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LONDON’S LABOUR Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has been given a seat in the House of Lords by Keir Starmer – but he is not receiving awards for good behaviour from London boroughs. A few weeks ago Khan came out with another ...

London: Global financial technology company LemFi has appointed British Bangladeshi fintech professional, business consultant and media entrepreneur Shah Yousuf to lead the Bangladesh corridor across its international markets, reinforcing the company’s commitment to one of the world’s largest remittance markets. ...

POLICE HAVE discovered an alleged plot to attack two mosques in South London – an attack motivated by “extreme right-wing terrorism”. The discovery comes after police arrested a 14 year old boy at an address in South London on suspicion ...

AFTER DAYS of heavy rainfall, flash floods have swept through parts of Bangladesh, causing landslides and leaving families cut off by large swathes of standing flood water. Early reports confirm that 51 people have died, but the number is expected ...

TRUMP’S WAR on Iran is leading to ever more trouble. The Memorandum of Understanding – which Trump claimed was a ceasefire – is over, and the world faces more economic downturn and warmongering. This is not so much a war ...

TOWER HAMLETS Council has opened a fund to help some residents on low incomes pay their rent and not fall into arrears. Rents in Tower Hamlets rose by 4.8% in Tower Hamlets this year – starting from 6th April, which ...

THERE’S MORE to tackling Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) than having a week of action. Two important things are having a good reporting system and working in partnership with residents. Tower Hamlets Council has done the week: now it must do the ...

“WHAT? ANOTHER ONE?” This is probably the thought swirling round Clacton after Nigel Farage MP announced he was going to resign as an MP – and stand to be an MP in the resulting by-election. At lunchtime on 7th July ...

ONE MAN has been arrested after a series of attacks in Edinburgh last night, Friday, 19th June, left five people injured. Counter-terrorism officers are working with local police on the investigation. The attacks seem to have begun near the Broomhouse ...

WHO WOULD have thought that right wing media personality would want to watch the World Cup? And that if she did, she would choose to watch it in the friendly atmosphere of the Dundee Arms in Bethnal Green? Reports are ...