Barking and Dagenham will be among six host boroughs playing a key role in the Paralympics opening ceremony, it was announced today. ...

Some schools have had to close while Thames Water engineers try to fix problem ...

Telegraph.co.ukUK fighter jets in Olympic security exerciseFox NewsMay 1, 2012: British army personnel leave residential apartments in Bow, east London, where the Ministry to Defense plans to place surface-to-air missiles during the Summer Olympics.AP2012 LONDON – Fighter jets will soar across Britain on Wednesday as ...Fighter jets take to the British skies in Olympic security exerciseWashington PostLondon ...

A classroom assistant had her proud moment representing the school where she works in London’s deprived East End when she addressed a public election assembly at Westminster for the mayor election. ...

Plans for Hackney’s first foodbank which will provide emergency food parcels to families in crisis were announced this week. ...

A potentially dangerous domestic dispute ended in tears for one man after he was subdued with pepper spray by police. ...

An accused shoplifter managed to make a bad situation worse for himself when he tried to fight his way to freedom, Perth County OPP say. ...

Accused due to appear before Brent Magistrates’ Court today (Wednesday) ...

Officers storm 17 homes simultaneously in Brent and Westminster ...

A Woodford Green charity will be hoping more century breaks at the World Snooker Championship could lead to a ...

There hasn't been a meth lab bust here since 2006, but that doesn't mean the drug problem has been solved. ...

The details of what could be the biggest Jubilee street party in the East End have been announced. ...

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A deal has been signed with developers to pull down east London’s disused Queen Elizabeth Children’s Hospital and build 180 new homes. ...

Acts of bravery and calmness under pressure by Redbridge police officers have been recognised at a commendation ceremony. ...

The future of a popular Havering city farm could be safeguarded after a council threw its weight behind a major development. ...

An Ilford man who filmed a woman’s racist rant and posted the clip on video sharing website YouTube said he captured the tirade to show people not to “put up with that behaviour”. ...

A full-scale test of the Olympic Park starts today and runs until Tuesday, with six final sporting events which form part of the London Prepares series. Olympic organisers Locog will be looking at security, ticketing and logistics as well as examining the operations of the individual sports and venues.... ...

Commuters faced a miserable journey to work this morning when the DLR was completely suspended after a communications failure. Services were restored across most of the line but Bank-Shadwell remained closed, causing delays across the service and a logjam on the Jubilee line.... ...

The Romford Recorder is today (Wednesday) launching a brand new iPhone app that will help users discover London like never before. ...