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Pensioner found dead after ‘aggravated burglary’
An elderly woman has been found dead in her room at a care home after a suspected aggravated burglary, police said.
West End star Ray Shell on film, musicals and Spike Lee
Ten years after the birth of his first grandchild, Ray Shell is swapping his life as a star of West End musicals to make it in Hollywood.
Tom Meighan Interview: Kasabian gig at Olympic Park makes me feel like “virgin” again
Kasabian front man says being picked as the first band to play at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is making him feel like “a virgin” again.
University bursaries being offered to students by London City Airport
Youngsters in east London wanting to go to university in September but are worried about how they’ll pay for it can now apply for a City Airport grant.
More weekend and late-night seats on c2c Fenchurch-Southend trains
Rail bosses are laying on another 14,000 seats for off-peak passengers every week on the Fenchurch Street line.
Queen orders Forman’s smoke salmon for Buckingham Palace Coronation banquet
Helpings of smoked salmon from London’s East End are on the menu at Buckingham Palace for the Queen’s Coronation diamond jubilee banquet next week, it has been revealed today.
Kids help raise £6,000 in Vicky Park fun run for hemiplegia charity
Kids as young as five joined the grown-ups for a fun run in east London’s Victoria Park to raise cash for children with hemiplegia.
Store boss dresses as butler to serve shoppers at new Shoreditch Co-Op
Shoppers at a new Co-op were served in style when it opened in London’s East End with store manager Suthakaran Balenthirararjan dressed in a smart butler’s suit.
Charity auction on Fish Island for Bethnal Green World War II air raid disaster memorial
London Mayor Boris Johnson is coming to Formans Fish Island on Wednesday to kickstart a charity auction in support of the Bethnal Green World War II air raid disaster memorial.
Police and Tower Hamlets leaders in Limehouse walkabout to tackle street crime
Political leaders at Tower Hamlets have been touring the streets of London’s East End today with police chiefs looking at crime issues.
Ricardo Macedo dials up phone app boot camp at Tower of London
Fitness guru Ricardo Macedo is running a tortuous ‘boot camp’ in the shadows of the Tower of London where those taking part go on a three-mile jog to Big Ben.
Lloyds bank staff dig the dirt on Bethnal Green community garden
Bank staff rolled their sleeves up and dug deep into the dirt to help plant the idea of rejuvenating a community garden in London’s East End.
Anti-social behaviour team heads to Coventry Cross estate
A team tackling anti-social behaviour took to an East End estate in a bid to ensure residents felt safe.
Benefit protesters picket Tower Hamlets meeting over ‘bedroom tax’ evictions
Protesters in London’s deprived East End picketed Tower Hamlets council’s annual meeting last night over “bedroom tax” benefit cuts.
Government approves six new free schools in east London
Six new schools have been given approval by the Government to open in east London in September 2014.
Tower Hamlets Mayor clears diary as post-Woolwich attack fears in London grow
Mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman has cancelled public engagements amid fears of retaliation after yesterday’s suspected terrorist attack resulted in the death of a soldier in Woolwich.
Tower Hamlets Council elects new speaker
The new speaker of Tower Hamlets Council was elected at its annual meeting last night.
London Muslim Centre and Tower Hamlets Mayor condemn Woolwich attacks
Muslim leaders and politicians have condemned the brutal murder of a soldier in a suspected terrorist attack in Woolwich.
Brick Lane’s Sheba restaurant tops Cobra UK ‘Good Curry House’ guide
One of the oldest restaurants in the famous Brick Lane ‘Curry Mile’ in London’s East End has topped a good food guide to 9,000 Indian outlets across the British Isles.
Two arrests after incident in hydrotherapy pool of Isle of Dogs school
Two men were arrested after chasing each other into the hydrotherapy pool at a school on the Isle of Dogs today.
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