THE POLICE investigation into the fatal stabbing of Abiola Akinrele have led to more suspects being charged with involvement in the murder. Akinrele was found, fatally injured, in Stondon Walk, East Ham in the afternoon of 29th December. The first ...

A MAN WAS stabbed at a Poplar newsagent last week. The victim, who was in his 50s, was taken to an East London hospital, but fortunately his injuries were not life-threatening. The incident occurred at around 8pm on Thursday, 7th ...

NHS USERS and trade union members are warning that the decision by South East London GPs to privatise medical testing may reduce standards. It will also shovel taxpayers’ money into the back pockets of a private sector company – at ...

TODAY: tune in to a rare opportunity to hear about life – and resistance – in the Aida Refugee Camp in Bethlehem. Munther Amira is a refugee himself: he was born in the Aida camp and still lives there. He ...

Tom Zagoria, a member of the Labour Homelessness Campaign, looks at the developing humanitarian crisis among the homeless. AS THE UK goes back into lockdown in the cold winter months, campaigners are warning that the Government’s refusal to fund a ...

A RANGE OF organisations are joining forces to urge Londoners to recognise the severity of the Covid crisis in London and to observe the letter and spirit of the lockdown. London Mayor Sadiq Khan has declared “a major incident” in ...

IT WAS JOY all round as the campaign to secure a queer venue – a replacement for the much loved and sorely missed Joiners Arms in Hackney Road – seemed to be moving a step nearer to its goal. The ...

A COLLISION between a car and a wall in Havering Road, Romford, led to the death of one man and injury to others. The collision occurred just before 4am on Sunday, 3rd January. The police, the London Fire Brigade and ...

THE ISLAND NETWORK is celebrating all that it has achieved during 2020 – and it has produced a newsletter which thanks sponsors, volunteers and members of the community who have engaged with the Network. The headline achievement is the 20,000 ...

DONALD TRUMP’S career in mainstream politics is over.  The US Republican Party united to support him as US President only after he was elected. The Party endured the four years of his presidency – but now they’ve ditched him. It ...