Crime

WHO IS this man? British Transport Police would like to speak to him in connection with an assault which took place on a District Line train arriving at Barking railway station. The incident took place at around 12.40pm on Sunday, ...

A VEHICLE parked on a pavement can be a real nuisance. It makes it more difficult for pedestrians to use the pavement – particularly those with pushchairs or wheelchairs – and it’s dangerous for road users, particularly cyclists. It’s no ...

WHEN Tower Hamlets Council had a Day of Action against drugs, a couple of days ago, we called for the Council to roll out anti-drug actions across the borough. They did. OK: we are not claiming cause and effect, because ...

A SERIOUS assault has left a man with life-threatening injuries. Now police are appealing to the public for help with the investigation. The emergency services were called to Penny Brookes Street, Stratford at abot 9.15pm on Saturday, 22nd August after ...

THE MAYOR led politicians, the police and council workers on a Day of Action against drugs last week. The team had a van and posters outside the Town Hall and workers spread out around the vicinity to help where they ...

CAN YOU help police identify and locate the man in this picture? Police who are investigating a homophobic hate crime which took plase in Hackney would like to speak to him. The crime took place in the early hours of ...

LESS THAN a week after Masum Miah was found dead in Newham, a man has been charged with murder. The man charged has been named as Sergiu Leahu, 40, of no fixed address. Mr Miah was found with gunshot wounds ...

A NEW approach is helping to cut drug- and drink-related Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB), says Tower Hamlets Council. The Council attributes this improvement to “a new partnership” – but is that the whole story? The Council press release reports that there ...

AS POLICE continue to investigate a murder in St Bartholomew’s Road, Newham, the victim has been named as Masum Miah, 42. Gunshots were heard in St Bartholomew’s Road at around 3am on the morning of Tuesday, 18th August. The emergency ...

A MAN in his 40s, with gunshot wounds, was found in a car in St Bartholomew’s Road, Newham at around 3am on Tuesday, 18th August. He was found by police, who had been called out by members of the public ...