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'Prolific thief' from east London jailed and banned from busy district
A "prolific thief" from east London has been jailed and banned from entering a busy district. Oyas Ali, 53, of Barnet Grove in Shoreditch, was sentenced to 14 weeks in jail for five counts of theft after stealing £1,600 worth of items. Ali,
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Balcony 'completely destroyed' by fire which tore through flat
A balcony has been "completely destroyed" by a fire which tore through a flat in Whitechapel. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) sent six fire engines and about 40 firefighters to a blaze in a block of flats on Cartwright Street in east London today
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'Concerned' community get letter from police chief over arrest video
The Met Police has referred itself to the police watchdog after a pro-Palestine supporter appeared to be filmed being repeatedly punched in the face by an officer in Whitechapel. Footage shared to X on Friday, July 12 appeared to show a man holding
