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The Truth Behind Trading

Social media is currently flooded with schemes for making money quickly in the comfort of your own home. A lot are about investing opportunities,...

Stratford Dead Body Discovery Leaves Locals Feeling Anxious

A man found dead in a river near Blaker Road in Stratford is believed to be the body of murder suspect Miguel Angel Alvarez...

Thousands Support Limiting Sales Of Fireworks

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...

Sexual staring on the Tube – what do Londoners think?

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...

Safety On Campus Is A Priority

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...

Did The Hackney Child Q Incident Have Anything To Do With Adultification?

Education secretary Nadhim Zahawi has announced that tougher guidelines regarding strip searches will be introduced in the light of what happened to Child Q...

New Call For Witnesses To Old East London Murder

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...

The Truth About Street Stranger Danger

Recent high profile attacks on women have given the public the impression that the streets are more unsafe for women than men. But in...

Beckton Response Team Short – According To Met Police Officer

Beckton currently only has three frontline response team officers on the street at any one time. This sobering fact was shared with Rising East...

The UK’s Spike in Spiking: Two Women Speak Out

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...

Arrest Follows East London Night Bus Stabbing

A man has been charged after a stabbing on an East London bus left a 34-year-old man in a critical condition and resulted in...

Murder of MP Raises Questions Of Safety

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...

Arrest In Search For Serial East London Assaulter

The Police have arrested a man over a series of sexual assaults in Tower Hamlets. Abdul Nadher Kayum,19, was charged on Tuesday and appeared...

Street Preacher Found Guilty Of Supplying Drugs

A 52 year old street preacher has been sent down for three and a half years at Southwark Crown Court for supplying drugs. Known by...

Beware Anything With The Word ‘Royal’ In It

Royal Mail has issued the latest in a spate of warnings about fake emails, texts and social media messages. The scam takes many forms,...

Domestic Violence: The Hidden Pandemic

Today's White Ribbon Day comes as a result of a global movement of men and boys working to end violence against women and girls. The campaign...

Posts From The Pandemic No 21: UK In Lock Down Lite

On Monday 23 March prime minister Boris Johnson told the nation to be on lock down to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Police...

Met Commissioner Sets Out Police Priorities

On Wednesday 5 February, Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Dame Cressida Dick led a team of senior officers who addressed the Police and Crime Committee of...

Youth Safety: Active Debate At Royal Docks

The Royal Docks Learning and Activity Centre recently hosted a public conversation about youth safety in the the context of knife crime. Contributors to...

School’s Out – Of Control?

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...

Support The Kurds Not Begum!

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...

Weeding Out The Weed Users With Patience Not Prison

According to the Daily Mail, police forces across the country have been given the “greenlight to stop arresting greenlight cannabis users”. The announcement was...

Keep Consent Away From Condoms

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...

Youth Charity Teams Up With East London University

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...

Sense Not Censorship

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...

Does Only White Violence Get Censored?

The New Zealand shooting in Christchurch has once again made some people question whether terrorist acts by Muslims are handled differently in the press...

Social Media: Publishers or Public Spaces?

Parliament is inquiring into the spread of so called ‘fake news’ and is also looking into the harms posed to young people on social...

Christchurch Shootings Condemned

‘I prayed he would run out of bullets.’ These are the words of Raman Ali, one of the survivors of the Christchurch mosque shootings...

Custom House: ‘Home To Rising Legends’

Custom House is a small community in the East London borough of Newham - famously known for the Excel Exhibition Centre and views of...

Instagram Activist Launches Online Amnesty

Instagram “activist” and “voice of the hood" Faron Alex Paul (@officialfaz) is calling on youngsters to contact him via his #fazamnesty campaign to dispose...

Class A Advice From A Former Offender

The recent spike in knife crimes gives the impression that crime as a whole in the UK is on the rise. However in 2016/2017...

The Kush Push

The US National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl is one of the most popular sporting events in the world, with over 100 million viewers...

Knife Crime: Blame It On The (Absent) Father?

After the murder of 14 year old Jaden Moodie in East London, debates about knife crime and its causes have kicked off again. “Half of...

Dark Justice For Child Predators

In a society where the internet has become increasingly popular for online dating and meet ups, many worry that the internet has become a breeding...

Victim Blaming Is Back In Court

"You have to look at the way she was dressed. She was wearing a thong with a lace front"  This is what was said by...

Murder Among The Young: Adults Must Do Better

There have been 121 murders in the capital so far this year - a 10-year high. One third of these murder victims were young...

No Uniform Opinion About Uniforms

School uniforms were first recorded in England in 1222. But how popular are they still?  The BBC reported last month that - according to a survey...

Citizen Journalist Or Citizen Narcissist?

Videoing violent incidents rather than helping out is increasingly common. The bystander effect is defined as the phenomenon in which people are less likely...

Mayor’s Projects To Keep Kids Off The Street

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...

What’s Wrong With Police Looking Out For Women’s Safety?

The Metropolitan Police issued advice after a surge of sexual attacks on women in a small area of London. Detective Constable Laura Avery said: “I...

Opinion: Did the Man Who Only Went Four Rounds Go Too Far?

An opinion piece on last Sunday UFC fight where McGregor and Khabib took the boxing much further than just a sport.

City Police Pose As Groomers

The City of London Police have launched an operation which they say is intended to protect children from sexual exploitation in hotels within the...

My First Trip to Court

  Being in a court house for the fist time was nothing short of a weird experience. I walked into court room number four...

Safety Issues On Campus

London comes only second to Hong Kong as the most watched city in the world, with an estimated 642,000 cameras in the capital by...