Asian POW Darshan loses final battle

A FORMER prisoner of war who campaigned for the rights of Asians has died aged 86. Darshan Singh Mann, of Balmoral Gardens, Goodmayes, died on Thursday after a brief illness. The married father-of-five established the Redbridge Punjabi Centre in Ley Stree... » MORE

King of planet Bollywood

A MASSIVE, once-in-a-lifetime show is about to take the country s Asian community by storm. Some of Bollywood s best-loved screen stars, including the biggest of all – the legendary Amitabh Bachchan – will appear together for the first time ever, in an al...

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Come on Field the noise

IF the usual festival idea of big bands on big stages and big rock fans with big hair in big fields is all a bit scary for you, then your day has come. Offering up an exemplary cross-section of indie jangling bands, artists and DJs, Field Day is back at V...

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Mummy's the word for terror-cotta warriors

The blockbuster Mummy franchise shifts its action to Asia for the third chapter in the adventure series. Brendan Fraser returns as explorer Rick O Connell to combat the resurrected Han Emperor (Jet Li) in an epic that races from the catacombs of ancient C... » MORE

Mz Bratz, the one to watch

TEENAGE grime sensation Mz Bratz is a busy young woman. After the success of her Wiley response track, the19-year-old from Chigwell – real name Cleopatra Humphrey – is in the middle of a 30-date European tour and bound for the States. She is also hoping h...

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Money matters as Freddie’s off

JUST 24 hours after manager Alan Curbishley insisted that he was still part of his plans, Swedish winger Freddie Ljungberg has been paid off by West Ham United, writes DAVE EVANS. The 31-year-old Swede, who played in his country s disappointing Euro 2008... » MORE

Tony Keep's on excelling

Stratford Wesleyans 204 beat Northfleet 65 by 139 runs. TONY KEEP produced a superb all-round performance as Wesleyans thrashed Northfleet. First, Keep scored his maiden half-century in a 30-year Stratford career, before the veteran rounded off his man-o...

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Boss Ling is looking to spring a surprise

Manager Martin Ling is out to prove the bookies wrong after they have installed the O s as one of the favouries to go down – again, writes TREVOR DAVIES. It s no surprise that they have us down with the dead men, smiled Ling. Ever since we won promotio...

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Nwokeji on the Mark!

MARK NWOKEJI capped his first outing in a Daggers shirt with the opening goal as his new team-mates edged out Ryman Premier Division side Boreham Wood on Monday night, WRITES MIKE SIMMONS. Nwokeji struck after 31 minutes of the keenly-contested clash, cut...

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Essex show off their Jekyll and Hyde side!

Essex suffered mixed fortunes on their annual visit to Southend s Garon Park last week. They were crushed by 202 runs in the Championship duel against Glamorgan, before handing out an eight-wicket thrashing to Northants in the Pro 40 League. The defeat a...

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