A man was recently arrested and charged with threatening behaviour following an incident at the Tower Hamlets Council car pound. Customers who attend the council’s car pound are often angry at having had their vehicle removed for parking illegally and having to pay charges to retrieve their vehicle. Sadly this can lead to the cashiers at the pound being at ...

Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs said: “East London has a proud history of providing a safe haven for refugees of war and conflict. The pictures we’ve seen over the recent weeks have shocked the nation and we have all been touched by the scenes of desperate refugees fleeing for their lives. London must play its part and Tower Hamlets ...

    The Commons expenses watchdog has published a list of MPs who it says have failed to repay expenses debt – but several have contested its claims. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority initially released 26 names, including ministers Tobias Ellwood, Edward Timpson and Caroline Dinenage. It later said some MPs had provided clarifying information or repaid the sums, which totalled £2,105.43. ...

    Too many pupils in the early years of secondary school are being failed, as resources are skewed towards the upper age groups, according to Ofsted. Pupils who leave primary school keen and confident to learn all too often stall when they start secondary, England’s schools inspectorate says. It urges head teachers to make this phase of schooling, known ...

As Australia prepare to announce their new-look Test squad to tour Bangladesh next month, left-arm spinner Ashton Agar could be the surprise inclusion who will work in tandem with No.1 tweaker Nathan Lyon. Head coach Darren Lehmann confirmed Australia’s squad to Bangladesh would be named when the national side arrives home next week, and Agar is one of three spinners ...

Nasir Hossain, the Bangladesh allrounder, has said that Bangladesh A’s upcoming series against India A will be ideal preparation for the home series against Australia in October. Nasir is one of 14 national players included in the Bangladesh A squad, who are scheduled to play three one-dayers and a three-day game against India A, as well as a three-day match ...

The girlfriend of Diego Maradona says she and her former football superstar boyfriend will soon tie the knot, although no firm wedding date has been set. “It will be this year, if we can manage it,” Rocio Oliva told reporters at the airport after she arrived from Dubai, where she lives with the football icon. Oliva had come to Argentina ...

The Barcelona forward’s second-half double led the the Selecao to their 10th consecutive victory over the Stars and Stripes. Neymar’s second-half double led Brazil to a 10th consecutive victory over United States as they stormed to a confident 4-1 triumph in a friendly at the Gillette Stadium. The Brazil captain started among the substitutes but Hulk rose to the occasion, ...

Punjab Minister for Sports and Education Rana Mashhood Ahmed Khan has said that Pakistan nation will hear a good news in near future regarding the tour of Bangladeshi women cricket team. Bangladesh women team will visit Pakistan as per their schedule later this month, he was talking to media after welcoming Bangladesh security delegation at the National Hockey Stadium here ...

Football king Pele is likely to meet Indian cricket greats, Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar, during his week-long trip to India, which includes a three-day sojourn here, in October. Pele will touch down in Kolkata, 38 years after he had ignited the passions of the football-crazy people of the city which later continued its tryst with the greats including Diego ...