NEW ZEALAND scored a narrow victory over Bangladesh in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. The Kiwis took the game, played at The Oval in south London, by just two wickets. Bangladesh set a reasonable score of 244 all out ...
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Crowds turn out to boo Trump
THE LABOUR PARTY had a large presence among the crowds out in London today – despite factors such as Eid keeping many members at home. Jeremy Corbyn addressed the crowd, explaining that Trump was not welcome because of his offensive ...
Read More »Sadiq gets it right on Trump
HE DOESN’T always get it right. He has allowed architectural vandalism on Fish Island in Bow and equivocated over giving tenants power to resist developers making a profit out of them. But on Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK, ...
Read More »Eid Mubarak!
THE EAST LONDON MOSQUE has issued the following statement. Eid Mubarak! The Co-ordination Committee of Mosques and Islamic Centres in London has announced: Eid al Fitr is on Tuesday 4 June 2019. May Allah forgive us and grant us a ...
Read More »Serious road accident outside West Ham station
BREAKING NEWS: Police have cordoned off roads outside West Ham Tube Station following a serious road traffic accident shortly after midnight. First eyewitness reports indicate that a vehicle was speeding in the area and it then appeared that the driver ...
Read More »St Paul’s Way murder: two local teens charged
TWO TEENAGERS have been charged with the murder of Alimuz Zaman in St Paul’s Way last Sunday, 26th May. Each teen was also charged with one count of Grievous Bodily Harm in connection with an attack on a second victim, ...
Read More »Bangladesh: 16 charged after Nusrat burned alive
NUSRAT JAHAN RAFI was just 19 when she was lured up to the roof of her Islamic school, doused with kerosene and set on fire. Now 16 people have been charged with criminal offences in connection with this murder. On ...
Read More »Alastair Campbell expelled from Labour
IS ALASTAIR CAMPBELL angling for a book deal? It’s hard to find a more plausible explanation of his behaviour on Sunday night. Campbell made his name out of being Tony Blair’s right hand man in the Labour Party, and he’s ...
Read More »Double stabbing in Tower Hamlets
TWO YOUNG MEN were stabbed this afternoon in St Paul’s Way, E3 – with one being left in a critical condition. Unconfirmed reports are circulating on social media suggesting that he has since died. •STORY UPDATE: Local police have now ...
Read More »Two years after Grenfell – new cladding risk found?
ARE THERE dangers in yet another widely used type of exterior cladding? Two years on from the Grenfell fire, safety inspectors have been looking at the potential dangers of High Pressure Laminate (HPL) cladding. The Grenfell fire shocked the world ...
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