AS WE KNOW, life is a marathon, not a sprint – and the headteacher of Manorfield Primary School in Poplar is taking this saying to heart.  He’s trying to raise funds to help pupils through the second phase of the ...

FOYSOL HUSSAIN, a PC attached to the East Area Command Unit, was found guilty of gross misconduct on 15th April after a two day telephone hearing. It was alleged that: •on 18th February 2019 PC Hussain had been required to ...

PEOPLE ARE talking about how the Coronavirus Pandemic could change our society, as people begin to recognise our basic common humanity rather than seek confrontation at all costs.  Nelson Mandela – a man who knew a thing or two about ...

THIS IS THE day on which England remembers its rather inappropriate patron saint. The date was chosen because it is alleged to be the date on which George died – in the year 303AD, when parish records were not what ...

REGULAR BLOOD DONORS should not be worried if their appointment is cancelled over the next few weeks. The news comes from the NHS Blood & Transplant Service (NHSBT). Some regular donors in London have been told that their next regular ...

POP MUSIC was once so new and daring: it’s shocking to think that it’s over 50 years old. Some standards have been around for over half a century… What, then, were we listening to 50 years ago? It was an ...

DETECTIVES ARE appealing to the public to help them identify and find a man they wish to speak to in connection with an attempted rape which took place early in the morning of Saturday, 7th March in Hoxton Street. STORY ...

22ND APRIL 2020 was the 150th anniversary of the birth of Lenin – a man who often gets a bad press. However, he did stand up for the people: this to the extent that he led the masses to oust ...

We wish all our readers Ramadan Mubarak! May we all enjoy a healthy and peaceful month in these unprecedented times.

THERE’S MASSIVE public support for NHS workers at the moment. We see it every week, when the public clap from the doorsteps at 8pm on a Thursday to show our appreciation for healthworkers – and it comes up in virtually ...