THE NEW development known as Barking Riverside, which is being built on the site of the former Barking Power Station, can go ahead now – with the Government agreeing that the London Overground can be extended to the new development. ...

A NEWHAM bus driver on an end of route break trapped a young woman in his no. 25 bus and subjected her to a sexual assault – before starting the bus up and travelling back along the route. On 30th ...

A MAN WAS critically injured in a collision between a van and a heavy goods vehicle on the eastbound carriageway of the A406 in Redbridge – and police are appealing for witnesses. The crash occurred at about 12.40pm on Monday, ...

LAST FEBRUARY, Wapping resident Anthony Duggan, 47, rode his motorcycle up West India Dock Road. It was to be his last journey. Just ahead of him was a gritting lorry, bring driven by Peter Wright, 45, of Stanford-Le-Hope. There is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SATURDAY, 24th June a bus collided with a car in Barking. The incident occurred at approximately 4.45pm in Upney Lane, close to Upney Tube station. Police, the Fire Brigade and the London Ambulance Service all attended. A 58 year old ...

Emdad Rahman Volunteers and staff at the UK charity Human Aid have been working since dawn to provide support and assistance to the stricken residents of Grenfell Tower in west London. Many British Muslims were awake for Ramadan night prayers, ...

IF YOU ARE at a loose end next time you are on a Transport for London (TfL) service, stop and have a chat – with TfL’s new TravelBot. This is a new social media tool which uses artificial intelligence not ...