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'This is a Muslim area': Moment Met Police officer confronted in Whitechapel as she defends free speech of Christian preacher

The video shows a female officer upholding the preacher’s freedom of speech during a tense confrontation in east London

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Met Police block UKIP Whitechapel march as protestors banned from whole of Tower Hamlets

A planned march in Whitechapel on January 31 was deemed too ‘provocative’ by Scotland Yard

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Fatberg weighing 100 tonnes discovered in east London sewer

Mass of congealed fat, oil and grease 100 metres in length found blocking sewers in Whitechapel area of capital

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New police probe into ‘murder’ of Cambridge graduate who fell to death at Pete Doherty party

Mark Blanco’s grieving mother Sheila believes her son was beaten up and thrown off a balcony in Whitechapel, east London

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Bethnal Green rape: Woman in her 20s attacked in east London park in horrific incident

No arrests have been made and enquiries remain ongoing after horrific incident in early hours of Friday

Evening Standard

Campaigners fail in bid to get Sadiq Khan to block 'vast' 18-storey tower in east London conservation area

Developers succeed in third attempt to secure permission for new offices in Whitechapel High Street

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Fireworks spark flat fire and tree burns as LFB handles highest number of Bonfire Night calls in a decade

Crews responded to a flat fire in Whitechapel sparked by a firework, a box of fireworks alight in a Hackney park, and a tree fire in Brixton Hill, among other incidents

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Far-Right Rally Called Off in Whitechapel; Thousands of Community Members Celebrate Through Protest

Thousands gathered in Whitechapel after a UKIP march was banned, highlighting community resistance to far-right politics in one of London's most diverse boroughs.

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Nigel Farage Slammed for Calling East London Protest a 'Foreign Invasion' — Locals Say He's 'Completely Wrong'

A first-hand account from the Tower Hamlets protest disputes Nigel Farage's claim of an 'invading army', revealing peaceful community action driven by protection and solidarity rather than aggression.

International Business Times UK

Masked Muslim protesters vow to ‘defend our community’ as UKIP march moved to central London

Video footage showed one counter-protester urging a crowd to ‘stand firm’ and to be prepared to ‘defend our community’

Evening Standard

‘History is repeating itself’: fight against far-right in London’s East End goes on

Eighty-nine years after residents drove Oswald Mosley’s Blackshirts from Tower Hamlets, anti-far right coalition is still vital in borough

The Guardian - UK

We Americans love remaking British TV. Must the UK remake our odious politicians?

A recent trip to Britain from my native California presented some worrying truths about our shared political future

The Guardian - US

Jack the Ripper Identified? Here's Who He Really Is According to a Criminologist

Discover how David Wilson identifies Aaron Kosminski as Jack the Ripper using DNA from a victim's shawl and geo-profiling of 1888 Whitechapel murders.

International Business Times UK

London strip club faces opposition to licence renewal as hundreds object

Public backlash to plans for The Nags Head in Whitechapel Road to renew its sexual entertainment venue licence for another year

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‘Hero’ hound sniffs out erectile dysfunction pills

Skye detected suspicious smells from a locked bike box outside a shop in Whitechapel

Evening Standard

Greggs ditches self-service fridges in London stores as shoplifting soars

Greggs’ Whitechapel store is one of several in London where snacks are being moved behind the counter

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Greggs ditches self-service fridges in some stores to curb shoplifting

Its shop in Whitechapel, east London, is among those where it has launched the initiative.

Evening Standard

Woman reveals how she was 'body slammed' to ground next to east London canal as police make arrest

Metropolitan Police say a 38-year-old man from Whitechapel has been arrested on suspicion of common assault - and is under investigation for similar incident

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London Fire Brigade issues urgent e-bike warning after three rescued from Whitechapel flat

Nine people were assessed at the scene by London Ambulance Service crews and two people were taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation

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Four arrested in Whitechapel as Met cracks down on drug crime and organised gangs

The arrests formed part of a wider crackdown on organised crime by local police and council teams

International Business Times UK

7 Infamous Suspects Who Could Have Been Jack the Ripper—And Why Aaron Kosminski Might Be the One

The most compelling suspect in recent years is Aaron Kosminski, a Polish immigrant who lived in Whitechapel during the time of the murders.

Evening Standard

Moment man gets fake sniper rifle out at Elizabeth line station

A viral video showed a man dressed in camouflage allegedly building a fake gun at Whitechapel station

Evening Standard

London travel news LIVE: Tube and Overground meltdown as TfL network hit by suspensions and delays

Commuters were hit with major disruption on the Tube and Overground on Friday.

Evening Standard

London travel news LIVE: Elizabeth line and Liverpool Street disruption due to 'casualty' as Tube hit by delays

Commuters using the Elizabeth line were faced with disruption on Monday morning as emergency services responded to a casualty.

Evening Standard

London first-time buyer: 'My parents sold our family home to pay the deposit for my Whitechapel flat'

Lois Child is one of the 79 per cent of Londoners who needed family help to get on the property ladder

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