A MAN has been charged with arson after a number of fires were started in London Fields, near Lansdowne Road in Hackney. The story began just after 5am on Saturday, 15th August when the emergency services received reports that a ...

THERE’S NO hanging around in Tower Hamlets when it comes to delivering more social homes. The most recent step forward was a huge meeting of housing companies designed to move forward plans to build new homes. But is something missing? ...

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. Yes, Elton John and ...

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has veered between escalating military action against Iran and backing peace talks. He’s agreed to ceasefires – and carry on firing. Now he’s giving even more signs that he does not know what he is doing. ...

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THREE KINDS of pasta salads have been withdrawn from sale because they may contain listeria monocytogenes.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 ...