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Mosque burglaries: police name suspect
A MOSQUE at Manor Park was one of eight mosques which lost cash in a burglary last year. The sums stolen are thought to amount to a substantial haul. Now police have released details of a man they wish to speak to in connection with twelve offences – the mosque burglaries and procedural offences s...
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Labour flip-flops like a man on a beach
ELN COMMENT: LABOUR COUNCILLORS are having a hard time of it lately – looking for new ground to occupy now that their party is in national government but is still giving local government a hard time. For many voters, the die was cast when Starmer refused to call for a ceasefire in the early days ....
Winter fuel: Rahman to the rescue!
IT’S NOT THE first time that Tower Hamlets Executive Mayor Lutfur Rahman has stepped in to save the people of Tower Hamlets from Government cuts. But it is the first time he has had to save us from Labour Party cuts. During Rahman’s first term of office, the Tory Government ended the means-teste...
Action for Gaza: protest Saturday 19th
This Saturday’s protest reflects the broadening of the Israeli state’s military action in the Middle East. The action is calling for an end to genocide in Gaza, but it is also calling for the Israeli state to stop attacking Lebanon too – and for no attack on Iran. Tomorrow’s protest is a ral...
Take action for Gaza!
ARE YOU funding the genocide in Gaza? You may not want to send guns to the Israeli state so they can murder more Palestinians. But someone is paying for those weapons – and it may be you. Now the Tower Hamlets Unison branch is asking you to take just five minutes to help the campaign ... The post ...
Person dies after incident on Elizabeth Line at busy station
A person has died after an incident on the Elizabeth Line at a busy west London train station.
Man in his 40s arrested after stabbing at London Victoria Underground station
A man in his 40s has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after a stabbing at London Victoria station.
LIVE as train delays at London Bridge set to last for hours after depot issue
Good morning! Check before you travel this morning as you may expect delays on your journey.
Dad-of-three visited by debt collectors after he paid ULEZ charge on wrong day
A London dad of three has shared his concerns after he paid the ULEZ charge on the wrong day and got a visit from debt collectors.
Man shot dead and four stabbed in GRIM weekend across London
A grim weekend across London has seen four people stabbed and a man shot dead.
Is Facebook and Instagram down? Users report issues logging into platforms
Here is everything you need to know as users report issues logging into Facebook and Instagram.
Nine emergency calls report car fire near shopping centre and tube station
A car has been filmed engulfed in flames near to a popular shopping centre and underground station in Shepherd's Bush.
Person taken to hospital after crash partially blocked road
A person has been taken to hospital for treatment following a crash in Dagenham that partially blocked a road.
Romford man arrested after shoppers 'assaulted with yoghurt' inside supermarket
A man from Romford has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm after members of the public were assaulted in a Dagenham supermarket.
Almost 6,000 cars stolen in Ilford since 2018, new data reveals
Almost 6,000 cars have been stolen in Ilford in the past five years, according to new data from Confused.com.
First look at what £1.1b Stansted Airport terminal expansion could look like
Images show what Stansted Airport’s ambitious billion-pound five-year plan could look like.
Fury as commuters notice 'London to Manchester Uber' is cheaper than the train
People on X, formerly known as Twitter, were in uproar after spotting an Uber cheaper than the train.
Woman's bizarre warning sign that told her cancer was crushing her heart
Jessica Hamersley noticed a red splotch on her left shin that kept disappearing and coming back over the course of a year but put it down to eczema
Gregg Wallace addresses allegations of 'inappropriate comments' towards woman
The MasterChef judge allegedly made “inappropriate sexual comments” to a female member of staff at the BBC, according to The Sun.
RECAP after major London train station CLOSED due to fire alert
Commuters are facing delays this morning due to a safety inspection of the track between Paddington and Reading.