Thousands of people have already signed a petition to ban the public from buying fireworks after a group of teenagers started a “firework war” at Westfield Stratford...
Transport for London’s new posters say “Intrusive staring of a sexual nature” will no longer be tolerated on buses and tubes. Rising East reporter Carissa...
Following the recent murder of Sabita Thanwania in student accommodation at London’s City University, Rising East spoke to students from The University of East...
Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi has announced that tougher guidelines regarding strip searches will be introduced in the light of what happened to Child Q...
A £30,000 cash reward is being offered by the Metropolitan Police (MET) for any information on a 25 year-old Shadwell murder.
John Kennedy was stabbed...
There have been almost 200 reports of spiking in nightclubs and bars across the UK since September, according to the National Police Chiefs’ Council.
But...
David Amess, the MP for Southend West, was murdered today whilst conducting his surgery at a church hall in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex.
Police have already arrested...
On Wednesday 5 February, Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Dame Cressida Dick led a team of senior officers who addressed the Police and Crime Committee of...
The Royal Docks Learning and Activity Centre recently hosted a public conversation about youth safety in the the context of knife crime. Contributors to...
Many newspapers including The Sun have covered a Press Association (PA) report showing that 1383 UK children were found carrying weapons in school between April...
East London 'Jihadi bride' Shamima Begum has been granted legal aid to fight the decision to remove her UK citizenship. And the Daily Mail reports that...
According to the Daily Mail, police forces across the country have been given the “greenlight to stop arresting greenlight cannabis users”. The announcement was...
According to a recent report in the The Independent Twitter users have criticised the new Tulipán ‘consent condom’, saying it will do nothing to prevent...
The University of East London (UEL) is engaging with the local community by empowering and motivating young people through the Youth Charter charity.
The Youth Charter...
Let’s be clear. The video footage that the Christchurch murderer streamed online shows him gunning down innocent men women and children in real time...
The New Zealand shooting in Christchurch has once again made some people question whether terrorist acts by Muslims are handled differently in the press...
Instagram “activist” and “voice of the hood" Faron Alex Paul (@officialfaz) is calling on youngsters to contact him via his #fazamnesty campaign to dispose...
Videoing violent incidents rather than helping out is increasingly common. The bystander effect is defined as the phenomenon in which people are less likely...
Sadiq Khan' Young Londoners' Fund will fund over 1000 activities for young people over half term, especially in areas most affected by violent crime.
The...