The government is considering appointing ministerial envoys to make sure Tower Hamlets council meets "serious concerns" about its governance and culture. A government report published on Tuesday said ...

Government inspectors are being sent in to Tower Hamlets Council after concerns about how it is being run under its independent mayor, Lutfur Rahman. They have been asked to look at a range of issues ...

When is the election for mayor of Tower Hamlets, and who is standing? The election for mayor of Tower Hamlets will be held on Thursday 7 May between 07:00 BST and 22:00. Tower Hamlets Council will be ...

James Butler interviews Sara, a single-parent in Tower Hamlets, East London, which illustrates the impossible situation especially social housing tenants are being put in, squeezed on both sides by ...

The British government has decided to intervene in the management of Tower Hamlets council in east London after inspectors criticised the administration on several matters, including not “effectively” ...

Ministerial envoys are now being dispatched to monitor the governing of a borough with the highest concentration of Muslims in the country A woman holds a placard outside the East London Mosque after ...

The Metropolitan Police has blocked a planned anti-migrant march from taking place in an east London borough this weekend, citing concerns it could spark “serious disorder”. The event, organised by ...

A fire at a block of flats in London has seen a woman rescued after 70 firefighters were called the scene. Around 10 fire engines and firefighters were dispatched after what was reported to be a ...

Tower Hamlets ‘cropped’ the word from website page that promotes National Hate Crime Awareness Week Patrick has covered major news events in the past three decades, from the death of Princess Diana to ...

Sign up for the best picks from our travel, fashion and lifestyle writers. Seven years ago it looked like Lutfur Rahman’s political career was finished. An ...

Tower Hamlets. Best-known for the eponymous Tower of London, being the former stomping ground of disgraced former mayor Lutfur Rahman, and the white cliffs. As well as being a London borough, Tower ...