The Met Police have carried out three dawn raids and made arrests in their investigation into the violence and disorder at the Millwall v Wigan FA Cup semi-final on Saturday 13 April. An officer in charge of the inquiry warns “Our message is clear. Violence at football is unacceptable. We…
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The thirty third London Marathon passed through the Boroughs of Lewisham and Tower Hamlets on Sunday during its 23 mile route and attracted record crowds of more than 700,000 who cheered and clapped 34,278 runners crossing the finishing line in the Mall.…
Thousands of people were defying security worries to line the streets of Tower Hamlets and Lewisham as the London Marathon passes through east London today. There will be a period of silence prior to the start of this Sunday’s race to mark the events in Boston earlier this week. This period…
It’s a brisk February morning and Mile End Park is buzzing with the sound of children playing basketball and the low whirr of passing traffic. Punctuating the calm, Lakhdar Djelloul’s bicycle pump puffs away as safety checks begin on a neat row of upside down BMX bikes. Djelloul has been…
Rugby balls and rain were on the agenda for Prime Minister David Cameron and Lord Sebastian Coe as they took part in a children’s training session on Saturday. The two political heavyweights joined in with passing drills at Millwall Rugby Club in the Isle of Dogs as part of the…
Hackney’s under 13s girls’ cricket team came an impressive third place in the London Youth Games cricket final at Lord’s on Sunday. The tournament also saw the boys’ team finish joint seventh. It is the first time the Hackney team has made it to the last eight since the London-wide…
A Millwall fan has today been banned by the club for life and ordered to pay more than £500 in fines for racially abusing a Leeds player last year. Gerrard Scanlon, 53, a delivery driver from Enfield, pleaded guilty at Bromley Magistrates Court today to shouting “racially aggravated” words at…
A daring 13-year old is the youngest girl to ever kayak across the English Channel. Thrill -seeker Maia Wallace-Loizou from Upper Edmonton, paddled 20 miles across the channel to France this afternoon. Joining her was 15-year old Dylan Barber-May of Stamford Hill, and together they aimed to complete the…
Cheerleaders from the US’s National Football League (NFL) will be joining their counterparts from the Crystal Palace football club this weekend. When Crystal Palace takes on London rivals Charlton Athletic today, February 2 at 3pm at Selhurst Park, Croydon, the club’s Crystal Girls will host cheerleaders from the American…
Millwall Football Club have joined the fight to help save Lewisham A&E. The Lions have decided to move Saturday’s FA Cup Fourth Round tie against Aston Villa to Friday night to avoid clashing with the Save the A&E demonstration on Saturday. Millwall staff and Zampa the Lion will be in…
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