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Three men were arrested but later released with no further action after a violent brawl broke out during the middle of the day in Tower Hamlets, East London last week

A London borough mayor committed to “reopening the roads” ripped out a popular traffic-calming measure after receiving only six complaints.

The Met Police has released footage of a man they wish to speak in connection with a robbery in east London.

A crackdown to prevent voting malpractice is being proposed in Parliament after controversy over the town hall election in Tower Hamlets.

As political comebacks go, it’s right up there. On May 5, Lutfur Rahman was elected Mayor of Tower Hamlets a mere seven years after he was ousted from office and barred for five years, having been being found guilty by a special electoral court of corrupt and illegal practices during…

Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman was at the centre of a fresh voting row on Friday after a report highlighted “significant challenges to the electoral process” during his resounding victory in borough elections.

After a major scandal in 2015 Lutfur Rahman was removed from his role as mayor of the borough in which he’s just re-taken power. What happens next? David Bond investigates

The extraordinary story of Lutfur Rahman’s political career in Tower Hamlets will interest students of the political and electoral history in the future. As an observer from across the council chamber, there was no visible evidence as to how and why he would secure the political support that he did.…

Lutfur Rahman must now “deliver on the promises he made” after his shock victory in Tower Hamlets, its outgoing mayor said.