The airport wants bigger aircraft approaching 27 metres lower over the Royal Docks - it insists that means fewer flights and less noise, but critics and a campaigners' report dispute the claim
Mayor Forhad Hussain has recommended Maria Christofi as the town hall's new chief executive, with a full council vote due next month. If approved, she would be Newham's third chief executive in three years
The East Africa Muslim Cultural Group has run out of options after Newham Council and government inspectors repeatedly rejected its residential headquarters.
Standing for Mayor of Newham in May, Furness has ignited a local debate by claiming the borough is increasingly fractured along ethnic and religious lines
