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TOWER HAMLETS COUNCIL has been found out refusing to host a charity event organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) – on the grounds that it might be construed as anti-semitic. An article in The Guardian today has revealed that ...

INDIAN PRIME MINISTER Narendra Modi has tweeted his delight at the decision of the India Parliament to criminalise the “triple talaq” divorce allowed in the Muslim religion. In 2017 the Indian Supreme Court declared the triple talaq was unconstitutional. A ...

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THICK BLACK smoke could be seen rising from a high rise building on the Isle of Dogs at 5.40pm today, Friday, 12th July. Flames were leaping from the roof.  Sirens could be heard around the Island as emergency services vehicles ...

A MAN IS in hospital with a head injury tonight, Tuesday, 9th July, after an astonishing display of force by police trying to arrest him – for no apparent reason. Witnesses told East London News that the man had come ...

FOR ELEVEN YEARS, girls have been vaccinated routinely against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV). The vaccinations are offered in the first year of secondary school. Now boys will also be offered the virus in secondary schools, starting this autumn. HPV can ...

TWO CHILDREN have lost their mother after a series of medics failed to spot that she had a life-threatening condition – sepsis. The terrible story was revealed at an inquest into the death of Shahida Begum, which happened last July. ...

THE ENGLAND Women’s Football Team have swept aside Argentina in Le Havre – and reached the knock out stages of the Women’s Football World Cup. The victory is all the sweeter as it comes 35 years after Argentina knocked the ...

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 ...

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 ...