Tower Hamlets wins three of the 21 awarded across London John Biggs, Mayor of Tower Hamlets has congratulated three local community organisations on achieving the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service. The recipients of the award were officially announced on Sunday 2 June, which is the anniversary of the Queen’s Coronation. The award is the highest given to volunteer groups ...

  Fatema Miah:   In reply to comments about Islam and how Muslim seem to behave very odd and annoying, the topic raised by western people. I replied;  There are full of rigid mentally sick minded beings in Asian communities are claiming Muslims, those  forced into Islam unconsciously by their fellow families or community or even forced  themselves, it seems ...

Fatema Miah:   I have come to Recognise what was the  concern that the  relationship between climate change and health, as well as the associated themes and trends are linking climate change to public health and suffering, that’s is prominent and constantly in rise, therefore action must be taken to educate public about public health.  There are  key cobtributors to ...

Rayhan Ahmed Topader:   Most of us have not directly experienced in our lifetimes the impact of full-scale war; but our official policies are still helping to support large-scale slaughter and long-term misery elsewhere in the world. Think of Yemen, where up to 14 million people are on the edge of famine as a result of a war that continues ...

  BCA Says Its Campaign With The Migration Advisory Committee Has Been Recognised Bangladesh Caterers Association (BCA) welcomes the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) call for an end to restrictions preventing those offering a take-away service from employing chefs outside the EU. BCA is a not-for-profit organization, representing over 12,000 British Bangladeshi restaurants and takeaways in the UK since 1960. It ...

Boris Johnson has secured the highest number of votes in the first ballot to select the Conservative party leader and next prime minister. Three contenders – Mark Harper, Andrea Leadsom and Esther McVey – have been knocked out, in the secret ballot held in the House of Commons. Mr Johnson received 114 votes, Jeremy Hunt was second with 43, and ...

  Fatema Miah: I am told to move off the Islam topic, to avoid writing about Islamic in fear of it might stirs up negative reactions in individuals specially the Muslims and there are all different conmunities of Muslims with own perception through their own preferred schooling (sect).  Specially Alim society they have ascertained of right of acclimation and authority. ...

Theresa May has said she will remain in Parliament as MP for Maidenhead after stepping down as prime minister. Mrs May told the Commons she would sit on the backbenches after she leaves office at the end of July. Her predecessor, David Cameron, stood down as an MP within months of leaving No 10, while Tony Blair triggered a by-election ...

Boris Johnson has sai he is “not aiming for a no-deal outcome” for Brexit at the launch of his campaign for the Tory leadership. But he said the threat of no deal was a “vital” negotiation tool and the UK “must do better” than the current deal. At his campaign launch, Home Secretary Sajid Javid said Mr Johnson was “yesterday’s ...

Funding in 17 areas for infrastructure that will encourage more walking and cycling John Biggs, Mayor of Tower Hamlets joined school children, residents and businesses on Friday 7 June, to launch an ambitious four-year programme to create Liveable Streets in Tower Hamlets. Liveable Streets is a £15 million programme, which aims to improve the look and feel of public spaces ...