COUNCIL TAX bills are up – as are so many household bills. Mayor Lutfur Rahman has stepped in to offer the poorest households assistance with paying them, as part of his work to help residents with the cost of living. ...

AS EXPECTED – not least by him – Nigel Farage, Leader of Reform UK, has won the Clacton by-election. The by-election was called because the previous MP for Clacton, Nigel Farage, resigned and then stood again. It was less a ...

THE WATER industry in the UK is in a mess – and no one wants to pay to clean it up. At the moment, the regulator, Ofwat, which is supposed to protect consumers from the worst ravages of private water ...

SMOKE FROM a huge fire at a warehouse on the A13, Ripple Road, in Barking could be seen across London yesterday, 12th August. A massive turnout from East London fire fighters ensured the blaze was quickly controlled. The very hot ...

COMMUNITIES in Tower Hamlets have apparently been expressing concern about increasing levels of online hate – and attacks on Tower Hamlets by people who don’t live here but are keen to create division and tension in the borough. In response, ...

THREE KINDS of pasta salads have been withdrawn from sale because they may contain listeria monocytogenes. This can cause a serious infection – particularly in the very young, older people, pregnant women and others with a weakened immune system. The ...

A CYCLIST who was seriously injured after being hit by a car in Stepney Green has died, three days after the collision. The accident happened in Aylward Street just after 11pm on Thursday, 6th August. The cyclist who died has ...

SADLY, September is approaching – already. That means for many families across the UK, it’s time to buy new school uniforms. And that shows where living in Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s Borough offers a better alternative. Keir Starmer recognised that it ...

WHAT DO you think Thames Water – which supplies most of East London – is spending your money on. The UK is heading for its fifth heatwave and drought: surely it’s maintenance and investment to stop leaks? No. The BBC ...

IT WASN’T just the winning – it was also the taking part. The Mayor’s latest sporting cup was not just about congratulating those who came top of their categories – it was also about flying the flag for this very ...