Hugo Pierre, TUSC candidate for Poplar and Limehouse, made the following statement on Eric Pickles imposing indefinite direct rule on Tower Hamlets Council: ‘The Tories, backed by a cowardly Labour Party (publicly slammed by Mawrey, the electoral commission judge), have organised a coup against Tower Hamlets Council. Not in a million years would they ever win control of our council ...

The body of a minor body was found hanging from the ceiling of his house at Electric Supply area of the city on Friday. The deceased was identified as Ramjan Mian, 14, son of Habil Mian of the area.  Police said a neighbour saw the hanging body of Ramjan through the window of a room at House 35 under ward ...

At least 15 people, including women, were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over a trifling matter at Katlipara village in Bishwanath upazila of the district on Friday morning. The injured were identified as Kolshuma Begum, Shajna Begum, Abdul Momin, Akbar Ali, Nizam Uddin, Abddul Hekim, Abu Saeed, Ali Amzod, Mehergul Bibi, Taj Uddin, and mediator Ershad ...