THE MURDER of a teenager in Hackney Wick last week saw Hackney’s Green Mayor, Zoë Garbett, and Deputy Mayor Cllr Dylan Law express their condolences to the family and commitment to community safety. The statement reads: “We are extremely shocked and ...

WITH THE headlines all too often full of bad news about people, often young people, stabbed to death, the Metropolitan Police have this week taken a welcome step to reduce knife crime levels. In a new approach, Met police have ...

A GÜ frozen dessert has been recalled because it contains hazelnuts and soya, but these ingredients are not listed on the label. The affected product is the Gü Double Sea Salted Caramel Frozen dessert. It comes as a double pack ...

A MEASLES outbreak which has been running through Bangladesh since March has already killed at least 500 children – despite government efforts to treat those infected and curb the spread of the virus. Measures taken by the Government to curb ...

HE IS stuck. US President Donald Trump is fighting disaster on three fronts – and fighting it badly. First is the attack he launched on Iran. He was never clear what his war aims were, but they were probably centred ...

FIFTY YEARS AGO we were humming along to the hits of 1976. Some have magnificently stood the test of time; others have not. Join us on Memory Lane as we review them on their golden anniversaries. Which band knocked Brotherhood ...

THIS IS how things used to be in East London: a huge majority for Labour Councillors, with a small opposition – a Labour Leader and a Labour Cabinet. It’s a team full of hope. Will that be enough? There is ...

ARE YOU looking for a Leyton Orient 2026/27 Season Ticket? If you are, act with great speed. The Club  prepared to sell 5,000 season tickets for the coming winter season – but sales have gone so well that there are ...

THE LONDON Fire Brigade has revealed its performance figures for the financial year April 2025 to March 2026 – and it turns out that 2,455 Londoners have reason to say “thank you” to London firefighters. That’s an average of nearly ...

MORRISONS has recalled its own-brand Savers Cashews, because there may be glass in the packets. The affected nuts come in a 125g pack, with best before dates ranging from 9th August to 9th October 2026. If you have a pack ...