BBC: A plan to build the UK's biggest mosque in Stratford, east London, has been rejected by councillors.
Thousands of supporters gathered outside Newham Council's town hall ahead of the decision.
The huge mosque would have been four times the capacity of St Paul's Cathedral with room for almost 10,000 worshippers.
The Islamic missionary group Tablighi Jamaat has been trying for 10 years to build a mosque in Newham.
Supporters outside the town hall, some of whom had come from Birmingham and Bradford, held signs reading: "15 years of waiting. Not a day more. Vote yes to the Riverine Centre". (+ video) » | Wednesday, December 15, 2012
