“OH NO – not a second one.” That was the immediate reaction of thousands of East Enders on hearing that another little boy has died at school after suffering an allergic reaction to dairy food. It was bad enough that ...

A 92 YEAR OLD woman was the victim of a vicious mugger in Hackney on 27th June. The woman had gone out to post a letter and then visit the Lawson Medical Centre on Nuttall Street. She went past a ...

STORY UPDATE: John Tomlin, 24, of Colman Road, E16, has been found and arrested. He was charged with two counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent in connection with the incident in Tollgate Road which is described in our ...

JUST TWO DAYS after a man died from stab wounds sustained on White Horse Road late last month, two people were arrested – and a man has now been charged with murder. The Metropolitan Police Homicide and Major Crime Command ...

A LACK OF leadership and consistent failures on governance, service delivery and keeping residents safe – that’s the criticism which the Tower Hamlets Independent Group of Councillors is throwing at Labour’s Mayor, John Biggs. The Indes cite an increase in ...

A CARELESS young driver collided with three pedestrians – and earned himself a journey straight to jail, losing his driving licence on the way. Haris Najeeb, 19, of St Martin’s Avenue, E6, failed to stop following an accident in Central ...

LAST NOVEMBER, two friends set off for a pizza. Only one of them returned home. While they were out, 17 year old college student Duran Kajima was stabbed and later died. Now his killer has been convicted of manslaughter. It ...

Emdad Rahman A SMALL commemoration event at Aldgate station involving members of the general community remembered the innocent lives lost on 7/7, when 52 people were tragically taken. Today is twelve years since London was temporarily bought to a standstill ...

LAST MONTH Richard Laurent was found guilty of manslaughter. Last week he appeared at Woolwich Crown Court and received a prison sentence of nine years, together with a three year extension to the sentence – a total of twelve years ...

AN UNIDENTIFIED man is seriously ill in hospital – and police have no idea who he is. The man was in a shop in High Road, Leytonstone, during the afternoon on Monday, 29th June – when he collapsed. He was ...