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Policemen who slept on duty get final written warnings

Two police constables attached to Tower Hamlets borough were issued with a final written warnings after a Misconduct hearing held by the Metropolitan Police Service. The officers were deployed to protect a crime scene but during that time it was alleged that they were discovered on the floor sleeping at 4 o’clock in the morning. Because they left the crime …

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Armed robber at large after string of bookie stick ups

Detectives from the Flying Squad are investigating nine armed robberies in the Plaistow, Stepney and Whitechapel areas, which they believe are linked. In each robbery a man entered a bookmakers and demanded cash, threatening staff with a suspected firearm. Almost £1,600 has been stolen in total in these incidents. Detectives would like to speak to the man shown in the …

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Woman who groomed 13-year-old girl sentenced

Leah Roberts, 21 from E3 was sentenced on Friday, 16 December after pleading guilty to one count of grooming a girl under the age of 16. Roberts was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment suspended for 24 months and given a five year restraining order, a 60 day rehabilitation requirement and a two year mental health order. Roberts met the 13-year-old …

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Ragged School Museum in Mile End wins £4.3m lottery grant

The Ragged School Museum which is located on Copperfield Road near Mile End Stadium has won a £4.3m grant to help with restoration. Originally Dr Barnardo’s Copperfield Road Ragged School, the museum was opened in 1990 on its premises. The school opened in 1877 to serve the children of Mile End with a basic education. The school was the largest …

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Statue of Bangladesh founder unveiled on Sidney Street

A statue was unveiled on Sidney Street yesterday of the founder of Bangladesh, ‘Banglabandu’ Sheik Mujibur Rahman to coincide with Bangladesh Victory Day which is celebrated on December 16. The day commemorates the victory of the Allied forces High Command over the Pakistani forces in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. The statue was commissioned by British Bangladeshi political group …

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7 tonnes of food donated in one day for homeless at Christmas

Tower Hamlets locals have donated seven tonnes of food to feed the homeless across London at Christmas in one day. Hundreds of people dropped off food at the East London Mosque on Friday in Muslim Aids #BigFoodDrive to feed London’s homeless during the festive period. According to Muslim Aid an estimated seven tonnes of food were donated on the day. …

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Renewed appeal for missing man from Stepney

Sandeep Rakhra was last seen at about 7pm on Tuesday, 8 November at his home address in Shandy Street, E1. Sandeep, a Manchester United fan is known to frequent areas including Victoria Park, Canary Wharf and Westfield Stratford. He enjoys snooker and is a keen runner, he went missing after he left for a weekly exercise class. Sandeep’s mother Sanesh …

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Teenager dies after all day double detention in basement

A family were angered after Nasser Ahmed, 14, who went to Bow School was left ‘critically ill’ after receiving double detention and later died. Year 9 Nasser was a special needs student who had ‘severe asthma and very harsh eczema’ and also a healthcare package at the School. In a meeting with Nasser and his father, he was given all …

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Man shot and killed on doorstep in Bethnal Green

The police have launched a murder inquiry after a 20 year old man was shot dead in a block of flats in Bethnal Green on Monday. The emergency services were called to the scene and found a man, who has been named by the Evening Standard as Jordan Bari, 20, suffering gunshot injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene …

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Paedophile in Tower Hamlets given 16 year sentence

Resident of Tower Hamlets, Lee Stuart Curley, performed sexual attacks from May 2015 to March 2016. The court was told about his vile habits which included ownership of over a thousand images of child abuse. Along with this, details about more than 120 images and videos of Curley performing the acts on his mobile devices. In 14 years of investigating …

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Person hit by train at Bethnal Green Overground Station

A person was reported to have been hit by a train at the Bethnal Green Overground station, last night, after getting on to the train tracks. The entire station was shut down while the situation was being handled and has now been reopened to the public. It is not known what caused the individual to get in to harms way. …

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Murder probe launched after man is found stabbed in Bethnal Green

On Saturday Police and ambulance were called to reports a man with suffering stab wounds at a property in Nelson Gardens, Bethnal Green. A 26-year-old man was discovered with multiple stab injuries, he was taken to an East London hospital where he died at 3.36am on Sunday, 11th September. A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as stab wounds. …

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Man shot in Whitechapel, police investigating

The police were called to New Road in Whitechapel after reports of a gunshot in the area. The attending police officers did not find a victim but were later called to a hospital where a man in his early 20s suffered a gunshot wound. At the time users on social media were advising their friends about a road closure and …

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