The government will send ministerial envoys into Tower Hamlets Council to tackle failing governance and local accountability. Local government minister Jim McMahon said it was "both necessary and ...

Ministers formally intervened in the running of Tower Hamlets council on Wednesday after a damning report raised concerns about a “toxic” political culture. Local government minister Jim ...

Proposals were previously rejected by Tower Hamlets council but have now been re-submitted and will be considered by Labour housing chief Angela Rayner. There are fears the application could now ...

Independent Domestic Violence Advisors (IDVAs) from the charity Solace Women's Aid will begin strike action in Tower Hamlets on 14 February. A spokesperson for the charity said it was merging ...

Kim Bromley-Derry has been appointed as ministerial envoy at Tower Hamlets LBC, with Pam Parkes and Shokat Lal serving as assistant envoys, the local government minister has announced. The previous ...

But in 2010 a Channel Four investigation linked Mr Rahman to the alleged fundamentalist group the Islamic Forum of Europe. When Tower Hamlets moved to an elected mayoral system in 2010 he was accused ...

The most popular names for babies born in Tower Hamlets last year have been revealed ... However royal names were less popular in 2023. George ranked fourth, with 3,494 babies being given the ...

A Tower Hamlets restaurant has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating. Meltdown Cheeseburgers, a restaurant, ...