The row over election fraud in London’s East End has blown up again with Local Government Minister Grant Shapps calling for an inquiry into Tower Hamlets Electoral Roll.

The company overseeing the Olympic Park has appointed a director to oversee operations, including concerts and festivals at London’s newest public space.

A student doctor gave life-saving treatment to a man who staggered into a Bow pub after being stabbed in a nearby street.

The first of a series of bells that will be rung for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee have been cast at the Whitechapel Bell Foundry.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson pledged extra cash to train thousands more HGV drivers in how to respect cyclists’ safety.

If only yachts could talk then surely this one, currently in the Docklands, could tell a tale or two about the Kennedys and Marilyn Monroe.

Teams donning sporty outfits or wacky or fashionable costumes ran alongside workers in hard hats tossing pancakes near Brick Lane to raise money for charity.

Businesses have accused the council of using them as a cash cow for installing a camera they say is issuing tickets to drivers who are legitimately loading goods.

Pupils from an East End school have been building on their strength to prepare for a rowing race at the official Olympics venue for the sport.

The public is under surveillance in the East End with 280 CCTV cameras operated by Tower Hamlets council round-the-clock, privacy and civil liberty campaigners have discovered.