The changing face of Whitechapel over the coming years was the focus of a Future of London event last week (Thursday, May 28) – Communities in Transition. A number of speakers engaged with planners, developers, and local residents in a lively discussion about what change would mean for Whitechapel. Speakers included key players in Whitechapel’s transformation, such as: •    Tower ...

Bike tour from Linz (Austria) to London (UK) raises awareness against female cancer The department of Gynaecological Oncology at Barts Health NHS Trust welcomed the Ride 4 Women team as they crossed the finish line of their 1,800 km long journey on the 27 May 2015 at St Bartholomew’s Hospital. The group of enthusiastic and motivated cyclists rode for 12 ...

Friday 5th June 2015: In advance of National Blood Week (8-14 June 2015), NHS Blood and Transplant is calling for more people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities to start donating blood. The call coincides with the organisation revealing that 40% fewer new blood donors came forward across England and North Wales to give blood last year compared to ...

Bangla Mirror  Desk: Schools will be able to monitor radicalisation of pupils online using new spy software which detects key words used by extremists, it has been announced. Up to 40 per cent of secondary head teachers are expected to adopt the software, which is an upgrade of existing anti-bullying technology already used in their schools. Several companies are producing ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has arrived in London to visit United Kingdom for five day on June 12. A highly placed source at the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ganabhaban said that this will be her five-day personal visit to Britain. During her visit, Prime Minister Hasina will spend time with her younger sister Sheikh ...

Bangla Mirror desk: A businessman has become the first person in the UK to be jailed under forced marriage laws introduced a year ago. The man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was sentenced to 16 years in prison on Wednesday after making a 25-year-old woman marry him under threat last year. The man, who was already married, “systematically” ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: Children from disadvantaged backgrounds or with special needs may be marked down in critical primary school assessments because of unconscious bias affecting their teachers, according to research published on Tuesday. The research also suggests familiar gender stereotypes – that boys are good at maths and girls are better at reading – may create a vicious cycle, and ...

Key sponsors of Fifa have expressed “serious concern” after the US accused senior officials of football’s governing body of racketeering, fraud and money laundering. Coca-Cola said the World Cup had been “tarnished” by “lengthy controversy”. Seven top officials were arrested in Zurich on Wednesday, among a group of 14 people indicted. The European body, Uefa, is to meet later to ...

Philippe Coutinho and Diego Tardelli scored a goal each in the first half to give Brazil a 2-0 win over Mexico in a warmup for the Copa America on Sunday. It was Brazil’s first match at home since its disappointing World Cup elimination last year, and the second-to-last before it travels to Chile for the South American tournament. Dunga’s team ...

Palestine football officials were forced to amend proposal after failing to get enough support ahead of the Congress. The Palestine Football Association (PFA) was forced to present an amendment to its initial proposal of suspending Israel from FIFA because it did not have sufficient backing from the other member boards present at the Congress last month. The PFA wanted Israel ...