An amber warning for extreme heat has begun for England and parts of Wales as the UK braces for record temperatures. The Met Office warning will extend to southern Scotland from Monday until Tuesday, when England’s alert will rise to red for the first time. Network Rail and Transport for London have warned people to travel only if necessary ...

Bangla Mirror Desk: Enam Ali MBE,one of the leaders and friends of the curry industry, founder of the British Curry Awards, and a curry legend.He has been under treatment in the hospital for the past few weeks.   Enam Ali MBE passed away on Sunday morning, 17th July, at a hospital in Surrey, “inna lillahi wa-inna ilahi rajeun” He was 62.  ...

    THOUSANDS of Tower Hamlets families most impacted by the cost-of-living crisis will receive one-off grants of £100 from the council, after a new relief package was agreed by the borough’s Mayor. Under the package approved by the Mayor at last night’s cabinet meeting (July, 11), households who are eligible for free school meals will receive a £100 per ...

  A CCTV van has launched in Tower Hamlets as well as a £3.2million investment to prevent crime and anti-social behaviour (ASB). Funded by the council, the state-of-the-art van is completely mobile, allowing it to be sent to ASB and crime hotspots across the borough. Inside, a number of cameras watched by trained operatives film a 360 degree view of ...

  Most events are free to take part in Free food for families will be available at some events to help with the cost-of-living crisis From arts and crafts to music, sport, dance, festivals, adventure play, biking, street art, farm tours, woodwork and more, Tower Hamlets Council has today published its summer events programme. The council and partner organisations have ...

Jasmin Chowdhury:   One of the most eminent Bengali writer, journalist, columnist, political analyst, poet and lyricist will remain in the hearts of every pro-liberation Bengalis forever through the lyrics of ‘Amar bhaiyer rokte rangano.’ Abdul Gaffar Choudhury, who died aged 87, was a veteran journalist who had received several prestigious awards, including the Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1967, ...

  Rayhan Ahmed Topader:   The global march of covid-19 is beginning to look unstoppable. In just the past week, a countrywide outbreak surfaced in Iran, spawning additional cases in Iraq, Oman, and Bahrain. Italy put 10 towns in the north on lockdown after the virus rapidly spread there. An Italian physician carried the virus to the Spanish island of ...

  Tower Hamlets Council’s latest Big Clean Up swept through the borough last week with residents defying the wet weather to give parks and streets some extra love and attention. The ninth edition of the litter picking campaign got underway in Mile End Park on Saturday where the mayor led a band of eager residents in a public clean up. ...

  The council is on track to plant more than 2,200 trees this year, taking the total number of trees delivered in the past two years to more than 5,000. A total of 2,217 trees are scheduled to be planted across the borough by the end of the current planting season which runs from October to April. They include 690 ...

  Tower Hamlets Council joined up with partners to deliver the borough’s first Sugar Smart Day during February half-term in Idea Store Whitechapel. The event saw the Mayor of Tower Hamlets and Councillor Amina Ali join partners including Diabetes UK and Queen Mary University of London’s (Queen Mary) dental team to talk to residents about the health effects of eating ...