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  London, England, 6 May 2024 – The Health and Wellbeing through Gardening project, aimed at fostering mental wellbeing and community cohesion through sustainable gardening practices, has been awarded a grant from The National Lottery Community Fund. This initiative, set to commence in April, 2024, in Greater London, specifically targeting the Tower Hamlets and Newham areas, aims to address the ...

A murder investigation has begun after a man in his 20s was stabbed to death following a fight in central London in which a gunshot was heard. Police were called to reports of a fight on Bell Street, at the junction with Edgware Road in Westminster, at 22:40 BST on Tuesday. They found a man suffering from a knife wound ...

Major hospitals in London have declared a critical incident after a cyber-attack led to operations being cancelled and emergency patients being diverted elsewhere. It applies to hospitals partnered with Synnovis – a provider of pathology services. King’s College Hospital, Guy’s and St Thomas’ – including the Royal Brompton and the Evelina London Children’s Hospital – and primary care services are ...

A man armed with two knives who was shot dead by a City of London Police officer in Westminster was lawfully killed, a jury at an inquest has concluded. Hassan Yahya, 30, was Tasered and fatally shot by police on 8 March 2020. During the incident, a Metropolitan Police officer tried to Taser Mr Yahya in Northumberland Avenue before he ...

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has launched his campaign to contest the Islington North seat – against the party he led from 2015 to 2020. He will stand as an independent candidate in the general election on 4 July. Mr Corbyn has represented the north London constituency since 1983, but was blocked from standing for Labour by the party’s governing ...

In a prestigious ceremony held at the historic Guildhall, Mizanur Rahman Mizan, a prominent figure in the British Bangladeshi community, was awarded the Freedom of the City of London. This honour, one of the oldest and most significant recognitions in the United Kingdom, acknowledges Mizan’s outstanding contributions to the community, his entrepreneurial achievements, and his tireless philanthropic efforts. A Remarkable ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:   British-Bangladeshi politician Wais Islam has announced that he will be elected as an independent candidate in London’s Camden and St. Pancras constituencies in the British national election to be held on July 4. He will fight against Labor leader Sir Keir Starmer in this seat. Basically, he is a candidate for this election to challenge the ...

Councillor Nasima Begum has been elected as the mayor of Lowestoft for the municipal year 2024-2025. At the annual meeting of Lowestoft Town Council this week, the new mayor admitted that it was an honour to serve the coastal town. Councillor Elise Youngman was appointed the deputy mayor for the upcoming year during the meeting held at Hamilton House on ...

A five-year-old boy died when he fell from a kitchen window on the 15th storey of an east London tower block, an inquest has heard. Aalim Ahmed, previously named locally as Aalim Makail, landed on a railing at the bottom of the residential block in Plaistow. His body was identified by his family and his cause of death has been ...

A teenager has been found guilty of murdering a 16-year-old boy by stabbing him with a ninja-style sword bought from the internet. A 17-year-old, who cannot be named due to his age, stabbed Rahaan Ahmed Amin in the chest as he chatted to friends in an east London park last summer. Following a three week trial at the Old Bailey, ...