Simon Danczuk MP, who was suspended by the Labour Party after admitting he had sent inappropriate texts of a sexual nature to a young woman, is reported to have been arrested in Alicante, Spain after an incident involving his wife. ...

An Imam and his assistant died in a cold-blooded shooting on the streets of New York in the early afternoon of 14th August (local time). Reports indicate that the two men were walking down a road in the Queens district ...

A number of young black men have been shot by police in the USA in recent years – leading to the emergence of “Black Lives Matter”, which styles itself as “not a moment, but a movement”. This distinction comes because ...

Reports coming out of Turkey far into the night indicate only that the picture is still very confused. Many of the reports are tweets from eyewitnesses: although these give an immediate picture of episodes happening on the ground, it is hard ...

Emdad Rahman The One Third soup kitchen team finished the last shift of Ramadan 2016 with a biriani belter at Stratford City. The night’s team consisted of a mix of adults and kiddos, all determined to serve their community. Homeless ...

Muhammad Ismael Rahman In celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Limehouse Festival, the Limehouse Community Forum (LCF) teamed up with Franklyn James, Limehouse Marina Elite and Online Inventories to hold the inaugural LIMEfest Almost 5k Fun Run – a ...

Police in Barking and Dagenham are appealing for the public’s help in tracing Paul Hoque, aged 22. He is originally from Dagenham and now has no fixed abode, but is thought to spend time in Barking and Romford. Paul Hoque ...

Sian Evans, aged 35, was last seen on 16th June leaving Homerton Hospital in Hackney. The police are concerned for her safety and wellbeing and are asking for the public’s help in finding her and making sure she is safe. ...

“It is incredibly fortunate that the victim lived. The investigation has shown that he [Stanislavs Leonovs] was willing to take money and attempt to kill someone – the sentence reflects just how serious a crime this was.” These were the ...

Detectives from Barking and Dagenham borough have today, Wednesday, 22 June, issued CCTV footage of the moment a brazen thief stole a woman’s purse as she choose items from a convenience store. This has been released in an effort to ...