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CONFIDENCE tricksters who targeted elderly victims in a bid to con them out of tens of thousands of pounds have received lengthy prison sentences.

Man from Hackney and Dagenham have been jailed for firearms offences after officers found four handguns in a car, a Glock firearm in a kitchen and a Taser.

TWO men have been convicted of their parts in a courier fraud conspiracy fleecing victims of tens of thousands of pounds in cash and valuables.

A woman arrested in connection with a stabbing that took place six weeks ago in Victoria Park Road, Hackney, has since been detained under the Mental Health Act

Here are some great ways to spend this November weekend (November 5-7) come rain or shine.

Here are some great ways to spend this November weekend (November 5-7) come rain or shine.

THREE men have admitted their part in a courier fraud conspiracy

It later came to light that was the result of pressure from the government. Various cabinet ministers were quick to leap to the defence of monuments to slavers. When Colston’s statue fell, home secretary Priti Patel denounced the action as “utterly disgraceful” while Boris Johnson argued Black Lives Matter had been “subverted by thuggery”. In July it was revealed that culture secretary Oliver Dowden had been in contact with the Museum of the Home to demand Geffrye’s statue stayed up...