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OPINION - The Standard View: Refuse strike leaves a bad smell across the East End

The rubbish may be piling up in the streets of Tower Hamlets but this is not the Winter of Discontent. Back in 1978-79, the refuse collectors had the good grace to go on strike when the weather had turned cold, sparing residents of the smell currently pervading the East End.

Evening Standard

What a load of rubbish! Thousands of bin bags litter London streets as strike extended for two weeks

6ft high piles of rubbish in echoes of the winter of discontent

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Tower Hamlets set to rip out majority of popular low traffic neighbourhoods

Mayor Lutfur Rahman was re-elected on a pro-motorist platform but consultations have found the traffic calming schemes are liked by residents

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Man who sexually assaulted woman as she slept at home in Tower Hamlets jailed

Darrel Phillips assaulted the woman while she was asleep in her own bed

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China's plans to build a new embassy near the Tower of London stall amid local opposition

China’s plans to build a new embassy near the Tower of London have stalled following local opposition to what would be the biggest diplomatic compound in Britain

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Row breaks out over Tower Hamlets plan to spend thousands on ‘lavish’ office for mayor Lutfur Rahman

A row has broken out over “lavish” upgrades to Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s office in Tower Hamlets’ new town hall

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‘Chaos’: Tower Hamlets housing service ‘near collapse’ with families housed in B&Bs

Staff working for the London borough claim inexperienced recruits are encouraged to put people off seeking council help

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Population jumped in towns and cities after peak of Covid pandemic, figures suggest

Tower Hamlets and Westminster had the biggest increase, while South Staffordshire saw the largest drop.

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'Fixers' offer to help women jump the council housing queue - for £5,000

During a two-month investigation, the Mirror spoke to a number of women from a Somali community in London, including a mum-of-five who has been in temporary accommodation for 12 years

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Man jailed for brutal hammer murder in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

Erik Feld was obsessed with ‘horrific violence’ and ‘fuelled by homophobia’, police said

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Revealed: London’s best and worst boroughs for promoting cycling and walking

London Cycling Campaign report analyses progress on measures like protected cycle lanes and safer junctions

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Man charged with murder as police search for missing woman in Tower Hamlets

A man is due to appear in court charged with murder following the disappearance of a woman in east London.

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Calpol is most shoplifted item in London borough amid cost-of-living crisis

Tower Hamlets has the highest level of child poverty in the UK with over 50% children living in households below the poverty line

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Three dealers running ‘Ice’ drugs line across north east London jailed for 20 years

Three drug dealers running a line across Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Islington have been jailed for a total of almost 20 years.

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Speed to be cut on major roads in five London boroughs this week

The speed limit will be reduced to 20mph on main roads in five London boroughs this week in a bid to improve road safety. Transport for London will cut the speed limit on 17 miles of “red routes” under its control in Camden, Islington, Hackney, Haringey and Tower Hamlets from…

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Dozens of east London businesses targeted in wave of hammer attacks

One business is suffering thousands of pounds of damage after its windows were smashed three times in six months

Evening Standard

Tower Hamlets stripped of £1m funding amid pro-car agenda

A London borough whose mayor is pursuing a pro-car agenda has been stripped of more than £1 million in transport funding — and faces losing a similar amount next year.

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Police horse attacked by dog ‘inundated with apples and treats’

Footage circulated on social media showed a brown dog savaging Urbane while two mounted officers patrolled in Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets.

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Homophobic man with extreme violence obsession beat man to death with claw hammer in cemetery

Erik Feld killed Ranjith Kankanamalage in Tower Hamlets in August 2021

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Man found guilty of east London hammer attack murder

Erik Feld killed Ranjith Kankanamalage in Tower Hamlets in August 2021

The Independent UK

Homophobic man with extreme violence obsession beat man to death with a claw hammer in cemetery

Erik Feld killed Ranjith Kankanamalage in Tower Hamlets in August 2021.

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

Evening Standard

East Londoners want Cockney recognised as official language

A group of east Londoners have called for Cockney to be recognised as an official language.

The Guardian - UK

Residents demand independent inquiry into council’s role before fatal fire

Residents’ association claims Tower Hamlets officials and councillors knew about overcrowding at Maddocks House

Evening Standard

Man with ‘deep interest’ in extreme violence accused over cemetery hammer murder

Ranjith Kankanamalage, 50, was found by a member of the public on a path in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park on the morning of August 16 2021

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