THE STABBING of Tashaûn Aird of Hackney Downs ended his 15 year life. Tashaûn had wanted to be a music producer: instead, his life ended after an unproked attack. Now three more teenagers are facing long periods behind bars for ...

Demonising Probashis has damaged Bangladesh’s efforts to contain coronavirus and more explains NAJRUL KHASRU. ON 14th MARCH a group of Probashis, arriving from Italy were transferred to a local facility to go through the Government‘s newly initiated coronavirus screening procedures. At ...

A TEENAGER needed hospital treatment after being slashed by a mystery man with a Stanley knife. Now police have released an image of a man they would like to identify and interview in connection with the incident. The incident occurred ...

SHADIKA MOHSIN PATEL was just 40 when she died.  Her body was found  in Altmore Avenue, near the junction with Barking Road, E6 in the early hours of Thursday, 19th March. She had been stabbed. Police have now confirmed that ...

A MAN WHO appeared in court last Friday, 3rd April, to answer a charge that he murdered a woman in Newham has been named as Kieran Rifat, 21, of Grange Road, Plaistow. He was remanded in custody. It was just ...

A MAN has been jailed for two years and four months for a burglary committed in Hackney. The man convicted has been named as Khair Watson, 37, of no fixed address.  He committed a burglary on 3rd January this year, ...

A TOWER HAMLETS resident has been jailed for three and a half years for committing a burglary. He was also disqualified from driving for three years and will be required to take an extended driving test before he can obtain ...

THE POLICE have confirmed that a number of arrests took place at the end of last month under the umbrella of Operation Sceptre, which seeks to tackle violent crime across the UK. The biggest breakthroughs came in Hackney, with the ...

HE WAS JAILED for attempted rape last month – and now his name has been revealed. The offence took place in Hackney. Sean Manning, 42, of no fixed abode, was convicted at Wood Green Crown Court of committing attempted rape ...

A man who attacked his wife with a hammer while she slept and who was convicted of attempted murder in January returned to Court last week. He was sentenced to ten years in jail. The would-be murderer is Vladislav Ravinsky, ...