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The Latest Breaking News from Tower Hamlets

Housing in east London borough hit by 'shoddy workmanship' from repair firms, mayor says

Lutfur Rahman said he believed Tower Hamlets Council’s housing repair service was ‘not fit for purpose’

Evening Standard

Tower Hamlets residents divided over St George's flags as some left ‘intimidated’ while others hit out at ‘disgraceful’ removal

Flags have been removed in Tower Hamlets after St George's flags were hung over the weekend

Evening Standard

Why are St George’s flags being put up and roundabouts painted and why is it controversial?

Red crosses believed to be part of ‘Operation Raise the Colours’ online movement backed by far-right figures

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Second council removes St George’s flags hung by locals for maintenance

Birmingham City Council and Tower Hamlets Council have removed flags to maintain council infrastructure

The Independent UK

Arrests made as protests take place outside asylum hotels across UK

More than two hundred people were protesting outside the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf on Friday evening, with rival groups separated by police.

Evening Standard

Arrests made during demonstrations outside Canary Wharf hotel as protests take place across UK

More than two hundred people were protesting outside the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf on Friday evening

The Independent UK

Ghost bike memorial to dead cyclist removed by 'grossly insensitive' London council

Friends of Matheus Piovesan killed in Tower Hamlets last year to reinstate memorial to mark first anniversary of Brazilian’s death

Evening Standard

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Man killed after car ploughs into east London pub in early hours as two arrested at scene

Scotland Yard were called to the Albert Bow in Tower Hamlets at 1.30am after a vehicle swerved off at a junction

Evening Standard

Disabled woman 'prisoner in own home for three years' handed new home after High Court action

Tower Hamlets council had to be ordered by the High Court to find the woman a safe home

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London borough that doubled 20mph zones shoots up league table of best places in capital to walk and cycle

Newham, City of London and Islington praised - but Tower Hamlets, Lewisham and Bexley criticised

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‘Hero’ hound sniffs out erectile dysfunction pills

Skye detected suspicious smells from a locked bike box outside a shop in Whitechapel

The Independent UK

Hero hound sniffs out 'potentially dangerous' Viagra tablets in east London

The springer spaniel detected a suspicious scent coming from the back of a bike while on patrol in east London

Evening Standard

Man charged with murder after a woman 'known to him' stabbed to death at east London home

The victim, a woman in her 40s, was attacked at an address in Tower Hamlets on Tuesday

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Man in 20s arrested on suspicion of woman’s stab murder in Tower Hamlets

Detectives say victim in her 40s is known to younger male suspect and there is ‘no wider threat to public’

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Interactive map shows the London boroughs facing the biggest rise in population

Tower Hamlets, Islington and Camden top the list as number of Londoners approaches 10 million

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London population on course to hit 10 million over the next decade, in part due to migration

Tower Hamlets set for 20.4% rise in residents, including net increase of more than 87,000 people from abroad, says ONS

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London council forced to spend £8.5m to 'plug the gap' from Government's disability cuts

The leader of Tower Hamlets has called for the Government to reverse ‘the entirely avoidable suffering’

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Thousands of east London families to receive school uniform grant

Tower Hamlets has set aside £3million over the next three years for the grants

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East London council introduces new rules for dog owners following spate of attacks

Tower Hamlets Council is introducing new rules to combat dog-related antisocial behaviour

Evening Standard

Pro-LTN campaigners hail 'brilliant' news that Bethnal Green row will be heard in Court of Appeal

‘Going to court is a last resort for us, after all our attempts to engage constructively with the council failed,’ campaigners say

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Two men convicted following fatal stabbing in Tower Hamlets

Jack Hague died following a fight on Corfield Street last May

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London's oldest and cheapest spa reopens in world famous East End boxing venue

Reopening the venue on Thursday, the borough’s executive mayor Lutfur Rahman called in the ‘People's Spa’

The Conversation

Inner London residents told me their food waste problems – composting definitely isn’t the answer

“It’s always frustrated me that we can’t compost here – even though I get why. Tower blocks just aren’t built for it,” said Alexandra, a 42-year-old Tower Hamlets resident, living on the ninth floor. She gestures toward the tall buildings in her neighbourhood. Her frustration is shared by many, where…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Machete attacks and broad daylight stabbings — London's knife crime is out of control, but we ignore the causes

Pennyfields Park in Poplar not only has alliterative appeal, it is a modestly attractive green space in a not terribly beautiful part of Tower Hamlets. If you were there around five o’clock in the afternoon yesterday you could have witnessed a group of young men chasing another, with machetes. That’s…

International Business Times

'Reasons To Be Optimistic': UK Startups Boost Local News Scene

On the second floor of a London furniture store, three journalists are busy finalising the latest edition of a newsletter, covering everything from local foodbank funding to a neighbourhood cafe.

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