‘Inadequate’ Newham college slammed by Ofsted over 'ineffective' teaching
Newham Sixth Form College in Plaistow has been downgraded from ‘good’ to ‘inadequate’ following an Ofsted inspection.
Bad behaviour by away fans at West Ham's London Stadium costs taxpayer £500k
Disruption and damage from away fans during football matches at the London Stadium have cost the taxpayer more than £500,000 this year.
WARNING: Boy racers could face £100 fine if they are caught speeding in these areas
An East London council has vowed to clamp down on boy racers by slapping them with a £100 fine if they are caught driving and treating the streets “as a race track”.
Child deaths and injuries spark safeguarding probes
The cases of children and teenagers killed or injured in stabbings, arrested for violent crimes or lost to suicide sparked a series of safeguarding investigations.
Almost half of children in final year of primary school are obese
More than 40 per cent of Newham’s pupils in the last year of primary school are obese, figures published in a council document show.
