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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 ...

    Lutfur Rahman, the Executive Mayor of Tower Hamlets, and the great granddaughter of Mary Driscoll officially opened 19 new homes in Bow, named in her honour. Mary Driscoll was a Matchgirl and the youngest member of the Strike Committee, which negotiated with the directors of the Bryant & May match factory in Bow. The women and teenage girls ...

    YOUNG climate change activists have the chance to unleash their creativity to create solutions for real world challenges, thanks to a partnership between Tower Hamlets Council and the LEGO® Group. The Idea Store service, run by Tower Hamlets Council, was chosen as the only UK library to take part in the Build the Change project created by the LEGO ...

  FAMILIES are being urged to claim their free places for children at holiday clubs across the borough this summer. In partnership with local organisations and funded by the Department for Education, Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) clubs will be offered across Tower Hamlets this summer to provide children aged 4-16 with fun opportunities for play and socialising alongside nutritious ...

A Treasury minister is being investigated by Parliament’s standards watchdog over a failure to register rental income on a London property. Tulip Siddiq, Economic Secretary to the Treasury and Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate, north London, is under investigation for the late registration of interests, according to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner’s website. A Labour Party spokesperson said: “Tulip will ...