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Newham’s missed chance to ease the travellers homeless crisis

£2million was allocated for construction of a site for the traveller community but was not spent reports Aidan White

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Clean and green response to Silvertown Tunnel

Jean Gray on plans to tackle climate crisis after the opening of the controversial tunnel

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Man sexually assaulted stranger as she slept on flight landing at Gatwick Airport

Momade Jussab, 66, sexually assaulted a woman on a flight from Doha to London Gatwick Airport.

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'I was bitten by bed bugs at a hotel in Stratford - now I'm being ignored'

A man has said he has been left feeling ignored and neglected after being bitten by bed bugs at a Premier Inn hotel in Stratford.

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Restaurant among east London tax defaulters named and shamed in HMRC data

Deliberate tax defaulters across east London have been named by the HMRC.

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Three dead and three taken to hospital after crash near Heathrow Airport

Three people have died and three people have been taken to hospital after a crash near Heathrow Airport.

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Louis Theroux issues alopecia health update as he 'prepares' for a big change

Documentarian Louis Theroux has issued an alopecia health update to his fans and has said he is preparing for a 'full head shave' in the next year.

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Do you want Idris Elba to be London Mayor? Labour eyes Sadiq Khan replacement

Reports suggest that the Labour Party would like actor Idris Elba to replace Sadiq Khan as London Mayor.

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Spring heatwave in London this week with temperatures hotter than Marbella

London is set to enjoy a full week of warm, sunny weather, with temperatures expected to reach 20°C by Friday – making London hotter than Marbella.

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'A decomposed body was found in our daughter's bed, but we're not sure it's her'

The family of Plaistow waitress Marta Perkowska question whether a body found in a flat really belonged to her, an inquest has heard.

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Huge emergency search of River Thames after girl, 11, enters water near Woolwich

A major emergency search is underway for an 11-year-old girl thought to be in the River Thames.

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Woman arrested after baby boy found dead in bin outside Notting Hill church

A woman has been arrested after a newborn baby was found dead in a bin in Notting Hill.

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RECAP: Emergency services scour River Thames for person in the water

Live updates as a video appears to show the police by the Thames as a helicopter flies up and down the river in Woolwich.

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City Hall cash boost for London’s creative industries

More than £10m will be allocated to the British Fashion Council, Film London, Games London and the London Design Festival over four years

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Mum is latest victim of killer 'novel synthetic opioid', court hears

Laura Handford, 41, was found dead in Forest Gate having taken novel opioid protonitazene, an inquest at East London Coroner's Court has heard.

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UK to heat up as Met Office forecasts sunny weather and high temperatures

The Met Office's weather forecasts share that the UK can expect sunny and dry days as temperatures rise.

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East Londoners jailed this month including child rapist who called it 'a bit of fun'

The names and faces of the east London men and women judges put behind bars in March 2025.

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A brief history of the Hammersmith & City line in four forgotten maps

The Hammersmith & City line was largely built on a viaduct across fields in west London, also using the “cut and cover” tunnels of the Metropolitan line.

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Early detection – the key to beating cancer

Sheila Nursimhulu reports on a Newham doctor's call for local residents to seek advice

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Beloved Shogun actor Richard Chamberlain dies at 90, his family confirm

Richard Chamberlain once guest-starred in the British television series "Hustle" as James Whittaker Wright III.