Which of the new Labour Leader contenders will repeat this simple Labour value? “The Labour Party will always put people first. Whether that’s building homes, investing to upgrade our economy or championing our public services. These policies represent the Labour ...

DONALD TRUMP is not the first senior politician to rush to condemn other regimes. Blair lived to regret his rash words and actions. As did the hundreds of thousands who died in the aftermath. “For the moment, let me say ...

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” Confucius, Chinese Philosopher, 551-479BC. •Read more about it: Thought for today The Thames Today

If Jeremy Cobyn wins the Labour Leadership, he will come under attack from the media establishment, the Tories and much of his own party. That’s because he presents a dangerous threat to the post-Thatcher political consensus. Owen Jones, The New ...

•Read more about it: The Thames today Corbyn calls for aid and talks, not raids and threats

Did you fall in love in the 1980s? Are you still together? Was it a bit of a rocky road? And, wait for it… do you live in Waltham Forest? If the answer to these questions is “yes” or “nearly”, ...

THE AUGUST issue of The Voice – online magazine of the East London Garden Society (ELGS) is out, bringing the area’s gardeners the usual mix of know-how and debate. The major news is a move to establish a five mile ...

DO YOU need to send money to Bangladesh? Now there’s a new way to do it – quickly and easily. With Xoom your cash will be zooming over to Bangladesh in minutes! PayPal is well known as a safe pair ...

A MAN HAS now been formally charged in connection with the collision between a bicycle and a pedestrian in Bow Road on 3rd July. Local resident Peter McCombie was critically injured by the collision and died in hospital a few ...

THE MET POLICE have confirmed that a man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of Beverley Denahy, 61, on 22nd January. Police attended at a residential address in Waverley Avenue after reports of a disturbance came ...