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Teen convicted of mistaken ID gangland murder
LIANNE GORDON did not deserve to die. She was sheltering behind the front door of her home in Vine Road, Hackney E5 when she was shot by a 17 year old teenager – who was part of a gang dispute. The teen was convicted at the Old Bailey on 30th October. He was found guilty ... The post Teen convicte...
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Create celebrates: 40 years and counting
Cllr Gulam Choudhury, Cabinet member for Health, Wellbeing and Social Care, has congratulated the Create Community Hub as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. Create was born as the Coborn Opportunities Project on 14th October 1984. The London Dockland Development Corporation was just a couple of yea...
Chaiiwala’s flying high – today Birmingham…
CHAIIWALA, the fast expanding all-halal “Indian” streetfood cafe, has today opened its second outlet in an airport. It’s their 120th restaurant across the globe. The new outlet is at Birmingham airport and follows the first one at Luton airport. Now diners seeking a halal treat as they fly out...
Two shot in Canning Town: witnesses wanted
POLICE WERE called out to Thorne Close, near Rogers Road, E16 at just after 2am on Saturday morning as reports came in that someone had been shot. Police and the London Ambulance Service attended. They found two young men, aged 25 and 27, both of whom had gunshot wounds. Both were taken to hospital ...
Sadiq Khan takes role of King Arthur
IT WAS not so much the knights of the round table as the suited and booted politicians of the round table as London Mayor Sadiq Khan sat politicians, experts and campaigners down on 29th October to discuss an Action Plan for ending rough sleeping on the capital’s streets. Sadiq announced that his ...
Dagenham stabbing: man charged
THE EAST END was shocked to read that a woman and two young children were stabbed in Dagenham last week. All three were taken to hospital – fortunately none of them had life threatening injuries. The man arrested at the scene has now been charged with three counts of attempted murder. Police have ...
Muslim women: not welcome in football?
UK FOOTBALL Authorities are divided about whether Muslim women can observe their religion and play football in the UK at the same time – even if you did used to be the captain of the Somali women’s team. The row came to light when Iqra Ismail ran on to the pitch to play her first ... The post Mu...
Passengers can board some trains early in bid to tackle 'Euston rush'
Some Avanti West Coast and London Northwestern Railway passengers will be able to board trains early to avoid the notorious “Euston rush”.
New WhatsApp warning issued as users lose thousands of pounds to scammers
Action Fraud has issued a warning to WhatsApp users after a rise in a scam seeing 'friends' ask for money.
Journalism Matters: Three quarters of Brits value trusted journalism more than ever
The majority of Brits value trusted journalism more than ever, according to a new study for the Journalism Matters campaign.
Sit-in, sign up – as Israeli state bans UN aid
THE ISRAELI state has today banned the UN’s Palestine Refugee Agency, UNRWA, from operating inside the Israeli state or in any areas which the Israeli state occupies an controls. The ban seems to be designed to stop the UN delivering supplies such as water, food and medicine to Palestinians who re...
Police close Dagenham road after incident - recap
Dagenham Avenue and Talbot Road was closed off today (October 28) by police for many hours.
Endangered parrots missing from London Zoo found in Cambridgeshire after six days
Two endangered parrots have been returned to London Zoo six days after they escaped, after several tip-offs from residents.
Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court
Tommy Robinson has been jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court by repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee, in breach of an injunction.
Tommy Robinson sentenced to 18 months in jail for contempt of court
Tommy Robinson has been jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court.
Tommy Robinson to appear in court today after airing film at Trafalgar Square protest
Tommy Robinson is due to appear at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday for a hearing over contempt of court claims.
LIVE London travel updates as Waterloo line suspended due to signal failure
A crash on the A112 Chingford Road at the A406 North Circular (Crooked Billet .Interchange) has caused the road to be closed, leading to slow traffic.
Donate three minutes to help those in need
ACTIVISTS have today spent a couple of hours in Bethnal Green gardens commemorating those who have died in Gaza. Perhaps you were there. Perhaps you couldn’t get there. Either way, please end your weekend by signing these two letters protesting at the UK’s role in obliterating Gaza and is people...
London couple left homeless after violent storm destroys houseboat
A couple from London have been left homeless after their houseboat was destroyed by a storm.
Man charged with attempted murder after triple stabbing
A man will appear in court charged with attempted murder after three people were stabbed in Dagenham.