Aretha Franklin mural in Shoreditch

The 5-year-old Newham boy battling the snow to help refugee mums

The record low temperatures across the country have been enough to keep most of us indoors, but that has not stopped a five-year-old boy on a mission. Reuben Prince has been braving... Read more »
London crime: Teenager tricked woman into walking through Tower Hamlets park before raping her

London crime: Teenager tricked woman into walking through Tower Hamlets park before raping her

A man who raped a woman in an East London park 23 years ago has finally been convicted. Gulzar Hussain, 40, raped a 32-year-old office worker with an accomplice in King Edward... Read more »
Aretha Franklin mural in Shoreditch

East London firefighter, 21, killed himself after being ‘bullied and discriminated against’ at work

The family of an East London firefighter who took his own life has said that he was being discriminated against for being black despite his fire station not being aware of any... Read more »
Aretha Franklin mural in Shoreditch

7 areas on the London Underground Central Line where a top estate agent thinks house prices will rise the most by 2022

The pandemic has brought a huge shift in the housing market, especially in London. Rent prices are falling, the stamp duty holiday is saving buyers thousands, and Londoners are increasingly choosing to... Read more »
Inside the deadly ‘Covid Triangle’ in the UK’s East London

Inside the deadly ‘Covid Triangle’ in the UK’s East London

Treading carefully as he heads to the chemist down a footpath blanketed in snow, Ralph Hale, 73, says he hasn’t been out of the house all week. That’s not down to the... Read more »
London neighbourhoods people are rushing to move to in 2021 according to Rightmove

London neighbourhoods people are rushing to move to in 2021 according to Rightmove

Property experts Rightmove have reported January 2021 as a record month in terms of those looking to move home, with a 44 per cent increase in searches compared to January 2020. We... Read more »

Cannabis cafe busted in historic Whitechapel building

A raid by 24 police officers on a 200-year-old building in Whitechapel, in the early hours of Friday, February 12 revealed a nightclub-style cannabis café. In a joint operation with police, Tower Hamlets Homes (THH)... Read more »
Don Hoskins at the piano

Donald Hoskins obituary | University of East London

My friend, Donald Hoskins, who has died aged 88, was a gentle, much-respected man who had an enormous passion for bringing live music to local people of all ages and backgrounds. This... Read more »

Royal Docks club celebrates Newham and east London history

As the Royal Docks marks 100 years, a club in the heart of the district is helping the community learn about and celebrate history. The Royal Docks History Club was formed four years... Read more »
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Waltham Forest Council defends giving discount to developer

Waltham Forest Council defended giving the developer behind the borough’s largest ever housing scheme a discount, arguing it was spending money to make money. On January 14, the council’s cabinet decided in... Read more »