Emdad Rahman The Tower of London has just welcomed the latest Yeoman Warder – or “Beefeater”. Yeoman Warder Lawrence Watts recently started at the Tower in this iconic role. He becomes the newest Yeoman Warder at the Tower of London, ...
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The rise of the Bengali nation in the mainstream of the United Kingdom
by Shahadate Hossain The United Kingdom is renowned for its multiculturalism. The story of colonisation in the British Isles was started by Celtic and Pict tribes. Then the Romans came in 55BC – succeeding in conquering most of the land by 250AD. After the Romans left, Germanic tribes – the Angles, ...
Read More »Community Awards celebrate youth achievement
Emdad Rahman The Hotel Prince Regent in Chigwell was the venue as husband and wife team Kamru (Kam) Ali and Rina Begum of Stratford-based Apex Accountancy Services hosted a glitzy evening of dinner, entertainment and awards. The Apex Community Awards ...
Read More »Charity exhibition game aims to give back the gift of sight
Emdad Rahman The Human Relief Foundation has organised a charity game to raise awareness of charitable causes around the world. On 30th April two teams will go head to head in a fun exhibition game and aim to raise money ...
Read More »Muslims and non Muslims unite for community peace vigil Respects paid for Istanbul and Brussels
Emdad Rahman In light of the atrocities committed in Istanbul and Belgium, Citizens UK, Darul Ummah, St Georges in the East and St Mary’s Cable Street joined other community groups and individuals to hold a peace vigil. The short service, ...
Read More »Nolan satisfied as Leyton Orient grind out win
Emdad Rahman Leyton Orient 1-0 Morecambe Leyton Orient have moved up into the play-off positions in The Football League Two as an own goal from Ryan Edwards gave Kevin Nolan’s men an important win over 10-man Morecambe. A bright and ...
Read More »Twits on Thursday (7)
It’s been George Osborne’s week this week – with the news previewing, reporting and analysing his budget, dismissed by Jeremy Corbyn as a “failure”. What better time, then, to remind ourselves of some previous Osborne “failures”? [Adverts]
Read More »Oaklands weightlifters excel at British Championships
Emdad Rahman Harrow School was the venue as Oaklands Weightlifters took three lifters from across Tower Hamlets who were all seeking to hit the qualifying totals for the British U17s Championships. Ubayda Choudhury from Sir John Cass Sixth Form, Naqibul Hasan from Stepney Green Boys Sixth ...
Read More »Human Relief Foundation holds Frozen-themed family fun day
Emdad Rahman The charity Human Relief has delivered a fun-packed Family Fun Day at The Waterlily in London’s Mile End. The event was organised to raise funds for orphans around the world. Families enjoyed a range of activities including a ...
Read More »Mayor Lutfur Rahman: again, no case to answer
Hidden away among the news on Budget day was a Metropolitan Police announcement: that there will be no criminal prosecutions arsing out of the Judgement in the Election Court issued in April 2015. Though this was always the most likely ...
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