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Anaesthetist facing jail for stealing drugs from hospital ‘for sexual activity’

Jonathon Dean, of Poplar, east London, stole the drugs from Whipps Cross Hospital in Leytonstone, east London.

The Independent UK

In the London borough with the widest wealth gap, the Budget leaves many confused

Views ranged from ‘thrilled’ to ‘disappointed’ in this polarised area

The Independent UK

King’s royal seal of approval for the Felix Project

Charles met with staff, volunteers and Evening Standard proprietor Lord Lebedev at the Felix Project during a tour of its warehouse and kitchens in Poplar

Evening Standard

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Why I live in Poplar: designer Lola Lely on life in her ‘diverse, community-focused’ corner of east London

After moving three times in a year, the artist and maker had all but given up on feeling settled. Here’s why Poplar proved to be the answer

Evening Standard

Poplar: Man falls from flyover onto dual carriageway after east London police chase

‘He was taken to hospital after suffering head and facial injuries, though his condition is not thought to be life-threatening’ - Met police

Evening Standard

In Rural California, Farmworkers Fend for Themselves for Health Care

Where government and health care institutions are absent, some communities turn to grassroots action.

Capital & Main

First-time buyers: How one family used Help to Buy to swap their tiny east London rental for a bigger home of their own

Help to Buy scheme allowed this couple who work for the NHS to give their family space to grow

Evening Standard

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Labour failed in its duty of care towards me, says MP Apsana Begum

The member for Poplar and Limehouse in London has been off work since June.

The Independent UK

‘The council tenants weren’t going to be allowed back’: how Britain’s ‘ugliest building’ was gentrified

The east London brutalist landmark Balfron Tower was conceived as the perfect neighbourhood in the sky by its Marxist architect. Now its flats are being sold as ‘trophy properties’

The Guardian - UK

Poplar stabbings: Armed police called after triple stabbing in east London chicken shop

Three men were set upon by attackers with knives

Evening Standard

Labour MP Apsana Begum signed off sick from work due to campaign of misogynistic abuse

Apsana Begum, the MP for Poplar & Limehouse tweeted this evening that she had to attend hospital on June 12 and signed off work by a GP

Daily Mirror

East London homes get temporary generators after substation fire in Poplar

East London homes are being hooked up to temporary generators after a fire at an electrical substation left thousands of home without power.

Evening Standard

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