A MAN WHO murdered a woman as she slept on the steps of the Memorial Community Church in Barking Road, Newham, has been sent to jail for life at a sentencing hearing at the Old Bailey. The convicted man – ...

ANOTHER CHAPTER in the long running dispute between cab service Uber and the British state ended today, as the Supreme Court ruled that Uber drivers – at least, the two who brought the test case – are workers. The saga ...

THERE HAVE been two robberies in the area of Plashet Park, Newham, E12 this month – and police are appealing to the public to come forward with any information which may assist them to stop this menace. The first offence ...

WE ARE getting the message that getting a Covid vaccine is a crucial step in defeating the global pandemic. However, the vaccination programme will only be really effective if everyone is vaccinated. That poses a real problem for people who ...

POLICE HAVE asked the public to help them find the young man who raped a young teenage girl in Goodmayes Park on Monday, 1st February. The incident occurred at round 2.30pm. The teenager was jogging round the Park when she ...

JOHN BIGGS appeared in (virtual) public last night, 17th February – but he continued to ignore requests to explain why he had gone for a walk with Cllr Ehtasham Haque around the St John’s estate, E14. The meeting was organised ...

A NINE YEAR OLD boy, who has taken on the name “Active Musa”, is trying to become one of YouTube’s newest influencers. Musa joined the Little Litter League as they cleaned up their local park in Barking & Dagenham earlier ...

IT’S BEEN A busy time for police officers from the Metropolitan Police East Area Command (which covers Barking & Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge). They have closed and dismantled 72 cannabis factories over the last six months. The police believe that ...

WHY DID THE UK BAME community suffer disproportionately from the Covid pandemic? Because institutional racism in UK society let BAME people live in overcrowded conditions and take the lowest grade jobs. Why did the Black Lives Matter movement protest so ...

Muhammad Hamza Rahman THE TEAM AT Capital Kids Cricket has been very busy this half term delivering online classes, coaching and activities for children and families. Additionally, volunteers have chosen to engage in supporting a community which has been hit ...