Roads and pavements are being restored to their former glory thanks to a £10 million investment by Tower Hamlets Council. Despite cuts in central government funding, the council has surveyed the borough’s highways to identify a four year programme of priority projects including potholes, crumbling roads and uneven pavements. Recent projects include restoring cobbled streets like Raven Row ...

University of Oxford is promising a “sea-change” in admissions, with plans for a quarter of students to come from disadvantaged backgrounds by 2023. The university wants to tackle accusations that it is socially exclusive. Oxford will soon announce that 60.5% of its most recent intake are from state schools – the highest since the 1970s. But vice-chancellor Louise Richardson says ...

The cabinet has agreed Theresa May’s plan for her Withdrawal Agreement Bill, including compromises intended to attract the support of Labour MPs. It includes the idea of a temporary customs relationship until the next general election, and measures on the environment and workers’ rights. The bill will be put to a vote in early June, and if it fails, the ...

Liberal Democrats believe that Britain is better off in the EU. The Conservatives are making a mess of Brexit, and the Labour Leadership continue to support them. Lib Dem believe people should be able to choose whether the deal is the right deal for Britain’s future.  Nationwide they launch the Exit from Brexit campaign, which is moving faster with the ...

The Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, hosted a citizenship ceremony on Friday 17 May at the Tower of London, where 36 new British citizens swore their allegiance to Queen and country in front of friends and family. The council’s Register Office organised the ceremony where Mayor Biggs and Will Tuckley, Chief Executive of Tower Hamlets Council met the proud ...

Photo: Indonesian President Joko Widodo, left, and his running mate Ma’ruf Amin wave to journalists after a press conference in Jakarta, Indonesia. Jakarta, May 21 : Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo has been elected for a second term, official results showed Tuesday, in a victory over a would-be strongman who aligned himself with Islamic hardliners. Official counting was completed just before ...

Fatema Miah: There are some good uses of radioactivity and also its a health concern issue. Atom is an existential element that the world is made up of tiny building  blocks of atoms I wrote before. There are many different types of Atoms among them more natural elements and some chemical elements. There are  electron. I explained in the previous ...

Egypt says security forces killed 12 members of a militant group with suspected links to the now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood in shootouts in Cairo, just hours after a roadside bomb struck a tourist bus near the Giza Pyramids, wounding at least 17. The Interior Ministry says seven of the militants were killed in a firefight when police raided their hideout in ...

  Tower Hamlets Council’s support for the local voluntary and community sector (VCS) has been further boosted with £180,000 available annually for the next four years as part of a new small grants programme. The programme will have a special focus on the borough’s small organisations where their local expertise and innovation improve the lives of residents and communities. The ...

Building work has started on a council-funded project that will turn two Bow GP practices into a fully revamped and modernised health centre. The new Wellington Way facility will bring together existing practices at Merchant Street and Stroudley Walk when it opens in the autumn. It is the result of a collaboration between Tower Hamlets Council and the NHS, with ...