THE SECOND Muslim International Film Festival (MIFF) will take place from 2nd-5th July at the Odeon Luxe West End in Leicester Square. The festival opens with a gala screening of Hijra and closes with the documentary Human Tide. There’s plenty ...

IT’S THE Hackney Local Area Activation Fund (LAAF), and businesses are invited to bid for a share now. The Fund has been put together as part of the Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund, which aims to bring life back to ...

ALL FROZEN products produced by Inarah’s Frozen Foods Ltd have been declared as being possibly unsafe to eat. Retailers have been asked to withdraw them from sale and customers are asked not to eat them. . The warning covers products ...

IRAN AND ISRAEL have declared that the ceasefire between them is back on. Israel will not attack Iran, and Iran will not attack Israel. The agreement comes after Iran fired missiles at Israel (in retaliation after Israeli attacks on Hezbollah ...

Most Council meetings are open to the public. Going along and seeing your councillors perform is a good way to keep an eye on them and learn about what’s going on.   Tower Hamlets Monday 8th June, 6.30pm:  Human Resources ...

A MAN killed in a double stabbing in Silvertown on Friday was originally named as Mark Orayibi. That was indeed his birth name, but he was better known as  Grammy-winning musician who used the stage name Talay Riley. The revelation ...

AS US PRESIDENT Donald Trump clings to the idea that ceasefires are in place, bombs are raining down on the people of the Middle East. Trump keeps repeating that he is close to agreeing a peace agreement with Iran – ...

ONE MAN has been killed and a second man has been wounded after a double stabbing in Silvertown, Newham. The dead man has been named as Mark Orabiyi, 35. A report that a man had been stabbed in Pankhurst Avenue ...

FIFTY YEARS AGO we were humming along to the hits of 1976. Some have magnificently stood the test of time; others have not. Join us on Memory Lane as we review them on their golden anniversaries. We hate to be ...

HACKNEY CHILDREN who are starting secondary school this September will need various supplies to support their studies. Now the School Parliament has appealed for public donations to ensure all pupils have what they need. The Youth Parliament has drawn up ...