THE DEATH TOLL is at least 100. The injuries are almost more horrific: an estimated 4,000 have needed hospital treatment, some in a critical condition. The health service, already struggling to cope with Coronavirus, is overwhelmed. Throughout the night, humanity ...

AS WORLD leaders look for a way to repair a global economy deeply injured by the first wave of Coronavirus, we look this month at the struggle between the wealthy and the workers – and what’s been said about it. ...

A HUGE explosion has occurred in Beirut, capital of Lebanon. Details are still emerging, but the explosion seems to have happened in the port area. It is thought that there may have initially been a fire, which was then followed ...

TOWER HAMLETS Council has announced that the terms and conditions of its parking scheme are to change from 1st September. The changes were “announced” on the Council website – apparently without any consultation. The Government by Stealth approach immediately prompted ...

NEIGHBOURS IN POPLAR (NIP) has learned one lesson from the Coronavirus Lockdown – just how valuable and valued a meals delivery service can be. With the Meals on Wheels service axed in Tower Hamlets, the charity is now calling for ...

TOWER BRIDGE, 10pm, Saturday, 1st August. It’s an unexceptional Saturday night in lockdown-eased London: people going home, people going out; traffic at a crawl – and a crowd of Algerian football fans celebrating their heads off. It’s hard to piece ...

A LARGE INJECTION of fresh fruit and veg is going into the charitable food donation sector, thanks to co-operation between two organisations which both try to redefine how we look at and deal with food resources. StreetBox is the work ...

We wish you all Eid Mubarak on the occasion of Eid Al-Adha. It has been a troubled year, and Eid Al-Adha gives us a moment to relax and reflect on the suffering so many have endured during the worldwide Corona ...

THE NHS is a universal health service, which everyone can use – right? No. Although most British citizens resident in the UK can use the NHS for free (at the point of use), many people are charged or even excluded ...

Maruf Ahmed THE WHITECHAPEL-BASED Lonely Orphans charity team arranged a family charity walk and picnic for families to enjoy being outdoors and also to help raise awareness of the work being carried out to support orphans. The two kilometre walk ...