University of East London policing students and staff joined key members of the Newham community on 2 October to launch a ‘safe haven’ for young people at Stratford Shopping Centre. The XLP Youth Hub, based in a shop unit opposite Sports Direct, will act as place for children to seek refuge when they feel vulnerable or threatened. XLP is an organisation ...

  Taking place at the Park Plaza Westminster on the 13th October, the glitzy red-carpet Asian Restaurant & Takeaway Awards (ARTA) will reward excellence, craft, creativity and great taste by bringing the UK’s most prestigious Asian restaurants and chefs together under one roof. With over 2400 applications, ARTA will commend the very best of Asian cuisine and the masters behind the ...

  Students have been getting creative to spruce up the walls at the Tower Hamlets Reuse and Recycling Centre (RRC) with murals promoting environmentally-friendly activities. Cory Riverside Energy has been working in partnership with Tower Hamlets Council on a recycling project with students from George Green’s School, culminating in three murals promoting environmentally friendly activities. John Biggs, Mayor of Tower ...

The British government says it still hopes to strike a Brexit deal with the European Union, despite mounting gloom on both sides of the Channel about the chances of success, reports AP. EU leaders have demanded more “realism” from Britain in response to a Brexit plan proposed by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The bloc says the proposals don’t fulfil ...

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday predicted its operating profit for the last quarter will fall by more than half from a year earlier amid sluggish global demand for computer chips. The South Korean technology giant estimated an operating profit of 7.7 trillion won ($6.4 billion) for the July-September quarter, which would be a 56.2% drop from the same period last year. ...

Cape Canaveral, OCT 8 : The solar system has a new winner in the moon department. Twenty new moons have been found around Saturn, giving the ringed planet a total of 82, scientists said Monday. That beats Jupiter and its 79 moons. “It was fun to find that Saturn is the true moon king,” said astronomer Scott Sheppard of the ...

  One year birthday celebrations took place yesterday (Thurs 3 Oct) at the Tower Hamlets Homes operated, Financial Health Centre (FHC) in Stepney. The centre brings together a number of community organisations to assist residents with issues impacting on their financial wellbeing. There are over ten delivery partners, including the likes of Account3, Citizen Advice Bureau, Go-Train, LBTH and Limehouse ...

Students from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) were put through their paces with a three day Workpath pilot programme starting on 30 September designed to prepare them for the world of work. The programme saw students brushing up on their interview techniques and discussing ways to approach job applications. John Biggs, Mayor of Tower Hamlets, said: “Tower Hamlets is home ...

Three families who challenged the government over its approach to special needs and disability (Send) funding have lost their case at the High Court. They said there was a crisis in funding that would “blight” children’s lives. Mr Justice Lewis dismissed their claim for a judicial review, ruling there had been no unlawful discrimination. The education department had not acted ...

The European Union’s full devastating point-by-point rejection of Boris Johnson’s Brexit proposals for the Irish border has been revealed in documents obtained by the Guardian. Leaked documents lay bare the scale of the multiple faults highlighted to David Frost, the prime minister’s chief negotiator, during the recent talks. The disclosure follows the prime minister’s claim on Monday that he had ...