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Ex-MEP Peter Skinner jailed for expenses fraud

An MEP who dishonestly claimed about £100,000 in expenses with a “sustained pattern of stealing” has been jailed for four years. Peter Skinner, 56, who was Labour MEP for the South East from 1999 to 2014, was found guilty of three charges after a trial at Southwark Crown Court. He claimed thousands of pounds for support staff, which actually funded ...

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Tories try to link Sadiq Khan to antisemitism row despite condemnation

Boris Johnson has tried to link Labour’s Sadiq Khan to alleged antisemitic comments by Ken Livingstone – despite Mr Khan having branded them as “inexcusable”. Labour was engulfed in a row over antisemitism this week after it emerged that one of its MPs, Naz Shah, had endorsed a plan to relocate Israel to North America. Mr Livingstone took to the ...

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St George’s Day party raises almost £200 for charity

Residents at Tower Hamlets Community Housing’s (THCH’s) St George’s Day party raised a fantastic £185 during a charity raffle supporting THCH Estate Cleaner, Peter Harrison, who was running the London Marathon on 24 April in aid of St Joseph’s Hospice. The party, held on the Queen’s 90th birthday on 21 April, sponsored by local contractor J C Coster (Metal Works) Ltd, ...

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Double the fun in Tower Hamlets for St George’s Day and Queen’s birthday

The council hosted two popular events to celebrate both St George’s Day, and the Queen’s 90th birthday. Wednesday (20 April) saw an over-50s tea dance, staged at the Arts Pavilion in Mile End Park, and compered by dance leader Tony Lane. Suitably upbeat music was provided by Dixieland-style jazz and swing band The Sunshine Kings, who had residents stepping out ...

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Mela preparations in full swing!

  Plans are underway to stage the largest celebration of the Bengali New Year in Europe with preparations for Tower Hamlets’ Baishakhi Mela in full swing. This year’s mela will be take place on Sunday 31 July at Weavers Field in Bethnal Green. Following the termination of the contract with the Boishakhi Mela Community Trust (BMCT) the council has stepped in to ensure the ...

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Jeremy Corbyn denies crisis as Ken Livingstone suspended

Jeremy Corbyn has denied Labour is in crisis after Ken Livingstone was suspended for comments made defending an MP accused of anti-Semitism. The party leader said there were “grave concerns” about language used in a BBC interview by the former London mayor. But he said: “There’s no crisis. Where there is any racism in the party… it will be rooted ...

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MP Naz Shah suspended from Labour

Labour has suspended MP Naz Shah over comments she made about Israel. The Bradford West MP has been heavily criticised over the Facebook posts, including one suggesting Israel should be moved to the United States. In a Commons statement she offered a “profound apology” for the posts, which were made before she became an MP. Earlier party leader Jeremy Corbyn ...

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Pollution protesters stage central London ‘die-in’

27 April,2016 Campaigners have staged a dramatic “die-in” as part of an air pollution protest involving up to 250 people outside the Department for Transport this evening. The crowd gathered in Horseferry Road, Westminster, at 5pm with some carrying placards and wearing face masks. They were joined at the demonstration by Green Party mayoral candidate Sian Berry and transport campaigner Tom ...

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The cross-border road network improvement project approved

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) yesterday approved the cross-border road network improvement project involving an estimated cost of Tk 2,472.93 crore, aiming to ensure uninterrupted and safe regional and sub-regional road communication systems. The approval came at the 28th ECNEC meeting of the current fiscal year held at the NEC conference room with Prime Minister Sheikh ...

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