Occupy protesters rally in London and New York on May Daymsnbc.com (blog)Lefteris Pitarakis / AP An 'Occupy London'' protester hands out flowers to mark May Day, to commuters in a central London train station, Tuesday, May 1. People march on a sidewalk during a May Day protest in New York on May 1.and more ...

Small traders and shopkeepers battling for survival against big businesses and rocketing rents which are threatening their livelihood are launching a trades guild in London’s economically-depressed East End. ...

Detectives investigating a robbery in Lower Clapton where the suspect knocked the victim unconscious in his own block of flats have released an e-fit of the suspect. ...

A 16-year-old boy has been jailed for 16 months after robbing two youngsters in Alexandra Park last month. ...

Former Gravesend footballer Roy Hodgson was today appointed England Manager on a four-year contract. ...

Former Gravesend footballer Roy Hodgson was today appointed England Manager on a four-year contract. ...

Former Gravesend footballer Roy Hodgson was today appointed England Manager on a four-year contract. ...

Tickets for Bexley’s Olympic torch evening celebrations will be released next Friday (11). ...

The Riverside South pathway, which was reopened last year after a residents' campaign, shut again from Monday for 18 months. Canary Wharf Group, which is working on the site on behalf of its owner JP Morgan, said the closure was necessary to accommodate work to strengthen the river wall. ... ...

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A woman has described the bloody aftermath of a vicious attack on an innocent man that saw three robbers hack at his hand with a 12-inch blade. ...

Pupils transformed into some of Oliver Twist’s most famous characters as they took part in a drama workshop at Dagenham Library. ...

Pupils transformed into some of Oliver Twist’s most famous characters as they took part in a drama workshop at Dagenham Library. ...

A drunken secretary from Romford whose racist rant at commuters was posted on YouTube was today (Tuesday) warned she faces jail. ...

A woman was hospitalised following a collision between a lorry and car on a busy motorway. ...

A woman was hospitalised following a collision between a lorry and car on a busy motorway. ...

A Harold Hill woman with cerebral palsy is vowing to walk independently after completing the London Marathon in four days. ...

A man used a walking stick as an imitation gun to commit two robberies of bookmakers in Gravesend and Bexley. ...

A man used a walking stick as an imitation gun to commit two robberies of bookmakers in Gravesend and Bexley. ...

A man used a walking stick as an imitation gun to commit two robberies of bookmakers in Gravesend and Bexley. ...