A PEDESTRIAN died in Dagenham after being hit by a car – leaving police with the job of finding the driver, who left the scene. The incident occurred in a car park in Whalebone Lane South, a few minutes before ...

IT’S  AUTUMN. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” Oscar Wilde, Irish poet and playwright, 1854-1900 ●Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today

IT’S  SEPTEMBER. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.” Plato, c. 423-428 to 347-8 Athenian philosopher ●Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today

YET ANOTHER report of a sexual assault on an East London bus has come in. Police have released a CCTV image of a suspect whom they wish to identify and locate so that they can question them about the attack. ...

IT’S  SEPTEMBER. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn’t work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.” Emo Philips, US comedian ●Read more about it: Thought for today ...

THE MAN who stabbed his victim to death in Lansbury Estate Park, in broad daylight, appeared at the Old Bailey last month and was sentenced to serve 22 years in prison. Yasin Omar Amare, 29, of Pawleyne Close, Penge, had ...

IT’S  SEPTEMBER. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “Money won’t buy happiness, but it will pay the salaries of a large research staff to study the problem.” Bill Vaughan, 1915-1977, US columnist and author ●Read more about it: Thought for today The ...

IT’S  SEPTEMBER. Let’s cheer ourselves up! “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.” Dalai Lama ●Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today

Tom Zagoria, Labour Homelessness Campaign FROM TOMORROW, the homelessness crisis is set to escalate further as the ban on landlords evicting tenants ends today, 20th September. Across England, thousands of homeless people have already been sent back to the streets ...

VOLUNTEERS organised by the Island Network have delivered 10,000 units of food assistance – food packs and meals – since lockdown began. And now the proud volunteers are taking a well earned break. The Isle of Dogs has seen its ...