IT WAS JUST AFTER 6pm on Easter Sunday that news came in to the police of another East End stabbing. The reports were of a young man having been stabbed in or near St Leonard’s Street, E3. Police arrive and ...

IT’S JUST OVER A YEAR since residents on the Isle of Dogs asked John Biggs to invite Sadiq Khan down to the area to discuss local planning policy. Like the characters in Samuel Beckett’s play, they are still “waiting for ...

Emdad Rahman Runners completed 5k, 10k and half marathon distances after taking over London’s oldest public park for Easter.  The run route saw participants take in Victoria Park on the borders of South Hackney and Bow – with the wide, ...

THREE YEARS INTO a protracted civil war, Yemen is facing another rainy season. Refugees trying to survive in makeshift shelters will face a new round of challenges – and a greater threat of disease. It is estimated that there are ...

Emdad Rahman A BANK HOLIDAY SPECIAL saw Sporting Bengal and Flamengo FC face off at a cold, muddy and dreary Mile End Stadium in a special exhibition game to support orphans and vulnerable children around the world.  The match was ...

A CONFRONTATION over his ex-partner’s new boyfriend turned violent – and it has seen Nathan Gunes, 38, of Cambus Road, Canning Town, E16, jailed for eight years. Gunes followed the couple along Ingal Road, E13 on 20th October last year. ...

Emdad Rahman THE BANK HOLIDAY saw an open day exhibition on Muslim Contribution in Science organised at the Hedgecock Community Centre. In addition Shaikh Abdur Rahman Madani presented a short talk on the Quran and took part in a Q&A ...

DEE HUNTE, 35, of Mary Seacole Close, E8 has been sentenced to 11 years and 4 months in jail after attacking a woman in Croydon so severely that she lost sight in one eye. The attack took place in broad ...