A remembrance was held on Tuesday (February 21) for the four students killed in what was East Pakistan in 1952 during a campaign to officially speak their Bengali mother tongue. The annual... Read more »
A man who raped a woman in Whitechapel in the early hours of New Year’s Day has been jailed. Awet Solomon, a 24-year-old from Bath Road, West Drayton, near Heathrow Airport, was... Read more »
A mentally ill man kicked, stabbed and slashed his lover to death in a “merciless” attack after her husband discovered their relationship. David Cheres, 21, set about 43-year-old Tiprat Argatu with a knife... Read more »
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Published: 1:35 PM May 20, 2022 A Whitechapel ice cream and dessert shop has been ordered to pay a hefty fine for illegally dumping waste in the street. Urban Chocolatier’s Whitechapel branch must... Read more »
A man has been rushed to hospital after he was involved in a road traffic collision in Tower Hamlets this afternoon (Saturday, April 16). A car and a motorbike were involved in... Read more »
A man who stabbed three people and punched another man in the face was jailed for nine years after being found guilty at court. Rohit Miah, 23, of Mile End Road in... Read more »
Published: 6:15 PM March 22, 2022 Bengali signage has been installed at Whitechapel station to honour the contribution of the Bangladeshi community to the area. The signs, funded by Tower Hamlets Council, were unveiled ahead... Read more »
The body of a man was discovered ‘in a refuse bin’ outside a block of flats in East London yesterday morning (Sunday, February 6). Residents reported that a man was unresponsive in... Read more »
A large fire has broken out on the 17th floor of a block of flats in east London. The capital’s fire service said it sent 15 engines and 125 firefighters to the... Read more »
Published: 8:00 AM December 22, 2021 Plans for a 14 storey office block in Whitechapel that included the part demolition of a primary school have been rejected by councillors. Buildings at 2-6... Read more »
