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Whitechapel extremist Mohammed Rahman jailed for five-and-a-half years for Isis support
Rahman given same sentence as co-defendant Anjem Choudary for urging followers to pledge allegiance to Islamic State
Read MoreFailing Muslim school shut down by Ofsted
Ayasofia Primary in Whitechapel is to be closed despite warnings about potential ‘radicalisation’ during home schooling
Read MoreChallengers to disgraced ex-Mayor Rahman now face ‘£210k bill’ despite legal victory
Petitioners take to crowdfunding site aiming to recoup the unexpectedly high legal costs, as Mayor Biggs tweets support
Read MoreWatchdog fears ‘risks’ of holding vote for next Mayor of London on same date as general election
Voters could be confronted with four different ballot papers as well as different electoral systems
Read MoreBarred: prison play asks if art and education can rehabilitate offenders
Writer and ex-offender Dean Stalham bases his plays on searching questions that interrogate the prison experience
Read MoreThree men jailed for stealing ‘life-saving equipment’ from fire stations
Thieves stole £100k worth of fire-fighting kit in London crime spree
Read MoreObituary – Colin O’Brien
Acclaimed photographer who chronicled the life of ordinary East Londoners since the 1940s has died suddenly aged 76
Read MoreMayor vows to track down ‘fraudsters’ targeting Tower Hamlets residents in housing scam
Bogus ‘Overcrowding Aid’ claims to represent local authority and asks for £29.99 fee to help residents find a more spacious home
Read More20mph speed limit in Tower Hamlets makes roads ‘more dangerous’
Speed limit trial has caused more overtaking and increased risk, says Cllr Andrew Wood
Read MoreMuslims join Christians in solidarity at Bethnal Green church service for murdered French priest
Two religions ‘can support one another in mutual respect’ says rector following brutal killing of Father Jacques Hamel by radical Islamists in Normandy
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