A MAN has been jailed for two years and four months for a burglary committed in Hackney. The man convicted has been named as Khair Watson, 37, of no fixed address.  He committed a burglary on 3rd January this year, ...

WHEN THE forces of reaction appear to be in the ascendancy, that is when you will see the oppressed summoning their strength to fight back. “This is a troubling moment in our history full of immense challenges. The global impact ...

A DETERMINED WOMAN remembers the days when black and Asian women were herded into very low paid jobs. “Imagine how humiliating it is for us, particularly for the older women, to be working and to overhear the employer saying to ...

A TOWER HAMLETS resident has been jailed for three and a half years for committing a burglary. He was also disqualified from driving for three years and will be required to take an extended driving test before he can obtain ...

A LEADING Asian woman writer challenges the UK establishment’s view of the Rotherham Sexual Exploitation cases – giving a very different view from that held by Home Secretary Priti Patel MP. “The media narrative around these cases – appalling crimes ...

THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE has asked for volunteers from across London to come forward to help with the funerals of those who have died from COVID-19. The appeal is made in partnership with the Muslim Community Association. The request for ...

THE VIEW FROM Planet Priti is of a UK that the downtrodden, impoverished and exploited will not recognise. “There is so much for the UK to be proud of – a world-class, modern economy and a free, fair and tolerant ...

THE POLICE have confirmed that a number of arrests took place at the end of last month under the umbrella of Operation Sceptre, which seeks to tackle violent crime across the UK. The biggest breakthroughs came in Hackney, with the ...

HAS THE Executive Mayor of Newham lived up to her early promise? “As Mayor, I will put the people of Newham at the heart of everything I do. This will be a collaborative joint enterprise between residents, myself, councillors and ...

YOU THOUGHT the concise nature of texting was a new mode of expression? Maybe it’s as old as poetry itself. “The poem is a form of texting. It’s the original text. It’s a perfecting of a feeling in language – ...