Protesters presented Hackney council with 7,800 signed petitions in order to prevent Hackney's proposed transport charge that they say will cost motorcyclists and scooter...
Lady Susan Hussey, 83-years-old, recently resigned from her duties at Buckingham Palace following an encounter with the CEO of an East London charity.
Rising East...
The People Speak is an East London-based group of international artists, academics, arts practitioners, and activists with 25 years of experience helping people understand...
Cash-strapped Southend Council has decided not to turn off streetlights at night to save money following objections by residents and business over safety.
Councillor Paul...
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...
The government’s autumn budget understandably focused on post-pandemic recovery. But it has missed a vital economic sector, one in which the UK is a...
Local residents are expressing strong concerns at the council’s “transformation masterplan” for remaking the industrial estate in Chadwell Heath with worries that housing cost...
MPs on a cross-party Commons Home Affairs Committee have demanded that Priti Patel’s Home Office should be stripped of responsibility over the Windrush compensation...
A member of environmental group Insulate Britain (IB) has begun a hunger strike from jail to demand that the government begin insulating homes.
Emma Smart,...
Rishi Sunak's recent budget statement included the following claims: "Employment is up. Investment is growing. Public services are improving. The public finances are stabilising....
According to the radical Counterfire website, demonstrations against the controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill were supposed to take place in several East...
During a recent private Zoom meeting with Tory MPs Boris Johnson said that “greed” and “capitalism” had helped the UK’s vaccine success.
Regardless of his...
Yesterday the government announced that summer schools should be part of catch-up plans for children whose education has been affected by the pandemic, together...
The UK government's recent announcement regarding quarantine hotels for visitors from abroad has caused panic among some travellers.
The measures are an attempt to reduce...
Netflix is introducing “Direct”, a new form of scheduled programming with curated content. The trial channel can be accessed in selected regions of France,...
Last Wednesday’s protesters marched from the Nigerian high commission in Westminster to Parliament Square to protest against the killing of as many as twelve protesters...
By Daegan Martin and Allazhar Duisenbek
At their October meeting a group of Tower Hamlets councillors uncuccessfully tried to introduce an emergency motion to debate...
It's time the government did more to help children trapped below the poverty line, writes Shontai Barnett and Jordan Jones.
New research conducted by The Children's...
Britain’s smart motorways are being reviewed by the government following alarm over 38 deaths that have been associated with them. This has thrown doubt...
On Wednesday 5 February, Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Dame Cressida Dick led a team of senior officers who addressed the Police and Crime Committee of...
