4 h. ago East London school forks out over £100,000 to spare parents from soaring uniform costs

Around 270 students will receive vouchers worth up to £400 to fund uniforms and a new laptop

Economics

19 h. ago Fire crews race to huge blaze at Glasgow recycling plant as explosions heard

Fire crews have raced to the plant on London Road in Helenslea, in the east end, after the inferno broke out at around 7.20pm on Wednesday.

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27 h. ago Man with mental health needs 'left without basic facilities' by east London council for a year

Newham Council was ordered to pay the man £1,000 for the ‘distress and uncertainty’ caused

Politics

29 h. ago Train passengers’ contact details and journey information accessed in cyber hack

Train operator LNER said it is ‘treating this matter with the highest priority’.

Technology

48 h. ago Thousands protest against presence of Israeli companies at London arms fair

Thousands protest against presence of Israeli companies at London arms fair  Middle East Eye

Politics

50 h. ago Hundreds protest against presence of Israeli companies at London arms fair

Hundreds protest against presence of Israeli companies at London arms fair  Middle East Eye

Politics

51 h. ago Three arrested after protest outside defence event in east London

Three arrested after protest outside defence event in east London  ITVX

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51 h. ago Police make more arrests in east London council housing fraud investigation

Four people have now been arrested in major police operation targeting housing fraud in East London

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53 h. ago Three men charged and named after arrests at Manchester hotel protest

They are due to appear in court

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54 h. ago Man forced to sleep in his car for a year after east London council fails to find him housing

The man, known as Mr X, was attacked several times after ending up on the streets

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56 h. ago Moment 'prolific fare dodger' is snared after 'racking up £3,000 in unpaid train tickets by using scam card to make more than 400 journeys'

Investigators working for Transport for London stopped the woman at Ilford station on the Elizabeth line in East London after tracking her journeys for weeks.

Economics

69 h. ago PHOTO GALLERY: Police in London arrest almost 900 at protest against banning of Palestine Action

PHOTO GALLERY: Police in London arrest almost 900 at protest against banning of Palestine Action  World Socialist Web Site

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3 d. ago Palestine Action protest arrests ‘not sustainable’, Stella Creasy tells Commons

The Labour MP said the definition of terrorism risks being ‘diluted’ if arrests continue.

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3 d. ago Boy, 16, charged with attempted murder following arson attack in east London

Three 16-year-old boys have been arrested in connection with the suspected arson attack

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3 d. ago Four people arrested after third protest outside Falkirk asylum hotel

The protest was organised by anti-migrant group Save Our Future & Our Kids Futures.

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3 d. ago New Banksy artwork shows judge beating protester amid Palestine Action protest arrests storm

Banksy’s latest artwork depicts a judge using his gavel to strike a protester who is lying on the ground holding a placard

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3 d. ago Palestine Action: Past BMJ editor arrested at London Gaza protest over signs

Palestine Action: Past BMJ editor arrested at London Gaza protest over signs  The BMJ

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3 d. ago 'Cash for council houses scam' busted: Two 'corrupt housing officers' at Labour authority are arrested after 'taking bungs to allocating hundreds of properties'

The corrupt housing officers allegedly demanded cash for properties before wrongly issuing hundreds of social homes in the east London borough of Barking and Dagenham.

Society

4 d. ago Almost 900 people arrested at Palestine Action ban protest, say Met police

Demonstration in central London on Saturday led to 857 arrests under Terrorism ActA total of 890 arrests were made at a demonstration in central London on Saturday against the banning of the protest group Palestine Action.Police arrested 857 people under the Terrorism Act for showing support for a proscribed group, while 33 people were arrested for other offences, including 17 for assaults on police officers, the Metropolitan police said. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Almost 900 people were arrested at London Palestine Action protest, police say

Almost 900 people were arrested at London Palestine Action protest, police say  Reuters

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