AT 4.30PM, GMT, Democrat candidate Joe Biden secured enough votes in Pennsylvania for media outlets around the world to announce that he would be the next President of the USA. Who’s cheering? Donald Trump isn’t cheering, for one. He was ...

IT’S  AUTUMN. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn’t it.” Groucho Marx ●Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today

THERE’S A WEEK of virtual debate taking place from Monday, 16th November to mark the ongoing battle to persuade world leaders to tackle climate change – with the urgency it deserves. The UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, due to be ...

POLICE ARE trying to identify and locate a man who committed a violent assault in Hackney on Sunday, 13th September. They have released a CCTV image of their suspect and appealed to the public for help. The assault occurred just ...

IT’S  AUTUMN. Let’s cheer ourselves up! I’m what you’d call ethnically Catholic. Don’t believe in God, still hate Rangers… Dara O’Briain, comedian ●Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today

ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY this year, One Run Global are uniting thousands of people from 195 countries as they run, walk or move their body for one hour to raise funds to end child discrimination. Whether it’s running a 10k ...

IT’S  AUTUMN. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “A lot of people like cats. Take the Pope, for example: I read recently that he was a cat-oholic!” Milton Jones, comedian ●Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today

THE STORY started so well.  As soon as homophobic abuse was heard coming from home fans at the West Ham ground – apparently directed at supporters of visiting Brighton & Hove Albion – police were on the case. Two men ...

IT’S  AUTUMN. Let’s cheer ourselves up! Christmases were terrible, not like nowadays when kids get everything. My sister got a miniature set of perfumes called ‘Ample’. It was tiny, but even I could see where my dad had scraped off ...

LONDON-BORN British-Bangladeshi business owner Haroon Danis has been named the first North West Fashion and Beauty Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 – and been congratulated by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak. Danis studied at Manchester Metropolitan University and founded ...