Police are appealing for further victims to come forward after the sentencing of a photographer convicted of sexually assaulting his models. The photographer, who abused the trust of two models to sexually assault them, was jailed for seven years on ...

Police are keen to hear from missing man James Matthews (Jimmy), aged 51yrs, who was reported missing on 6th July by friends he was staying with in Hackney. He has not been seen by them since 22nd June. James has strong ...

Police are keen to identify a woman who was in charge of two dogs in Pondfield Park, Dagenham, when they attacked a spaniel on the evening of 15th July 2014. The attack took place when the spaniel and her 14-year-old ...

Operation Valour is a project commemorating the police officers from K Division (what is now Newham, Tower Hamlets, Redbridge and Barking & Dagenham boroughs) who enlisted in the armed forces during the First World War and were subsequently killed in ...

Over 600 people turned up to a musical fiesta of local talent at Victoria Park for the third Our Big Gig held in Tower Hamlets at the end of July. The annual community music celebration takes place across the UK ...

Hang-Up Gallery is delighted to introduce the launch of a new series of exhibitions entitled Hang-Up Collections. Expect to see key works from leading international urban and contemporary artists alongside super-fresh releases and exciting rare finds from the Hang-Up artist ...

A Muslim comic bested more than a hundred other gag-merchants to claim a national award for comedy on Friday. Jay Islaam, who has been performing stand-up for less than a year, triumphed over dozens of far more experienced acts to ...

The Theatre Royal Stratford East has been granted £5,000 to help it clean and repair its trompe l’oeil safety curtain. The grant was awarded to the Theatre Royal by the Theatres Trust, a national body which works to improve theatre ...

Emdad Rahman interviews the author of Josephine, the black, the white “When mother was a little child, she’d need two or three French grammar books which couldn’t be easily found and cost a lot of money. ‘You will need this ...

The Riverside Muslim Association, Barking organised a community Iftar to celebrate the month of Ramadan.   Residents and guests from various backgrounds came together to break bred and eat at sunset.   Barking Councillor Cameron Geddes said: “I was so ...