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Drug gang leader who boasted he was 'Pablo Escobar of east London' is jailed

Shahen Ahmed styled his operation running the streets of Tower Hamlets on Colombian drug Lord Pablo Escobar

Evening Standard

Three charged with murder of Joshua McLean, 31, shot dead in Tower Hamlets park

Eight males aged 17 to 56 were arrested on suspicion of murder, with five released on bail

Evening Standard

Tower Hamlets: Police hunt man over 2017 rape near Dalston Junction Overground station

Police want to speak to this man in connection with a 2017 rape in Tower Hamlets

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Woman, in 30s, stabbed to death in Tower Hamlets as police launch murder investigation

A 32-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder, Metropolitan Police said

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Murder investigation launched after woman in 30s stabbed to death in Tower Hamlets

Woman in her 30s was pronounced dead at an address in east London

Evening Standard

London borough U-turns on plan to send homeless over 90 minutes outside capital after public outcry

Tower Hamlets had proposed housing families far outside London and the home counties

Evening Standard

Evacuation plans for vulnerable in London are ‘dangerous postcode lottery’

Exclusive: Firefighter, disability and Grenfell groups criticise ‘inconsistent rollout’ of emergency guidance

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Girl, 11, died on her birthday after London neighbour used bedbug poison

Jesmin Akter left aluminium phosphide around Tower Hamlets flat to deal with infestation, killing Fatiha Sabrin

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'Asbos for dogs' planned by London council in crackdown on rogue pet and owner behaviour

Any dog owner in breach of new rules in Tower Hamlets could face prosecution and fines ranging from £100 to £1,000

Evening Standard

How to avoid paying the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnel toll: all you need to know about Sadiq Khan's new £4 road charge

Motorists must register their vehicle with TfL Auto Pay to qualify for £1.50 off-peak rate - or will be charged £4 peak levy

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Blackwall and Silvertown tunnel tolls revealed: Motorists to be hit with £4 charge at peak times

Car drivers will pay £8 for peak hours return trip but £1.50 for off-peak journeys

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Keir Starmer 'very concerned' about fallout from Bangladesh comments made at general election event

Leaflets claiming Labour plan to ‘deport Bangladeshis’ have been dropping on doorsteps in the East End

Evening Standard

Prolific child sex abuser jailed for 14 years after assaulting eight-year-old girl in Tower Hamlets

Muhammad Abdu Miah Talukdar set for term behind bars after sex attack in east London

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Murder probe launched as woman, 21, found dead in Tower Hamlets

A woman in her 40s has been arrested in connection with the death

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London’s dirty secret: Why the capital is the worst place in the country at recycling

The city is the worst region in the country for recycling, with Tower Hamlets and Wandsworth bottom of the charts, and the mayor set to miss his targets. What needs to change?

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Tower Hamlets to pay strip club owner damages over closure after he claims councillor asked for bribe

Tower Hamlets council has launched an investigation following the claims from the owner of Club Oops in Whitechapel

Evening Standard

Tower Hamlets to take down Palestinian flags from its buildings

Mayor Lutfur Rahman announces move but denies the flags are ‘symbols of division’

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OPINION - Greetings Paul Scully, from the 'no go' area Tower Hamlets — real London life is here

One of the gifts of living in a city as potentially daunting as London is taking ownership of a corner of it. Nothing anchors you like local knowledge. The longer you stay somewhere, the more emotional it becomes, an esoteric feeling lodged somewhere warmly around the stomach, like a hot-water…

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The ‘launderette family’ fighting to save a community space in east London

Residents were shocked when Tower Hamlets council shuttered a much-loved resource in the gentrifying area

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There aren’t any ‘no-go areas’ in Tower Hamlets, only years of government neglect

Letter: Representatives of 14 organisations based in Tower Hamlets respond to comments by the Tory MP Paul Scully that it is a ‘no-go area’ for non-Muslims

Evening Standard

Paul Scully apologises for 'no-go areas' comment after uproar in Tower Hamlets

Former London minister ‘sorry’ for comment made amid the fallout of the Lee Anderson row

Evening Standard

'Tower Hamlets is brilliant': East Londoners reject Paul Scully's 'no-go areas' comments

The former London minister claimed parts of the borough were ‘no-go areas, mainly because of doctrine’

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Paul Scully 'regrets' storm after claiming parts of Tower Hamlets and Birmingham are 'no-go areas'

Former mayoral candidate says he was ‘misconstrued’ in interview after he also condemned Lee Anderson

Evening Standard

Tower Hamlets council facing second Government probe in a decade

There has been ‘significant churn’ of senior officers under Mayor Lutfur Rahman, Government officials say

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High Court battle looms over Lutfur Rahman's bid to axe low traffic neighbourhoods in Tower Hamlets

Government orders inspectors into council amid concerns about appointments and spending

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