China’s plan to build a giant embassy at the site of Britain’s old Royal Mint in the heart of London sparked mass protests on ...

Much of the cemetery was excavated 1974 ... September the 2nd Battalion of Tower Hamlets marched into the College. Occupation became so intense that the Principal’s office had to be moved to King's ...

Elsewhere in the footnotes, Prem learns that Mark Duggan’s cousin was murdered in the club above The Backstreet in 2011, and down the road at Tower Hamlets Cemetery, an infamous cruising spot, a ...

The water tower by Spirit Hill Cemetery will be getting a new coat of paint this summer. Built in 1970, the “Sunset Tower” is the oldest of Jordan’s three water towers. The water tower will ...

Ministers formally intervened in the running of Tower Hamlets council on Wednesday after a damning report raised concerns about a “toxic” political culture. Local government minister Jim ...

Kim Bromley-Derry has been appointed as ministerial envoy at Tower Hamlets LBC, with Pam Parkes and Shokat Lal serving as assistant envoys, the local government minister has announced. The previous ...

The government will send ministerial envoys into Tower Hamlets Council to tackle failing governance and local accountability. Local government minister Jim McMahon said it was "both necessary and ...

Fears over level of support for victims in Tower Hamlets, that has the second highest level of domestic abuse cases in London, if job cuts go ahead There are fears over the level of support that ...

Officers say the suspect knocked on a door in the Tower Hamlets area of Dover, and when he entered inappropriately touched the victim over her clothing Police have released an e-fit image after a ...

Proposals were previously rejected by Tower Hamlets council but have now been re-submitted and will be considered by Labour housing chief Angela Rayner. There are fears the application could now ...

Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman has said he is "absolutely thrilled" after Ofsted gave children's services the highest possible rating, seven years after it was rated as "inadequate".