Drug dealing has entered the digital age, with illegal online marketplaces disrupting local drug supplies. When the Taliban took control
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The Regulator of Social Housing gave Tower Hamlets Council a C3 grade after inspection found nearly a quarter of homes
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Knowledge and preparation are key to preventing unintentional addiction and overdose caused by nitazenes hidden in recreational drugs and counterfeit
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A climate of fear has taken over Tower Hamlets’ community of rough sleepers, with nearly everyone saying they’ve lost friends
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After an investigation by the Slice revealed that Tower Hamlets’ funding to its Food Hub had been drastically cut overnight,
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Nitazenes are up to five hundred times stronger than heroin, but the way we understand drug use hasn’t changed to
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Deadlier than heroin or fentanyl, nitazenes have arrived in Tower Hamlets. A new investigative series by the Slice asks, are
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Over a span of five years, Barts Health NHS Trust paid nearly £20m to 99 patients for misdiagnoses and ‘unnecessary
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Redundancy proposals from Solace Women’s Aid have been axed in one of ‘the most significant and inspiring wins for Violence
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Parking complaints are among the top three most common complaints from council house residents, prompting Tower Hamlets Council to take
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A former clothing factory will be demolished to make way for science labs and an affordable workspace as part of
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Mayor Lutfur Rahman has pledged to reinstate funding to the Tower Hamlets Food Hub, stating his office was ‘misinformed’ about
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