A man died from a head injury after his cousin threw a concrete block at his head at a family party in Coulsdon, a court heard yesterday.

Figures released by UCAS today reveal a significant drop in university applications across east London boroughs, with applications from Hackney dropping a whopping 14.6 per cent. According to the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), applications from Lewisham were down 11.8 per cent compared to last year, whilst Croydon experienced 9.3 per cent drop. In [...]

A gas leak was reported on Whitechapel Road near Fulborn Street for the second time in less than 24 hours, causing much disruption in the area.

Two Tower Hamlets residents are among four men that have been jailed for a total of 34 years for a planned drugs robbery.

Lewisham Council is planning a romantic, feasting and fun evening with a candle light dinner on Valentine’s Day next week to raise money for young women with breast cancer.

Lewisham Police appealed today for the public’s help in tracking down three men who have broken their conditions of parole.

Oscar winning filmmaker Danny Boyle is looking for school children across Hackney to perform at the Olympics opening ceremony. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) announced last Friday that under-16 volunteer performers for the Olympic and Paralympic ceremonies will be selected from various British schools, including four schools from Hackney.

The director of a go-karting business has been fined over £7,000 after the hair and scarf of a 15-year-old girl became entangled in the moving parts of the go-kart she was driving in September 2008.

A Notts County footballer has been charged with sexual assault yesterday as a result of an alleged incident that occurred in Croydon last month, according to the football club’s website.

A park in Deptford has been christened as London’s Best New Public Space – its third prestigious award in the span of a year.