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Apsana Begum. Picture: Joe Giddens/PA

Coronavirus | Opinion

Apsana Begum MP, Poplar and Limehouse

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We are now at a crucial juncture. There must not be a repeat of the reckless actions taken by the government last year. Any return and recovery for our schools must be embarked on only when it’s safe and with appropriate safeguards in...
drug dealers

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Jailed: East End county lines dealers who peddled heroin and crack cocaine

Jon King

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Crocuses taken by Muriel Morley via iwitness

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What will weather be like this weekend?

Lindsay Jones, Editor

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Shamima Begum

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Shamima Begum cannot return to UK, Supreme Court rules

Sam Tobin, Press Association

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Saihan Islam, from Mile End, has autism

Mental Health

Fear of mental health crisis as loneliness rises among disabled

Lindsay Jones, Editor

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Four men aged between 23 and 39 were arrested on suspicion of facilitating immigration following a r

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Man arrested in east London for terrorist offences

Tom Ambrose

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New Spitalfields Market

Flower markets appeal to be allowed to open in time for Mother's Day

Rachael Burford, Local Democracy Reporting Service

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Staff in east London care homes monitoring residents' health

Care home patients being linked to GPs directly to monitor their health

Mike Brooke

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Pensions minister Guy Opperman... urging retired people to claim Pension Credit

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Elderly in east London may be entitled Pension Credit, minister reveals

Mike Brooke

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The women in the trial will be able to do their smear tests at home

Women in Newham and Tower Hamlets to trial at-home smear tests

Ella Pickover, Press Association

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Rents campaign to stop illegal evictions finally led to action against rogue landlords

Tower Hamlets Council

Why rogue East End landlords had to pay back £200,000 to renters

Mike Brooke

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Covid-19 Vaccination at Bethnal Green's Granby Hall pop-up clinic 

Covid pop-up clinic opens in Bethnal Green to reach reluctant groups

Mike Brooke

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Online short courses launched by New City College

Lockdown students now qualify online from Poplar's New City College

Mike Brooke

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Selina being lowered under Thames riverbed to drive eastward

Tideway super sewer arrives at Tower Bridge ready to bore east London

Mike Brooke

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children play in the street

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Appeal raises £10k towards pop-up playground outside school in Bow

Jon King

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Coronavirus

What are the 4 stages of easing coronavirus restrictions?

Emma Bowden, Press Association

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Artist fundraising to paint mural designed through free workshops

Franki Berry

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Ellesmere Street, Poplar

Cigarette sparks fire in Poplar block of flats

Tom Ambrose

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London Assembly's Unmesh Desai warning of evictions

Renters face 'eviction deluge' at end of March, London Assembly member...

Mike Brooke

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Year 4 pupil Sayef gets laptop at Lansbury Lawrence School

'We need 10,000 more laptops for children' Tower Hamlets schools plead

Mike Brooke

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Shamima Begum has appealed to the Supreme Court

Shamima Begum will find out this week if she can return from Syria

Sam Tobin, Press Association

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Campaign to set up research agency in east London

Health

'Bring life science home to East End' - Tower Hamlets call to government

Mike Brooke

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Unmesh Desa will be monitoring the implementation of the new Policing Action Plan.

Coronavirus | Opinion

Misleading rumours flying around about the vaccines

Unmesh Desai AM, City and East

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Coronavirus: How to look after your mental wellbeing

Rebecca MacNaughton

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Looking north along Brick Lane in the East End from the corner of Hopetown Street.

Coronavirus

Landlord fined after police shut down Spitalfields house party

Andrew Brookes

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WATCH: Mass fight breaks at Asda in East London

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Thugs attack each other with bottles of wine in supermarket mass brawl

Tom Ambrose

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Macmillan Cancer Support bus and team. Picture: Glyn Collins

Health

East London cancer patients urged not to suffer in silence

Roy Chacko

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Mayor John Biggs follows funding pledge made by Sadiq Khan in Bethnal Green

Metropolitan Police

Mayor John Biggs follows Sadiq Khan with police funding pledge

Cash Boyle

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Film director Danny Boyle helped out at Bow foodbank

Danny Boyle joins Bow foodbank and gives £20k to help families in crisis

Mike Brooke

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Tower Hamlets Covid vaccination programme is under way

Tonight online from Tower Hamlets: All you want to know about Covid vaccine

Mike Brooke

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