The cut to winter fuel allowance has proved to be a controversial measure introduced by the government but one local council is stepping in to help pensioners. Tower Hamlets Council is offering ...

Around 1,500 pensioners in an east London borough will have their ... Fuel Allowance to protect pensioners this winter, as we are in Tower Hamlets." The news comes after union Unite began legal ...

Police made an arrest after a woman disappeared from Tower Hamlets on Sunday A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was reported missing from east London on Sunday.

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 ... initiatives such as universal free school meals, winter fuel payments for pensioners, grants for ...