Emdad Rahman : Charity was the winner as the Human Relief Foundation hosted a charity exhibition game at Mile end to raise money for important humanitarian causes. The HRF Blue Brawlers Boxing and Yellow teams took to the field to support the construction of water wells and cataract operations to help the most vulnerable people in some of the world’s ...

Emdad Rahman : Youngsters from the Limehouse Marina Elite Boxing Academy enjoyed success during an evening of boxing bouts as three promising proteges put up sterling boxing performances to serve a taste of what the future looks like. The event was the prestigious Fisher ABC annual dinner show at the Millennium Hotel, Grosvenor Square. Arafat Salum (55.5kg) had a rematch ...

Emdad Rahman : A compendium of star faces took part in a special meet and greet with football fans as the 5 Times Official Liverpool Legends Euro Winners was held  at the Liverpool Hilton. The event included a meet and greet with the legends, autographs, photos and show, which was followed by post event entertainment by Marc Kenny. Former Liverpool ...

Ken Livingstone today admitted he “regrets” sparking an anti-Semtisim storm in Labour by mentioning Hitler – but blamed the row on Blairites seeking to undermine Jeremy Corbyn. In an extraordinary radio interview this morning, the former Mayor again defended claims he made earlier this week that Hitler was a Zionist. Mr Livingstone said he would “take a bullet” for Labour leader ...

Head teachers cannot and will not endure another year of the “chaos” that has raged in England’s primary schools, a union leader has said. Russell Hobby closed the National Association of Head Teachers’ conference by calling for a fundamental review of assessment of pupils. Pupils should only be formally assessed at the start and end of primary school, he said. ...

‘I accept that the comments that Livingstone has made make it more difficult for Londoners of Jewish faith to feel that the Labour party is a place for them’ Sadiq Khan speaks during an assembly of the London Mayoral election contest AP Labour’s Mayoral candidate has said he fears his prospects of being elected in London have been dealt a blow by Ken ...

An MEP who dishonestly claimed about £100,000 in expenses with a “sustained pattern of stealing” has been jailed for four years. Peter Skinner, 56, who was Labour MEP for the South East from 1999 to 2014, was found guilty of three charges after a trial at Southwark Crown Court. He claimed thousands of pounds for support staff, which actually funded ...

Boris Johnson has tried to link Labour’s Sadiq Khan to alleged antisemitic comments by Ken Livingstone – despite Mr Khan having branded them as “inexcusable”. Labour was engulfed in a row over antisemitism this week after it emerged that one of its MPs, Naz Shah, had endorsed a plan to relocate Israel to North America. Mr Livingstone took to the ...

Residents at Tower Hamlets Community Housing’s (THCH’s) St George’s Day party raised a fantastic £185 during a charity raffle supporting THCH Estate Cleaner, Peter Harrison, who was running the London Marathon on 24 April in aid of St Joseph’s Hospice. The party, held on the Queen’s 90th birthday on 21 April, sponsored by local contractor J C Coster (Metal Works) Ltd, ...

The council hosted two popular events to celebrate both St George’s Day, and the Queen’s 90th birthday. Wednesday (20 April) saw an over-50s tea dance, staged at the Arts Pavilion in Mile End Park, and compered by dance leader Tony Lane. Suitably upbeat music was provided by Dixieland-style jazz and swing band The Sunshine Kings, who had residents stepping out ...