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The Latest Breaking News from Tower Hamlets

Legal challenge against mayor Lutfur Rahman's bid to axe Tower Hamlets LTNs begins at High Court

Campaigners argue that removing low traffic schemes from Bethnal Green is ‘putting lives in jeopardy’

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Tower Hamlets mayor taken to court over removal of low-traffic neighbourhoods

Save Our Safer Streets crowdfunds to challenge Lutfur Rahman over scrapping three LTNs in London borough

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Why our fight against Lutfur Rahman for LTNs in Tower Hamlets matters

This week, the High Court will examine Tower Hamlets council's decision to spend £2.5 million removing the low traffic schemes that have transformed parts of Bethnal Green and Shoreditch. I got involved in the campaign to save these schemes because I've witnessed first-hand how they've changed our community for the…

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Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman faces High Court battle over bid to axe LTNs

Campaigners say ruling could be landmark for other car-reduction schemes across the capital

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Government confirms intervention over failings at ‘toxic’ council

Local government minister Jim McMahon said officials will be appointed to oversee improvements at Tower Hamlets Council.

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‘Toxic culture’ around mayor at Tower Hamlets council criticised by inspectors

East London council found to have a ‘suspicious and defensive’ culture centred on Lutfur Rahman and his allies

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Tower Hamlets 'toxic' culture warning: Government intervenes in running of London council

Decisions made by the east London town hall will be monitored by a Government-appointed envoy following a series of complaints under the borough’s controversial mayor

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Rogue London letting agents who conned vulnerable workers and students convicted

Five people have been convicted of 15 housing related offences after an investigation by Tower Hamlets council

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London council to fund winter fuel allowance for pensioners set to lose it under Government plans

Elderly Tower Hamlets residents will receive £175 from the council if they will miss out on the benefit

Evening Standard

Fifth man charged with murder after Joshua McLean gunned down in Tower Hamlets park

Shanoor Ahmed will appear at Willesden Magistrates’ Court

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Drug gang leader who boasted he was 'Pablo Escobar of east London' is jailed

Shahen Ahmed styled his operation running the streets of Tower Hamlets on Colombian drug Lord Pablo Escobar

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Three charged with murder of Joshua McLean, 31, shot dead in Tower Hamlets park

Eight males aged 17 to 56 were arrested on suspicion of murder, with five released on bail

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Tower Hamlets: Police hunt man over 2017 rape near Dalston Junction Overground station

Police want to speak to this man in connection with a 2017 rape in Tower Hamlets

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Woman, in 30s, stabbed to death in Tower Hamlets as police launch murder investigation

A 32-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder, Metropolitan Police said

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Murder investigation launched after woman in 30s stabbed to death in Tower Hamlets

Woman in her 30s was pronounced dead at an address in east London

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London borough U-turns on plan to send homeless over 90 minutes outside capital after public outcry

Tower Hamlets had proposed housing families far outside London and the home counties

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Evacuation plans for vulnerable in London are ‘dangerous postcode lottery’

Exclusive: Firefighter, disability and Grenfell groups criticise ‘inconsistent rollout’ of emergency guidance

The Guardian - UK

Girl, 11, died on her birthday after London neighbour used bedbug poison

Jesmin Akter left aluminium phosphide around Tower Hamlets flat to deal with infestation, killing Fatiha Sabrin

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'Asbos for dogs' planned by London council in crackdown on rogue pet and owner behaviour

Any dog owner in breach of new rules in Tower Hamlets could face prosecution and fines ranging from £100 to £1,000

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How to avoid paying the Blackwall and Silvertown tunnel toll: all you need to know about Sadiq Khan's new £4 road charge

Motorists must register their vehicle with TfL Auto Pay to qualify for £1.50 off-peak rate - or will be charged £4 peak levy

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Blackwall and Silvertown tunnel tolls revealed: Motorists to be hit with £4 charge at peak times

Car drivers will pay £8 for peak hours return trip but £1.50 for off-peak journeys

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Keir Starmer 'very concerned' about fallout from Bangladesh comments made at general election event

Leaflets claiming Labour plan to ‘deport Bangladeshis’ have been dropping on doorsteps in the East End

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Prolific child sex abuser jailed for 14 years after assaulting eight-year-old girl in Tower Hamlets

Muhammad Abdu Miah Talukdar set for term behind bars after sex attack in east London

Evening Standard

Murder probe launched as woman, 21, found dead in Tower Hamlets

A woman in her 40s has been arrested in connection with the death

Evening Standard

London’s dirty secret: Why the capital is the worst place in the country at recycling

The city is the worst region in the country for recycling, with Tower Hamlets and Wandsworth bottom of the charts, and the mayor set to miss his targets. What needs to change?

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