A POLICE investigation into an alleged rape can now be closed – with the conviction of a second man – 23 years after the offence occurred.  Gulzar Hussain, 40, of Seagrave Close, Wellesley Street, Stepney, E1, was convicted at Snaresbrook ...

POLICE ARE investigating a number of blackmail threats which appear to have been made by the same man. He rings people up and threatens violence against them and their families if they do not pay him large sums of money. ...

A SECOND MAN has now been charged with murder and with attempted murder in connection with two shootings which took place in Ilford last November.  He has been named as Tyrelle Joseph, 20, of Banks Way, E12. The first shooting ...

THREE MEN who tried to organise a robbery have each been jailed for six and a half years. The three were found guilty of attempted robbery on 18th December 2020 at the end of a trial at the Old Bailey ...

A MAN WHO murdered a woman as she slept on the steps of the Memorial Community Church in Barking Road, Newham, has been sent to jail for life at a sentencing hearing at the Old Bailey. The convicted man – ...

Maruf Ahmed WE ARE getting the message that getting a Covid vaccine is a crucial step in defeating the global pandemic. However, the vaccination programme will only be really effective if everyone is vaccinated. That poses a real problem for ...

WHY DID THE UK BAME community suffer disproportionately from the Covid pandemic? Because institutional racism in UK society let BAME people live in overcrowded conditions and take the lowest grade jobs. Why did the Black Lives Matter movement protest so ...

IT IS 50 YEARS since the first Asian woman joined the Metropolitan Police. PC Karpal Kaur Sandhu joined the force in 1971. The Met held a special – virtual – event to mark the occasion and remember this pioneering woman. ...

IT WAS JAIL for Martin Sparks, 47 of Maldon Walk, Redbridge – after he was found guilty of downloading and viewing over 200 indecent images of children. The offences were committed while he was under a suspended sentence for committing ...

A TEENAGER has appeared in Court after being charged with murder in connection with the death of a woman in Whitechapel. He has been named as David Cheres, 19, of Ellen Street, Whitechapel. The murder victim has been named as ...