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Labour accused over “inflammatory” housing claims shared by EDL supporters

Labour has been accused of making “inflammatory” claims after supporters of far right group the English Defence League circulated allegations that mayor of Tower Hamlets Lutfur Rahman prioritised supporters when allocating funding for home improvements.

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Bethnal Green & Bow MP Rushanara Ali

MP Rushanara Ali urges action on Syrian refugee crisis

The refugee crisis engulfing Syria and neighbouring middle eastern countries has prompted a call to action from MP for Bethnal Green and Bow Rushanara Ali.

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Asian mums meet Home Office and police in bid to tackle ‘hate preachers’

An Asian Muslim women’s network has met top Home Office and Met Police officials at Scotland Yard today to help fight terrorism and the radicalisation of their children.

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Bus-stop dance scene for ‘Freedom Pass—The Movie’

OAPs star in ‘Freedom Pass—The Movie’ with bus-stop dance in Wapping

Three pensioners have shot to fame in a short movie promoting bus passes that was filmed in east London.

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East London Science School gets its funds ready to open in September

A new science secondary school in east London set in the middle of an island has secured its government funding today.

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Second public meeting due on future of Bow fire station

The future of Bow fire station will be up for discussion at a second public meeting in just over a month to be held after plans to close it down were unveiled.

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Former Home Office Minister Sir Peter Lloyd addresses east London Asian leaders on tackling Islamic radicalism

Muslims radicalised by ‘hate’ preachers, East End’s Asian leaders told

Many Muslims are being radicalised by “hate preachers” and extremists who incite violence against others, a seminar of east London’s Asian community leaders was told.

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East End street crime probe by Tower Hamlets aims to boost public safety

A series of fact-finding walkabouts looking at street crime in London’s East End has just been completed as part of study of public safety in the face of threatened police cuts.

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The Mayor of London Boris Johnson. Picture: Isabel Infantes

Mayor of London Boris Johnson slammed over fire meeting no-show

Mayor of London Boris Johnson has been blasted for failing to turn up to public meetings on the future of the capital’s fire services.

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The Respect MP has a committee

George Galloway reveals ambition to ‘fight Boris Johnson’ for mayoralty

Controversial politician George Galloway may fight to become the Mayor of London in 2016, according to footage which has recently emerged.

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The fallen branch on Tollett Street

Stepney Green pensioner ‘incensed’ by council insurance quibbling

A pensioner is “incensed” by Tower Hamlets Council’s quibbling over an insurance claim after her grand daughter narrowly escaped being hit by a falling branch from a diseased tree.

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Wood you believe it? Rescue full of coincidences

A series of “unbelievable” coincidences saw a firefighter named Woods rescue a tree surgeon from Woodland Way in Petts Wood.

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