800 new homes were promised to Tower Hamlets after the Olympic Park Legacy Company submitted a planning application for a regeneration project.

The Jewish Maternity Hospital in Whitechapel, known as Mother Levy’s”, is to be demolished and replaced by a five-story housing development.  It is the East End’s last surviving Jewish hospital.

The “artists”, young Muslim girls from East London, stand next to their artwork, smiling proudly as the crowd admires their effort.

An exhibition showcasing the work of young Muslim women in Britain starts in Mile End Park next week.

Budding young footballers in Tower Hamlets are being giving the chance to impress Chelsea Football Club over the October half-term school holiday.

Home owners in East London, who let their properties during the Olympics, could face a fine of up to £20,000. According to Tower Hamlets Council, those who fail to apply for planning permission before renting out their homes next summer could face legal penalties.

The teenage hitman charged over the murder of a Turkish woman in Hackney was paid just £200 to carry out the killing, according to the prosecution. CCTV footage showed how Gulistan Subasi, 26, was shot fatally in the chest as she answered the front door on March 22 last year.

Victoria Park has been named as one of four ‘Festival Live Sites’ across London, bringing the atmosphere of the 2012 Olympics to the heart of Tower Hamlets.

A jewellery shop in Globe Town near Bethnal Green has been raided by Tower Hamlets Trading Standards officers after being suspected of selling counterfeit merchandise.

Takafumi Kajihara woke up on March 11th to a Facebook message from a British friend. It read: “Is your family ok?”. Kajihara’s heart skipped a beat. And he has barely been able to sleep since.