POLICE HAVE appealed to the public for help in identifying a knife-wielding street robber who committed a sexual assault when his attempted robbery went wrong. The attack took place at approximately 10.30pm on 3rd May, but police have now put ...

Emdad Rahman A ROUTE THROUGH the Olympic Park in Stratford City saw runners follow in the footsteps of Mo Farah and Usain Bolt and team up for the Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) Blindfold Run 2017.  The event, organised ...

A SECOND teenager has been arrested in connection with the acid attacks carried out in Walthamstow and Tottenham on 2nd November. A 16 year old male was arrested late on Saturday, 4th November on suspicion of Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH) ...

MAN HAS been sentenced to life imprisonment, with a requirement to serve a minimum of 16 years, following his conviction for sexually assaulting and raping a teenager in Leyton’s Jubilee Park. He was also placed on the Sex Offenders’ Register ...

A WHOLE NINE WEEKS ago, Thames Water found a gigantic “fatberg” blocking the sewers of Whitechapel. These blockages of non-degrading items, such as nappies and wipes, which catch fat washed down the sink, are common – but this one was ...

A CORROSIVE LIQUID was used as two fast food delivery drivers were attacked on Thursday, 2nd November by young men trying to steal their mopeds. The attacks took place in Walthamstow and Tottenham.  •The first occurred at approximately 6pm on Thursday, 2nd ...

A MAN LOST his life on The Highway in Shadwell, Tower Hamlets last week. Police have already made four arrests, but they are now appealing for any further witnesses to come forward so they can be sure what happened. The ...

TECHNICALLY, Barry Peacham did not kill Qinguing Rao – but in every other sense he ended her life. Rao was a banker in the City: now she lies in a vegetative state, receiving round the clock care in a specialist ...

A MOTORCYCLIST died as a result of a collision with a Ford Transit on Roding Lane South in Ilford. The accident occurred at approximately 9.30am on Friday, 29th September – and the police are appealing for any witnesses to come ...

THE BANK OF ENGLAND has today put up interest rates for the first time in ten years. It’s a tiny increase – from just 0.25% to 0.5%, but it is still likely to have an impact on the fate and ...