A panel of locals enjoys a preview of the Channel 4 drama’s first episode, but finds plenty of flaws in Ronan Bennett’s supposedly realistic portrayal of life in the borough

‘Real Steel’ is set in the future but it has a very retro feel to it, coming from a long tradition of family – orientated blockbusters intended to rake in the cash by appealing to all potential viewers.   The film has plenty of action and big robots, to appeal to boys of all ages, plus [...]

The British seaside lies at the centre of an eternal paradox. For those of us toiling away in the big city, rushing off to enjoy sun, sand and seagulls seems an attractive proposition.  Yet, if you grow up by the sea, especially when you hit your teenage years, you cannot wait to run away and [...]

Planning your wedding is never easy. Planing your wedding in the UK especially if you are of an ethnic heritage such as African or Caribbean, and want to include cultural attributes in to your wedding can be frustrating, if you don’t have the right avenues.  Lets face it, your average wedding planner wouldn’t know where [...]

Anyone who has ever had a problem with rats in their home will tell you that it can be a pretty terrifying experience. Many nights spent lying awake in the dark (if you are brave enough to switch the light off that is) listening to scuttling, scratching and gnawing from an unseen invader.  Horrible! So [...]

“I killed my dog. My best friend’s dying of cancer. I’m ****ed,” says angry alcoholic Joseph (Peter Mullan) in ‘Tyrannosaur.’ His words perceptively sum up the grim mood of a film in which the opening moments see Joseph‘s poor canine chum kicked into the next world by his owner. Not the dogs fault; he is [...]

Police say the 37 year old woman shot in Broadway Market in the early hours of Saturday morning was not the intended target. It’s believed she was caught in a gunshot attack that was in retribution over another shooting on in Queensbridge Road, Dalston, last Wednesday afternoon. Her condition is stable and not life threatening. [...]

Police were called to London Fields at about 1:45 am this morning, after reports of gunshots. Along with the Ambulance service they discovered a woman in her late 30′s with gunshot wounds to her leg. She has been taken to an East London hospital, where her condition is said to be  serious but stable and [...]