Chef Aktar Islam opens Oudh 1722, his first London restaurant, near Borough Market, focusing on traditional Awadhi cuisine. The establishment offers a luxurious, slow-cooked dining experience in a historic Victorian townhouse, blending ancient recipes with modern bar offerings.
Temitope Segun, 25, serving time for drug supply, escaped from a Serco-contracted van in Woolwich, SE London on June 8. He assaulted a guard and is believed to have links to the area. Police urge the public to call 999 if they see him.
Clifton George, 45, has been found guilty of murdering his partner, Annabel Rook, 46, in their north-east London home on June 17, 2025. George admitted manslaughter but denied murder, claiming loss of self-control. He stabbed Rook at least 22 times before setting off a gas explosion.
UK Athletics was fined £350,000 and ordered to pay £44,000 in costs for the death of Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei, who was killed by a toppled practice throwing cage during training in London in 2017. A health and safety official also received a community order.
UK Athletics has been fined £350,000 after shot-putter Abdullah Hayayei died when a metal cage collapsed on him during training in east London in 2017. The organization pleaded guilty to corporate manslaughter, and former head of sport Keith Davies received a community service order for health and safety breaches.
London Assembly officials are reviewing complaints against Green party leader Zack Polanski regarding potential unpaid council tax on his houseboat. The Labour party has formally requested an investigation into whether he breached ethical standards.
Long-term residents Tee Fabikun and Warren Lubin face neglect in London's Lund Point tower block, with only four occupied flats out of 168. The Carpenters estate regeneration, stalled by funding issues and planning breakdowns, has led to 'managed decline', leaving residents in poor conditions while awaiting uncertain futures.
The Nova exhibition, commemorating the 378 victims of the 7 October music festival massacre, opens in London. The show features personal belongings and documented evidence to challenge denial of the atrocity's gravity, with security heightened due to potential protests.
West Ham manager Nuno Espírito Santo admitted his team's performance against Newcastle was unacceptable, stating players owe fans respect and dignity after a 3-1 defeat that leaves them on the brink of relegation. Supporters' chants of "you're not fit to wear the shirt" were deemed "right" by the manager.
Auguste, a new Italian restaurant in Hackney, offers Abruzzo-inspired small plates, with arrosticini skewers as a highlight. Despite some dishes needing refinement, the restaurant boasts a loyal following.
Nine people were injured, five seriously, after a car being pursued by police crashed in Ilford, east London. The driver was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and theft.
Metropolitan Police are urgently seeking a man filmed making antisemitic threats and slurs in Whitechapel, East London. A Jewish community group, Shomrim, is increasing patrols and working with police to identify the suspect.
Wes Streeting, UK Labour MP for Ilford North, rose from a working-class background, held leadership roles in student unions, and became Health Secretary, navigating NHS reforms amidst criticism over privatization leanings.
Abdul Halim Khan, 54, a former imam in east London, has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum 20-year term for 21 counts of sexual abuse against 7 victims, including girls as young as 12, between 2005 and 2014. Khan exploited his position to target vulnerable women and girls from the Bangladeshi Muslim community, using religious manipulation and threats of 'black magic' to silence them.
Moses Edwards, 45, charged with arson with intent to endanger life after fire at former East London Central Synagogue in Whitechapel, now set to be sold to a Somali Muslim group.
Labour has called for an investigation into Green Party leader Zack Polanski over potential council tax evasion on his London houseboat
Moses Edwards, 45, from Wanstead, to appear in court in connection with incident in Whitechapel last weekA 45-year-old man has been charged with arson with intent to endanger life after reports of a fire at a former synagogue in east London.Moses Edwards, from Wanstead, will appear at Westminster magistrates court on Tuesday after the alleged arson attack on the building in Nelson Street, Whitechapel, on 5 May. Continue reading...
Party says leader has ‘immediately taken steps’ to pay any tax owed after ‘unintentional mistake’The Green party leader, Zack Polanski, has admitted he may have failed to pay the correct council tax while living on a London houseboat.Polanski had faced mounting questions over whether the houseboat, moored in east London, was his primary residence. Continue reading...
Man, 45, and 52-year-old woman held on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson after blaze in WhitechapelTwo people have been arrested by counter-terrorism officers investigating an arson attack at a former synagogue in east London.A 45-year-old man and a woman, 52, were arrested on Sunday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson and have been taken into police custody. Continue reading...
The group’s latest triumph won over the Department for Business and Trade, now it is eyeing private care providers and supermarketsA paragon of the kind of people-powered progress that feels all the more necessary in divisive times, the Living Wage campaign, is celebrating its25th anniversary this year.Born out of Telco (The East London Citizens’ Organisation), which ultimately became the nationwide group Citizens UK, the campaign has always involved communities working together, to press for social and economic change. Continue reading...
Greens leader celebrates victory over Labour for Zoë Garbett, his party’s first ever elected mayor Election 2026 live: latest news updatesFull results from England, Scotland and WalesZack Polanski has declared Britain’s two-party politics “dead and buried” as his Green party won its first ever mayoral election.The Greens unseated Labour from mayoral power in the east London borough of Hackney after 24 years. The new mayor, Zoë Garbett, told reporters she was “elated” and promised it was just the beginning, after the party won with 35,720 votes to Labour’s 26,865. Continue reading...
Greens leader celebrates victory over Labour for Zoë Garbett, who will be his party’s first ever elected mayor Election 2026 live: latest news updatesFull results from England, Scotland and WalesZack Polanski has declared Britain’s two-party politics “dead and buried” as his Green party won its first ever mayoral election.The Greens unseated Labour from mayoral power in the east London borough of Hackney after 24 years. The new mayor, Zoë Garbett, told reporters she was “elated” and promised it was just the beginning, after the party won with 35,720 votes to Labour’s 26,865. Continue reading...
Zoë Garbett says ousting of Labour mayor in east London borough after 24 years is just the beginning for partyElection 2026 live: latest news updatesFull results from England, Scotland and WalesThe Green party has unseated Labour from mayoral power in the east London borough of Hackney after 24 years.The new mayor, Zoë Garbett, told reporters she was “elated” and promised that Hackney was just the beginning for the party after it won with 35,720 votes to Labour’s 26,865. Continue reading...
Zoë Garbett says ousting of Labour mayor in east London borough after 24 years is just the beginning for partyElection 2026 live: latest news updatesFull results from England, Scotland and WalesZack Polanski has declared Britain’s two-party politics “dead and buried” as the party claimed its first ever elected mayor post in the country.The Green party unseated Labour from mayoral power in the east London borough of Hackney after 24 years. The new mayor, Zoë Garbett, told reporters she was “elated” and promised it was just the beginning after the party won with 35,720 votes to Labour’s 26,865. Continue reading...
