Local news

    Bangla Mirror Desk:   January 26: The biennial executive council election of the London Bangla Press Club was held in a peaceful and festive atmosphere on January 25 at the Impression Venue in East London. The total number of voters was 335. Out of these, 325 votes were cast, which is 97 percent of the total votes. Of ...

A total of 86 people have been arrested after protesters supporting a Palestine Action-linked activist on hunger strike breached the grounds of Wormwood Scrubs prison. The group refused to leave when ordered to do so, allegedly blocking prison staff from entering and leaving while threatening police officers, the Metropolitan Police said. The Met said several demonstrators also managed to get ...

The RMT union is set to stage a protest outside Transport for London’s (TfL) board meeting at City Hall as it continues to campaign for cleaners on the network to be brought in-house. The demonstration, to be held on 4 February, follows TfL’s decision to award a new five‑year cleaning contract to the outsourcing company Mitie. TfL says the agreement ...

London has the fastest growing backlog of court cases in England and Wales, with some victims waiting years to get justice. Nearly 19,000 criminal cases are outstanding in the capital, figures given exclusively to the BBC’s Politics London programme by the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) show. The courts backlog in London rose by 24% in the 12 months to September ...

London’s ever-expanding family of speedy Superloop services is set to welcome its newest member tomorrow (January 24). The new rapid route on the block will whizz Londoners between Abbey Wood and North Greenwich via the likes of Thamesmead and Woolwich. And it will be completely free to use for the first week. The SL11 Superloop bus route SL11 is the ...

Tower Hamlets councillors rejected calls to publicly discuss increasing concerns from ministers over the way it is being run after the Government stepped up its interventions in the borough. At a meeting on Wednesday night, councillors for the town hall’s ruling Aspire party voted down a motion from Labour to debate minister claims that the town hall’s “financial management and ...

Bangla Mirror Desk:  The handover of responsibilities to the newly elected committee of the UK Bangla Reporters Unity was completed in a joyful atmosphere. On Wednesday (January 21) evening at the East London Clipton Center — 2025 EC Committee President, Jagannathpur Times Editor Professor Md. Sajidur Rahman, Secretary Iqra Bangla TV Presenter Mizanur Rahman Miru and Treasurer Daily Bhorer Kagoj ...

Ansar Ahmed Ullah:    An event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and the founding era of the United Nations was held in London, reflecting on the organisation’s origins and its continuing role in global peace and security. The commemoration marked a historic moment from 17 January 1946, when the United Nations Security Council held ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   The UK Bangla Reporters Unity (UKBRU) successfully held its Election 2026, electing Muhammed Shahed Rahman, the UK correspondent of Dhaka Post & Special correspondent of Banglamirrornews.com as President. Abdul Bashir, Managing Editor of London Bichitra & sub editor of bridgebangla24 was elected General Secretary, while Mirza Abul Kasem, News Editor of Jagannathpur Times & executive editor of Uk Bangla Guardian (magazine) was ...

About 4,500 homes in Kent are experiencing water supply issues. South East Water (SEW) said the disruption affecting several villages around Maidstone was caused by an electrical fault at a treatment works. Incident manager Matthew Dean said: “We’re sorry to customers currently impacted by the water supply interruptions across our network in Kent.” “We have resolved this issue, and are ...