ONE MAN has already been charged with murder – and now three other men are also facing a murder charge. The men have now been named after attending Court, where they were all remanded in custody. The murdered man is ...

BRICK LANE was thronging with people who had come to have a last bit of summer fun as the famous Curry Zone held its 2026 Curry Festival. It was the biggest one yet. Tower Hamlets is one of the most ...

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump met Andy Burnham while they were both at the United Nations in New York last week. They sat together for a few words with the press after their meeting. It was then that Trump became confused ...

IT WAS all smiles as teams took part in a tournament for the Mayor’s Cricket Cup over August and September. It wasn’t so much “Cup” as “Cups”, as six winners proudly took home their trophies. Mayor Lutfur Rahman voiced his ...

WILL YOUR household waste be heating homes and businesses along the Thames in the next decade? It’s a green way of doing things, but it’s potentially rather cumbersome. The idea has been around a while, and it has just been ...

TOWER HAMLETS has always been in the lead when it comes to helping young people stay on in education. And if you are a young person doing just that – at school or college level or going to university – ...

THREE TIMES this month Waitrose has had to recall a product from sale over safety concerns. First it was rhubarb crumble; then it was black olives; and now it is oat milk. The product being recalled is the one litre ...

WATER SAFETY is not a frivolous issue. Water can kill – and sometimes it does, and sometimes it does it here, very close to home. Mayor Lutfur Rahman is all too aware of that – and determined to do all ...

FOUR PEOPLE have been sentenced to a total of 23 years in prison for their parts in running a criminal network which trafficked 24 Thai women. The convictions came after a detailed investigation by the Metropolitan Police Slavery and Child ...

IT’S SMALL, but perfectly formed – if, that is, you want a cheap and eco-friendly way of transporting goods (and, it seems, people) around the borough. It may be the answer to your problems. A cargo bike is a bike ...