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Disruption on east London roads and rail next week

Works by Network Rail, Thames Water, and gas and power companies are set to cause disruptions on road and rail across Barking and Dagenham, Newham, Redbridge and Tower Hamlets. Here is a... Read more »
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Man, 50, brutally murdered in East London cemetery in suspected ‘homophobic attack’

A 50-year-old man was found dead after a brutal attack in Tower Hamlets, which is believed to be homophobically motivated. The man was found with a serious wound to the head as... Read more »
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Body found in east London park sparks police investigation

Police respond to incident (Metropolitan Police ) Police are investigating after a man’s body was found this afternoon in an East London park. Officers said he was unresponsive when they arrived around... Read more »
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Council rakes in £1m of fines from single east London bus lane

A bus lane near Whipps Cross Hospital earned Waltham Forest Council more than £1 million in fines in the last twelve months. In the year before August 1, 26,309 fines were issued... Read more »
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East London skyscraper climber reveals why he did death-defying stunt without ropes

The daredevil who climbed The Shard has told how he feared his own death before scaling a 36-storey Stratford building this week. George King-Thompson stunned residents when he scaled Newham’s Stratosphere Tower... Read more »
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London property: The East London borough with the lowest house prices in the capital

House prices have soared across the UK since the start of the coronavirus pandemic – but in one area of East London, the average home costs a little more than £300,000. The... Read more »
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London Covid cases: Rates rise in most south east boroughs

The latest case rates have been released for every local authority area in England and in most of them, infections are rising. Nationally, 182 out of the 315 local areas in England... Read more »
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Woman, 26, dies after falling from East London flat after man is arrested

A 26-year old woman has died after falling from a block of flats in Stratford following the arrest of a man by the Metropolitan Police. Officers were called to a block of... Read more »

Parts of east London predicted for regular flooding by 2030

Large parts of east London could be regularly flooded by 2030, a risk map predicts.  The tool developed by independent group Climate Central shows which areas are projected to be below the... Read more »
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Woman, 26, falls to her death from a block of flats in east London – as man is arrested

Woman, 26, falls to her death from a block of flats in east London – with a man arrested over the incident The 26-year-old fell from the flats in International Way, Stratford,... Read more »