Tower Hamlets FC player used homophobic slur against footballer days after he came out

Tower Hamlets FC player used homophobic slur against footballer days after he came out

A footballer who verbally abused another player has been convicted of a homophobic hate crime. Tower Hamlets FC player Ayokunle Odedoyin, originally from Barking, targeted Sheppey United’s Jahmal Howlett-Mundle with a homophobic... Read more »
High-rise block on fire near Grenfell Tower in west London | London

High-rise block on fire near Grenfell Tower in west London | London

Firefighters and parademics are attending a fire at a high-rise block in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, less than a mile from the site of Grenfell Tower. London fire brigade said eight engines... Read more »
Shepherd’s Bush fire: Huge blaze on 12th floor of high rise flats near Grenfell Tower

Shepherd’s Bush fire: Huge blaze on 12th floor of high rise flats near Grenfell Tower

Half of a flat on the 12th floor of the residential block is alight, with around 60 firefighters and eight fire engines battling the blaze ( Image: Get West London) Around 60... Read more »
Grenfell Tower: Fire brigade boss reveals he sees new developments in London ‘every day’ that put Londoners’ lives at risk

Grenfell Tower: Fire brigade boss reveals he sees new developments in London ‘every day’ that put Londoners’ lives at risk

The boss of the London Fire Brigade has revealed that new developments are being proposed in London ‘every day’ that put Londoners’ lives at risk. The chief of the London Fire Brigade... Read more »
Grenfell Tower: London Fire Brigade boss says devastating blaze was ‘huge failure’

Grenfell Tower: London Fire Brigade boss says devastating blaze was ‘huge failure’

The boss of the London Fire Brigade has spoken with anger about the Grenfell Tower disaster, saying it was an act of “institutional violence” for which his force bears some responsibility. Andy... Read more »
One of the ‘only’ green spaces in East London town to close over the summer as two tower blocks are built

One of the ‘only’ green spaces in East London town to close over the summer as two tower blocks are built

One of Walthamstow town centre’s only green spaces will be partly closed this summer as construction work on two tall tower blocks begins. Last January, Capital & Regional won permission to expand... Read more »
Tower Hamlets stabbing: Man rushed to hospital with slash injuries after fight in Sainsbury’s

Tower Hamlets stabbing: Man rushed to hospital with slash injuries after fight in Sainsbury’s

A man has been rushed to hospital after a fight broke out in a supermarket in Tower Hamlets today. Emergency services rushed to the scene on Commercial Road shortly after 12:00PM on... Read more »
Government urged to block cuts to Tower Hamlets bus routes

Government urged to block cuts to Tower Hamlets bus routes

Published: 6:08 PM June 14, 2022 Two Labour politicians have written to the transport secretary urging the government to block planned cuts to bus services in Tower Hamlets. Transport for London (TfL) announced proposals... Read more »
Grenfell Tower fire: The 72 people who died in the disaster who we must never forget

Grenfell Tower fire: The 72 people who died in the disaster who we must never forget

West London faced one of the darkest days in its history on June 14, 2017 as 72 people were killed in the Grenfell Tower fire. Just before 1am, a fire broke out... Read more »
Residents ‘living in the shadow’ of Grenfell Tower on fifth anniversary of fire

Residents ‘living in the shadow’ of Grenfell Tower on fifth anniversary of fire

Residents have described what it has been like “living in the shadow” of Grenfell Tower five years on. Members of the community in North Kensington, west London, spoke of how the fire... Read more »