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The Metropolitan Police is failing in almost all its areas of work, the police inspectorate has said. The force was assessed across nine areas and graded as “requires improvement” or “inadequate” in seven – including investigating and preventing crime. HM Inspector of Constabulary Lee Freeman said many changes had already been made but not yet resulted in “consistent improvements”. The ...

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke met with Honourable Adviser for Foreign Affairs of the interim government of Bangladesh Mr Md Touhid Hossain today in Dhaka. The UK welcomes the appointment of the interim government in Bangladesh, led by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. The interim government has the UK’s support as it works to restore peace and order, ...

  The “Weavers Community Fun Day 2024” took place on Saturday, 10th August 2024, at the Big Pitch, Shacklewell St, Bethnal Green. After a long hiatus due to resource constraints and the impact of COVID-19, the event returned with great success, drawing over 500 residents from Tower Hamlets. The day was packed with enjoyable activities, including a BBQ, Martial Arts Show, bouncy ...

An 11-year-old girl and 34-year-old woman have been stabbed in London’s Leicester Square. In a post on X, the Met Police said a man had been arrested and taken into custody, adding the force did not believe there were “any outstanding suspects”. The Met said the girl would require hospital treatment but her injuries were not life threatening, while the ...

Banksy has confirmed the sixth artwork in his new animal-themed collection across London, a silhouette of a cat on an empty, distressed billboard. The street artist posted a photo of the design on his Instagram on Saturday without any caption. The new work is in Cricklewood, an area in north-west London and is the sixth in as many days. It ...

  Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   A mass demonstration held outside the UK Parliament on August 6 has brought international attention to the plight of minority communities in Bangladesh, particularly Hindus. Organised under the banner “Save Bangladeshi Hindus, UK,” the protest highlighted the escalating dangers faced by these vulnerable groups. Demonstrators warned that Bangladesh is on the verge of collapse due ...

The artist Banksy has confirmed he is behind a new artwork of two pelicans above a fish and chip shop in north-east London. The birds are shown in silhouette, fishing, above the the shop on the corner of Pretoria Avenue and Northcote Road, Walthamstow. It is the fifth image in London since Monday that the elusive street artist has confirmed ...

A Treasury minister’s failure to register a London rental property has been deemed as “inadvertent” by the parliamentary commissioner for standards. An investigation had been launched on 30 July into Economic Secretary Tulip Siddiq after she missed the 28-day grace period to register interests. In his decision, Daniel Greenberg said the probe had now been concluded with the Labour MP ...

  Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   The last two weeks in Bangladesh have seen unprecedented levels of violence and tragic loss of life. My thoughts are with all those who have lost loved ones and all those affected, said Rushanara Ali MP, UK Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, in a statement yesterday. The ...

  Last Thursday, August 1 a mourning meeting and doa mahfil was held in memory of late community leader Manojjir Ali at GSC office organized by Sunrise-Spectrum Bangla Radio. Under the chairmanship of Radio Patron and Friends of National Heart Foundation Sylhet Vice Chairman Manik Miah and media personality Misbah Jamal, late longtime colleague Abul Kashem Khan, Heart Foundation UK and ...