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Back in April, Newham Council got special permission to raise its council tax by 8.99 percent - nearly double the normal increase cap of 4.99 percent - in order to help it swerve bankruptcy. As Newham faces more 'difficult decisions' and a £53 million funding gap next year, a new report suggests that it could ask for permission to increase its council tax by the same amount again.

Plans to run a 425m zipline from the ArcellorMittal Orbit tower in the Olympic Park are set to be considered by councillors next week. ZipWorld, which operates the 114.5m high tower, wants planning permission for the wire from both Tower Hamlets and Newham councils. Plans say the zipline would offer a unique and exhilarating experience for a predicted 60,000 extra visitors a year.

A 25-year-old man has died after falling from an e-scooter in east London. The Met Police were called to reports of a crash involving an e-scooter in Newham at 6.12pm on Saturday. Officers attended the scene on Prince Regent Lane near the junction with Glen Road with London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance. The rider - a 25-year-old man - was declared dead at scene after falling from the e-scooter.

We are delighted to have reached this stage in the process for the Limmo Peninsula, bringing us a step closer to bringing this new development in the heart of east London to life.

Rokhsana Fiaz OBE, Mayor of Newham, emphasized the increasing popularity of EV charging points, stating, 'We want to see a lot more of them across the borough.'