Two Muslim men sit on a train, minding their own business. A white fellow passenger starts abusing them. “I’ll defeat you,” he says, “whatever it takes.” He goes on. “Jihad bastards” – and a few more similar phrases. “Bring it ...
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Leytonstone Tube: suspect shouted “this is for Syria!”
On Saturday evening, a man rushed into Leytonstone Tube Station and began attacking a passenger. He later produced a knife and used it to continue the attack. He succeeded in attacking three passengers, one of whom was left in a ...
Read More »Globalisation: progress or theft of our culture?
The Crow’s Egg shows us a slice of life – literally! – from India today, but that slice has a theme which will be recognised wherever poor people are exploited by the rich. In other words, it is universal. The ...
Read More »Len Aldis, peace campaigner, passes away at home
Len Aldis, well known local campaigner for peace and pensioners, was found at home on Friday, 27th November, having passed away. Len’s friends had individually been worried that he had not answered or responded to phone calls recently. When they ...
Read More »Have you lost 150 Qurans in the Poplar area lately?
Mystery was surrounding the discovery of 150 Islamic books today… in the Limehouse Cut, a canal which runs through Tower Hamlets. The Metropolitan Police attended and rescued the books from the water – not so much an exercise in rescuing ...
Read More »Knife-selling retailers face prosecution
The Met Police launched Operation Sceptre in July – a project aimed not only at reducing knife crime but at making sure that those selling knives are aware of licensing requirements. During phase two of the operation last week, police ...
Read More »Hallowe’en assault: can you help?
Police are appealing for information following an assault outside a house party in Barking. The 15-year-old male victim was a guest at a party in Crossness Road, Barking, on Hallowe’en (31st October). At around 9.30pm, he confronted a group of ...
Read More »Bangladeshi journalists’ lives at risk
Police reports confirm that local journalist Mushfiqur Rahman Tuhin (38) of Kutubpur village at Atpara Upazila at Netrokona Zila in Bangladesh has been stabbed to death by terrorists. He was killed in his own home by an assassin early on ...
Read More »Museum of London and partners in crime!
A brand new exhibition opens at the Museum of London today, 9th October, which will run till April next year. The Museum will be showcasing a series of objects from the Crime Museum of the Metropolitan Police which are not ...
Read More »Asian Achievers Awards: winners announced
Asians honoured for efforts in civil society The winners of the landmark 15th annual Asian Achievers Awards were announced on September 18th at glittering gala event at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London’s Park Lane. A number of achievers ...
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