Six students from Goldsmiths arrested on November 10, after entering Millbank Tower, received police cautions for aggravated trespass last week. After investigations lasting three months the Metropolitan Police found no reason to pursue criminal charges.
Many children in Tower Hamlets will be refused attendance at their first choice of secondary school as competition for places remains fierce this year. A statement released by Tower Hamlets council reveals that 26 per cent of children in the borough will miss out on their first choice, almost twice as many as in other [...]
A third teenager has been charged in connection with the murder of Gagandip Singh.
The new £50m London Overground extension between Dalston Junction and Highbury & Islington opened today, three months ahead of schedule. Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, opened the new 2.1km link in a ceremony this morning.
Up to 150 mental health jobs are to be axed by next month as the government continues to implement NHS efficient savings. The cuts, which will affect areas in South London, including Lewisham and Croydon, are part of 3,230 jobs across the capital which will be terminated.
A 14-year-old girl is in a critical condition in hospital after being struck by a car in a hit and run incident.
Detectives have arrested two people in connection with the murder of Gagandip Singh, whose body was found in a burnt-out car in Blackheath early on Saturday morning. A 19-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of murder and are currently in custody. Officers on patrol found the burning vehicle on Angerstein [...]
One in five people living in Lewisham use the borough’s 11 libraries, five of which are set to close within the next few months. East London Lines has learned this week that there were 52,788 active library borrowers in 2010.
An internet campaign opposing proposed NHS reforms is quickly gathering support across the UK, and in east London in particular.
Police are urgently appealing for witnesses after a body was found in the boot of a burnt-out car in Blackheath early on Saturday morning. The victim has been named as 21-year-old Gagandip Singh from Bexleyheath. His next of kin have been informed. Officers on patrol found the burning vehicle on Angerstein Lane, only a short [...]
