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The Adhya Shakti Mataji temple was targeted on Tuesday May 28

Police raid leads to arrest after gun and cannabis farm found in Isle of Dogs

Police found a gun and a cannabis farm after a successful raid which led to the arrest of a 28-year-old man.

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Vittorio De Sica’s classic 1948 movie ‘Bicycle Thieves’

Prolific bike thief loses Appeal Court bid to unsaddle his time behind bars

A film buff judge compared prolific bike thief Lee Nash to the lead character in a post-war Italian arthouse movie before throwing out his appeal against a jail sentence.

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Bangla Town Cash and Carry

Border officials arrest three immigrants working in a Spitalfields cash and carry

Border agency officials arrested three men for immigration offences after a raid on a cash and carry shop on Friday.

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Police taskforce to tackle gangs and prostitution in Tower Hamlets

A specialist taskforce designed to clampdown on prostitution, gangs and anti-social behaviour has been unveiled.

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Jail for man who stabbed victim to death after scuffle in Bow pub

A man who stabbed a punter to death after a scuffle in a pub has been jailed for 10 years.

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Police presence has been stepped up around the East London Mosque

Police step up patrols around east London faith sites

Fears of heightened community tensions following fires at two London faith buildings have triggered police to step up patrols around East End mosques.

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Spitalfields man caused rush hour misery by napping next to DLR line

A trespasser who fell asleep by a railway line causing huge delays for commuters and thousands of pounds in lost fares has been handed a suspended prison sentence.

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Poplar psychiatric nurse jailed after voodoo threats to patient

A psychiatric nurse who threatened to perform voodoo on a vulnerable patient if she revealed their affair has been kicked out of the profession.

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John Kennedy

Family appeal in hunt for John Kennedy’s 1997 Shadwell pub murder

The children of a man murdered in a pub in London’s East End when they were growing up are appealing this week for help to track down his killer after 16 years.

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Police patrols were stepped up around Wapping Woods after two women were stabbed there in December

Wapping knifepoint robberies trigger renewed safety fears

Furious residents have accused police of breaking promises to improve safety in their neighbourhood, after two knifepoint robberies in one weekend.

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Alan Davies was due to perform at the Brick Lane Comedy Festival. File picture: Yui Mok/PA

Brick Lane Comedy Festival cancelled after opposition from community groups

A comedy festival in east London due to feature acts including Al Murray, Alan Davies and Ed Byrne has been cancelled because of “heavy opposition from local community groups”.

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