UNCOVERED: 8 | History Defined

Homophobic man with extreme violence obsession beat man to death with a claw hammer in cemetery

Erik Feld killed Ranjith Kankanamalage in Tower Hamlets in August 2021.

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

In the London borough with the widest wealth gap, the Budget leaves many confused

Views ranged from ‘thrilled’ to ‘disappointed’ in this polarised area

The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2023

East Londoners want Cockney recognised as official language

A group of east Londoners have called for Cockney to be recognised as an official language.

Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2023

Residents warned council landlord about overcrowded flat before fatal fire

Tower Hamlets council’s failure to stop overcrowding prompts allegation by residents’ association of ‘negligence’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2023

TfL withholding £1m from Tower Hamlets mayor because he may axe LTN road safety schemes

Transport for London is withholding more than £1m from a borough mayor who is considering axing road schemes designed to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists.

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2023

Tower Hamlets mayor accused of ‘culture war’ against low-traffic schemes

Campaigners criticise Lutfur Rahman as he consults for second time on London borough’s LTNs

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2023

Man sentenced for killing roommate with pair of scissors in Tower Hamlets flat

David Cheres launched a brutal attack on Tiparat Argatu in January 2021

Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2023

Tower Hamlets schools urge Mayor Lutfur Rahman not to bin road safety schemes

Five heads have written to the Tower Hamlets mayor urging him to retain and improve the traffic-calming measures in and around Old Bethnal Green Road and Columbia Road

Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2023

London house prices: only three boroughs saw asking prices rise in January

Only Tower Hamlets, Hammersmith and Camden saw any increase in asking prices this month, while other parts of the UK enjoyed the “green shoots of growth”.

Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2023

Family-of-six trapped in mouldy studio flat told they must wait 13 YEARS for bigger home

Mohamed Abubakar, his wife Rasha Al-Buriahi and their four children of whom the youngest is one-year-old, have to eat and sleep in the same room of their overcrowded home in east London

Daily Mirror · Jan 12, 2023