the latest review of their work on child protection. The review was carried out by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services. This is the last review of how the Metropolitan Police ...

THREE EAST END teenagers who were found with a gun back in April 2017 were finally sentenced last week, at Isleworth Crown Court. The trio had been found guilty at Snaresbrook Crown Court on 21st December – after a two ...

OVER 250 WEAPONS were taken off the streets by three police forces working together across the capital over half term. The action, the latest phase of Operation Sceptre, was part of a national week of action across the UK. The ...

Emdad Rahman Kind hearted runners enjoyed a well deserved evening out at a social event to support a local theatre. A popular fundraising quiz evening arranged by Timi Veerasamy was a big success, with £874 being raised by inter running ...

A LOUND “BANG” was heard on a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) train just after 11am this morning, 19th February. Worried commuters thought it sounded like a bomb had gone off and rushed to evacuate the train at Pontoon Dock station. ...

GUNSHOTS HEARD in Butchers Road, Canning Town, in the early hours of 30th December led to a police hunt for the gunman. Now a man has been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. ...

Emdad Rahman THE SCINTILLA BANDWAGON rolls on as the Bangladesh squad of the illustrious East London cricket team beat Fire of Sonargaon to reach the Plate final of Last Man Stands Bangladesh. Big performances were required, and Scintilla came out ...

THE STREETS OF Dagenham are a tiny bit safer after police found a shotgun and ammunition in a property in Goresbrook Road – and four people linked with the weapon have received prison sentences. The operation which led to the ...

IT TOOK Daniel Osborne a couple of minutes to kill Makram Ali and injure several bystanders. It took nine days to try him for murder and attempted murder. It took the jury less than an hour to convict him. Osborne ...