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Local author up for top award
Aldgate-based author Johnnie Lowery has been been shortlisted for the Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards 2024 in the football category. 'Match Fit' was released last August and takes an in-depth look at the issues in football, from the Premier
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Fire destroys car after crash on main road
A car has been destroyed in a fire after a crash near the Blackwall Tunnel. Firefighters from the London Fire Brigade were dispatched to Blackwall Way at 1.36am yesterday (May 19) after receiving reports of a car on fire. A spokesperson for
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Two people smugglers charged migrants £10k to enter UK and faked ID for them
Two east London criminals who arranged for migrants to be smuggled into the UK using lorries and small aircraft have been jailed. Myrteza Hilaj, 50, and Kreshnik Kadena, 37, both from Leyton, were behind at least nine migrant journeys in 2016 and