Witness describes ‘scary’ moment building nearby in east London collapses

Witness describes ‘scary’ moment building nearby in east London collapses

Emergency services were called at around 12.17pm on Saturday to Gloucester Drive in Hackney. Videos posted to social media showed the entire back of the house had sheared away, leaving bricks and... Read more »
Shocking moment thug knocks out girl, 17, outside McDonald’s in brutal attack in East London

Shocking moment thug knocks out girl, 17, outside McDonald’s in brutal attack in East London

THIS is the shocking moment a thug knocked out a 17-year-old girl in a brutal attack outside a McDonald’s. The footage shows the man inside the fast food restaurant in Tower Hamlets,... Read more »
Network Rail kicks off east London masterplanning at former Olympic hub

Network Rail kicks off east London masterplanning at former Olympic hub

Network Rail has launched a masterplanning process for the development of a major logistics hub at Bow Goods Yard in east London.   Bow Goods Yard, comprising over 120,000m2 of brownfield land,... Read more »
Gas leak in London, Ont’s east end

Gas leak in London, Ont’s east end

Emergency crews attended the scene of a natural gas leak in the 1200-block of Oxford Street East, west of Highbury Avenue, Tuesday afternoon. The London Fire Department said Enbridge Gas is on... Read more »
NHS trust NELFT in east London appoints new chief executive

NHS trust NELFT in east London appoints new chief executive

A mental health trust which covers parts of east London and Essex has appointed a new chief executive. North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT), which provides community and mental health services, announced... Read more »
Bus driver in hospital after being stabbed in east London

Bus driver in hospital after being stabbed in east London

A bus driver is in hospital after being stabbed on a busy high street in east London. Police were called to Commercial Road, Stepney at about 3.30pm on Sunday. Officers responded and... Read more »
Latest doctors’ strike impacting ‘very busy’ NHS services across East London

Latest doctors’ strike impacting ‘very busy’ NHS services across East London

Significant impact expected as junior doctors in the NHS walkout for a third time this year, reports Josh Mellor, Local Democracy Reporter A junior doctors picket line today outside The Royal London... Read more »
Nottingham attack: Grace Kumar was daughter of hero east London GP

Nottingham attack: Grace Kumar was daughter of hero east London GP

Tributes have been pouring in since it was revealed that Nottingham student Grace Kumar, 19, was killed at 4am yesterday (June 13). The hockey star played at London’s Southgate Hockey team as well... Read more »
East London boroughs rank highest in London house price index

East London boroughs rank highest in London house price index

Recently published Land Registry figures show, as of March 2023, Barking and Dagenham on the top, followed by Havering in second spot. Waltham Forest and Redbridge were ranked fourth and fifth.  A house price index is... Read more »
Locum doctor who worked in east London banned for misconduct

Locum doctor who worked in east London banned for misconduct

A suspended locum doctor who worked briefly for an east London NHS trust failed to tell it he faced concerns about his performance, a tribunal heard. Dr Henry Alava Verzola, who did shifts for Barking, Havering... Read more »