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Updated 20:55, 7 May 2026

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Top story: Starmer Fuels Flag Fury After Mosque Arson Attack Sparks Hate Crime Spike

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SELL OUT BRITAIN

Starmer Fuels Flag Fury After Mosque Arson Attack Sparks Hate Crime Spike

MIGRANT HOTEL

Police Guard Canary Wharf Hotel as Govt Launches Fast-Track Asylum Appeals to Cut 51,000 Backlog

MEAT CLEAVER

Woman Held After Meat Cleaver Threat Outside Canary Wharf Migrant Hotel

CHARGED

Britannia Hotel Chaos: Woman Charged and Man Arrested After Migrant Protest Clashes and Flat Invasion

VIP ARRIVAL

Secret Night Arrival of 62 Asylum Seekers Sparks Protests at Canary Wharf’s Britannia Hotel

WE ARE AWARE

Canary Wharf Protests Erupt as Britannia Hotel Confirmed for Asylum Seeker Housing

RAPE PROBE

Woman in 30s Raped in Tower Hamlets’ Allen Gardens – Police Launch Urgent Hunt

AMBUSHED

Teen Duo Jailed for Brutal Tower Hamlets Stabbing Murder of Abdul Jalloh

TERROR CHARGE

Seven Charged After Clashes at Trafalgar Square Palestine Action Protest – 13 Arrested in Police Crackdown

DRUG ARREST

Four Arrested in Massive Whitechapel Drugs Bust as Police Crackdown Transforms Altab Ali Park Safety

ATTEMPT MURDER RAP

Teen Held for Attempted Murder After Triple Crash Horror in Tower Hamlets – Police Hunt Three Fleeing Suspects

MANHUNT

Teen Held for Attempted Murder After Linked Crashes Injure Three in Tower Hamlets

Lithium Battery Blaze in Bethnal Green Flat Injures 11, Forces 50 to Evacuate

Teen Hospitalised After Knife, Machete & Axe Attack in Poplar’s Pennyfields Park

Murder Probe Underway After Man Found Dead in Hackney Home – Suspect Arrested in Custody

Detectives Launch Hunt for Mid-50s Man After Shocking Limehouse Health Club Attempted Rape

Tower Hamlets Councillor Abdul Malik Charged with Attempting to Pervert Justice in Teen Rape Probe

Hackney Stabbing Horror: Jason Junior Romeo, 20, Killed in Suspected Gang Attack

Scot Carrier Captain Jailed and Operator Fined After Fatal Sea Crash Kills Two Sailors

Limehouse Tragedy: 21-Year-Old Teddi Baker Dead After Alleyway Brawl, Murder Arrest Made

Tower Hamlets Police Crackdown: BMW M1 Chase Ends in Arrest, Merc AMG Seized in Drugs Bust

Tower Hamlets Police Nab BMW M1 Driver in High-Speed Chase, Seize Mercedes AMG in Drugs Crackdown

Dover Police Release E-Fit in Hunt for ‘Teabag Borrower’ Sexual Assault Suspect

Three Hurt in Shocking Gun and Knife Attacks in Hackney’s Homerton – Police Urge Witnesses to Speak Out

Brick Lane Crackdown: Police Seize 15 Illegal eBikes, Arrest 3 in Food Delivery Bike Clampdown

Four Held After Tower Hamlets Stabbing Leaves Man Hospitalised – Police Appeal for Witnesses

Tower Hamlets Cops Nab Repeat Nitrous Oxide Pair Inhaling 16 Bottles in E14 Car – Driver Faces Licence Suspension

Fifth Suspect Charged in Tower Hamlets Murder of Joshua McLean as Police Probe Widens

Eight Held Over Joshua McLean Murder in Tower Hamlets Shooting Probe

Seven Years On: Police Release Image in Tower Hamlets 2017 Rape Cold Case Appeal