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 »
Tesco, Aldi, Lidl, Waitrose and Sainsbury's urgent food recalls due to safety fears

The EastEnders icon who had a short-lived singing career after the show

It is sometimes hard to imagine the cast of EastEnders in any other roles outside of their iconic soap characters. However, many of them do leave Albert Square and venture off onto... Read more »

Canonbury food hub nourishes north London communities

Working as a teenager on farmers’ markets led to a career-changing role for Rollo Millership during the pandemic. When the first lockdown hit, the Canonbury-raised entrepreneur started helping producer and farmer friends find new routes to sell their wares – and... Read more »
Meet the Londoners who are spending their weekends in dustbins because they can’t go outdoor-swimming

Meet the Londoners who are spending their weekends in dustbins because they can’t go outdoor-swimming

Endorphin highs, increased libido levels, enhanced circulation, better immunity, increased calorie burn, stress reduction. These are just a few of the many benefits of cold -water swimming, so it’s no wonder the... Read more »
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Man denies tricking woman, 92, into paying for fake Covid-19 vaccine

12 February 2021, 17:33 A man has denied charging an old woman for a Covid vaccine (file image). Picture: PA A man has denied allegedly tricking a 92-year-old woman into paying for... 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 »
What Manchester United ace Mason Greenwood said after leaving West Ham's Mark Noble bamboozled

Every word David Moyes said on Jesse Lingard, West Ham injuries and Sheffield United

Do you have a timeframe for Angelo Ogbonna’s injury and how much of a blow is his injury? It is a big blow because he has done really well for us, he... Read more »
The UK has made consistent progress towards its first vaccination goal. Cumulative doses administered per 100 residents. Israel leads the way with 70 doses per 100 residents. The UK on 20, US on 14 and EU on just over 4

UK vaccine rollout success built on military precision and flexibility

At the Dugdale Centre in north London, where a theatre has been hastily converted into a coronavirus vaccination site, 72-year-old John Blake is rapidly revising his low opinion of the government’s pandemic... Read more »
Coronavirus infection rates drop in South West London

Coronavirus infection rates drop in South West London

Coronavirus infection rates across boroughs in South and West London continued to fall according to the most recent data published by Public Health England (PHE). The number of new coronavirus infections are... Read more »
Aspiring lawyer was killed in unprovoked knife attack, detectives believe

Aspiring lawyer was killed in unprovoked knife attack, detectives believe

Detectives believe an aspiring lawyer who was stabbed to death as he went to buy a bagel was subjected to an “unprovoked attack” by a group of six young men. 19-year-old man... Read more »