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What Do Indian British Women Think Of Rishi Sunak?

Britain's first Prime Minister of Indian origin, Rishi Sunak, has been given a warm welcome by many including his political rivals in London. But...

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...

The Decline Of East London’s Markets

East London's Markets have seen a huge decline in foot traffic. Brick Lane market alone is predicted to lose £300,000 over the year 2021-2022. Tower...

“Cladding Scandal” Protest At City Hall

One hundred and sixty two tower blocks in Tower Hamlets are considered so unsafe from fire that residents have to pay around £100 a...

East End Tower Blocks Still Unsafe?

A teenage boy was rushed to the hospital suffering burns to his torso and lips after a fire broke out in his Battersea tower...

The Curse Of Empty Council Housing

Zuleica Rodriguez reports from East London on the irony of empty council blocks in a borough where around 30,000 people are waiting to be...

Christmas 2020: Kind Or Cruel?

COVID 19 has changed society, disrupting the lives of many for the worse during a 2020 that became increasingly bleak. And with the virus...

Why We Should Care About The Chinese Embassy’s Move To East London

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...

Homelessness: the Problem is Property

According to social affairs correspondent May Bulman’s report for the Independent, ‘On any given night in autumn last year, 4,751 people were recorded sleeping on...

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...

The Big Q: Newham Elections

With the Newham elections taking place on May 3rd, this week’s Big Q invited Green Party member and former Newham mayoral candidate Chidi Oti...

BMX New Setup Landing in Langdon

The upcoming track is being funded by Tower Hamlets Public Health with £10,000, and another £87,000 contributed by developers. Since the 2012 Olympic Games, the...

Writing Against Education Cuts

Nine London boroughs have written a joint letter to central government warning of the damaging effects of planned revisions to the school funding formula. Newham,...

Rich and Poor, Cheek By Jowl

As indicated by londonspropertyprofile.org, East London has 'one of the highest ratios of pay inequality across London', which in London Living Wage week, is...