WITH THE world’s war-watchers’ eyes on Iran – occasionally switching over to Ukraine – the ongoing Israeli attack on Lebanon is receiving little attention. Recent advances Israel has made have gone largely unreported. Israel has been attacking, invading and occupying ...

FIREFIGHTERS haven’t stopped all summer. Between May and August 2026, they have attended over 55,000 incidents and Control Officers have taken around 100,000 emergency calls. The number of incidents attended – 55,838 – was the highest summer total in the ...

ONE OF the most popular football competitions in Tower Hamlets is taking place over the weekends of 19th/20th and 26th/27th September 2026. It’s an extravaganza of exciting football playing – and a little dose of competition. It’s a little hard ...

YES, IT’S another one. It feels like there’s been a fire in a recycling centre every couple of weeks over the summer. The latest one happened at Argall Metal’s recycling centre in Staffa Road, Leyton, in the early morning of ...

TOWER HAMLETS Council is overflowing with news about the achievements of its CCTV system. There has been a great deal of investment to improve the hardware (and the operators), and it seems that is now paying dividends. The latest news ...

WHERE IS Balasankar Narayanan? The 46 year old absconded while on escorted leave from a care facility in Ilford, and police are trying to find him. Mr Narayana was last seen at 2pm on Thursday, 3rd September. He was with ...

IT’S A NIGHTMARE. We have so much on our phones these days and we use them so often. Sadly, we know that mobiles are all too often stolen – often by organised gangs who make a quick getaway. That’s where ...

IT’S ANOTHER case of Listeria monocytogenes in our food. Sainsbury’s has found the dangerous bacterium in its “Inspire to Cook” range black olives – and it’s recalled the product. The affected product comes in a pack size of 120g with ...

CCTV is controversial. While some communities see it as a way for the “Big Brother” authorities to observe what all citizens are doing, others see it as a way to ensure that good people are safe and bad people are ...

WHO IS this man? British Transport Police would like to speak to him in connection with an assault which took place on a District Line train arriving at Barking railway station. The incident took place at around 12.40pm on Sunday, ...