AS FANS RETURN TO Anfield after a long Covid-related layoff, Liverpool FC has announced that paper tickets have been ditched in favour of new technology and ID cards. The Premier League has encouraged clubs to find ways for ticket-holding fans ...
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Tell Parliament: no more Afghanistans!
AS BORIS JOHNSON recalls Parliament on Wednesday, 18th August to discuss the situation in Afghanistan, the Stop the War Coalition has called on activists to remind MPs that they were warned against military intervention. The invasion of Afghanistan took place ...
Read More »Is that a bit of egg on your chin, Mr Biggs?
BY ANY STANDARD, the Weavers ward by-election on 12th August was a tremendous victory for Kabir Ahmed and Aspire. Executive Mayor John Biggs doesn’t like losing – and scenes as the Count hinted at what is to come over the ...
Read More »Dudbokshi are crowned Beanibazar Village Cup winners 2021
Emdad Rahman MATHIURA DUDBOKSHI FC have been crowned the first ever Beanibazar Village Cup winners. The tournament in Mile End, organised by Beanibazar Sporting Club UK, was the first ever get together of this nature. Beanibazar is a sub district in ...
Read More »Tonight: where did Tower Hamlets youth sport go?
THE TUESDAY SHOW tonight will look at the reorganisation of youth sport in Tower Hamlets. Our special guest is Shuhel Malique: a PE teacher in Tower Hamlets for 18 years; a hockey superstar; and former PE Curriculum Manager for Tower ...
Read More »Beanibazar Sporting Club hold Village Cup Draw
Emdad Rahman BEANIBAZAR Sporting Club UK (BSCUK) have announced plans for the first ever Village Cup, which takes place this Sunday. Beanibazar is an upazila of Sylhet District in north-eastern Bangladesh, part of the Sylhet Division. The draw for the ...
Read More »Journalist attacked in Bangladesh – by fellow reporters
CAN WE TRUST the news coming out of Bangladesh – especially the reporting of how the country is dealing with the Covid pandemic? A recent attack on a journalist has raised fears that the media is now anything but free. ...
Read More »Redbridge Councillor clocks up a year of charity running
RUNNING 5km once a week for a year is no walk in the park – except in the case of Councillor Khaled Noor, who takes running 5k in his stride, whatever the weather. Cllr Noor is a well known figure ...
Read More »Apsana: vindicated!
APSANA BEGUM, MP for Poplar & Limehouse, has today been found not guilty of three counts of making dishonest applications for council housing to Tower Hamlets Council. Rumours that Apsana Begum was guilty of fraud began circulating in Tower Hamlets ...
Read More »London Landmarks Half Marathon is back!
Emdad Rahman LONDON’S HALF MARATHON through Westminster and the City has returned once again, and we have hooked up with a special runner to inspire us ahead of what promises to be a spectacular event. The event is proud to ...
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