NO-ONE SAW that coming. Since the fragile Iran/USA ceasefire began, Israel has been claiming that the agreement didn’t apply to them. They announced their intention to continue bombing Lebanon. Iran responded calmly, saying that if the ceasefire didn’t apply to ...

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has agreed to delay his unlawful attack on Iran. He had promised to devastate the country tonight, with missiles and bombs targeting civil infrastructure. Trump appeared quite cheerful as he announced that he would implement a ...

THE US crew member who ejected from his F-15 fighter jet when it was shot down by Iran has been found in Iran and rescued. The news came just after 5am UK time, when US President Donald Trump announced it ...

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 ...

“DON’T BREATHE the air!” seems to be the latest safety warning in Teheran. It comes as the USA and Israel move from bombing military targets to destroying infrastructure. An Israeli strike on a depot in Tehran on Saturday ignited a ...

MAYOR LUTFUR RAHMAN began the Cabinet meeting last week – taking place during the first week of Ramadan – by extending Ramadan greetings to everyone in the Town Hall and the community. He explained how important Ramadan is to Muslims, ...

MYSTERY surrounds a collision involving a single motor vehicle in Rainham last October – which was followed by police finding the body of a man. There are two facts that police know. •A collision happened at about 8.30pm on Thursday, ...

THE TRAIL of destruction Peter Mandelson leaves in his wake is vast. As Labour loyalists – from elected representatives to ordinary party members – queue up to denounce him, the question “what took you so long?” remains unanswered. Mandelson’s transgressions ...

DANONE HAS recalled Aptamil First Infant Formula after the toxin cereulide was found in a batch of the formula. This recall comes just a couple of weeks after Nestle found the same toxin in its formula and had to issue ...

MAYOR LUTFUR RAHMAN has spoken out about the Government’s decision to allow the Chinese Government to build a new mega-embassy on the site of the former Royal Mint, near the Tower of London. The planning application initially came to the ...