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The burst water main has flooded a section of Lea Bridge Road. Photo: Waltham Forest Police.

Police warn sinkhole may develop in street flooded by burst water main

Former council chairman inspired by daughter supports diabetes charity

Food bank braces for sharp spike in demand for services during school holidays

Auditors have 'limited' to 'no assurance' in some council processes

Music hall celebrates year of world-class performances

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Overcoming adversity and student excellence recognised at award's ceremony

Dad accuses council of extortion after price of parking permit jumps from £30 to £120

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Spitfire fly-by and Peppa Pig features of town show

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Rugby club needs more support for private home funded facilities upgrade

Women lead Shabbat service at synagogue

Borough's end of life care quality lower than national average

Sinkhole slows traffic on another scorching day

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Bus stop could be removed from outside tube station

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'My kids think I'm mad' says mum shaving head for charity

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Tampons and sanitary towels should be free, say doctors

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Taxi driver welcomes TfL decision not to renew Uber's licence

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Uber wins partial victory to have it's licence renewed

Politicians committed to overturning Heathrow decision

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Renowned geezer becomes face of air ambulance

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Borough tenth worst in country for enforcing food hygiene standards

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Mother feels 'physically sick' watching dirty toilet water leak through her ceilings

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Mayor and air cadets toast care home's 'good' CQC rating at Caribbean fete

Aspiring sailors celebrate success in London Youth Games

Baby bank and food bank preparing for summer pressure

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Man takes on 100 mile cycle following death of brother-in-law

Foodbank leader reflects on its fifth birthday: "There is poverty that isn't spoken about"

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World food market comes to town

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Fire breaks out in high street shop

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First chance to see plans for 23,000 home garden town

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Mice infestations see two Chinese restaurants closed

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M&S backs temporary accommodation project for homeless

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Morning update: There for you every morning

Big vegetable growers and serious chutney makers wanted for horticultural show

If you're a bad sleeper, you're at risk of health issues

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NHS trust apologises to thousands of patients waiting for routine appointments

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'It would be a tragedy if this historic building is destroyed'

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Dozens arrested as summer anti-drink and drug driving campaign swings into action

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Petition launched in opposition to Next distribution centre

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Woman quits job to help refugees fleeing Syria and Iraq

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Do you have something to say to the council?

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Sixth form teachers nationally recognised for having positive impact on youngsters

Lauren, 18, could have been saved if she had been given meningitis jab

Community project funding applications open

Foodbank marks fifth birthday

Touching photo shows moment twins meet for the first time after being split up

Boy, 15, missing for more than six weeks

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Severe delays after milk spillage on M25

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Do you want the chance to learn outdoor skills this summer?

Community group joins MPs to celebrate project which awarded it £12k

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How Hana turns parks into jewellery

Squirrel breaks through seemingly impenetrable bird feeder

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IDS doing his 'level best' to overturn ban on direct flights to North Cyprus

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Village hall refurb and new defibrillator unveiled

Politicians react to Sadiq Khan running for mayor again

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THEN AND NOW: Would you recognise these buildings?

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Firefighters cut woman out of car after collision with bus

Do you want to do a skydive on the cheap?

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COLUMN: What happens when the jobs go?

Community hub bids farewell to long-term premises

England to play Panama in a city ruled by a Nazeing girl

Charity's garden party to celebrate Mandela's birth centenary

Hospice to be supported by team of Cambridge University medical students

College teachers welcome merger and hope for £5,000 pay rise

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Labour candidate receives backing of shadow chancellor

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Residents' campaign group is holding the council to account

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Fire: People advised to keep doors and windows closed until smoke 'diminished'

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Students exhibit at college show

A Level student opens for Ed Sheeran and meets the Mayor

Do you know the consequences of using your phone behind the wheel?

What's on in East London this weekend, June 23 and 24, 2018

It's going to be as hot as Spain

Girl who killed teenage sister in horror crash spared jail

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Sport

West Ham charged by FA

Sargeant praises Orient's togetherness

Lanzini targeting 2019 comeback

James Dayton has fully recovered from his injury. Picture: Simon O'Connor.

Dayton ready for pre-season

A smiling Danny Rose during England training. Picture: Action Images

Rose predicts record-breaking future for Kane

West Ham are reportedly keeping tabs on Austrian international Aleksandar Dragovic. Picture: Action Images.

Hammers keeping tabs on Dragovic?

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Sport

Leyton Orient have signed Tranmere Rovers striker James Alabi. Picture: Action Images.

O's swoop for Alabi

Spurs duo advance after tedious stalemate

West Ham's Manuel Lanzini has reportedly been ruled out for 15 months through injury. Picture: Action Images.

Lanzini reportedly ruled out for 15 months

Wins for Wanstead & Snaresbrook, Ilford, Buckhurst Hill, Loughton and Walthamstow in the Essex League.

Wanstead & Snaresbrook remain top

West Ham have reportedly had a bid rejected for Craig Dawson. Picture: Action Images.

West Brom reject West Ham's bid for Dawson

Standing sections are currently not allowed at grounds in English football's top two tiers. Picture: Action Images

Safe standing review commissioned

James Alabi is one of a number of targets for Leyton Orient. Picture: Action Images.

Alabi one of a number of targets for Orient

West Ham are reportedly yet to meet Lazio's valuation of Felipe Anderson. Picture: Action Images

Hammers still short of Anderson asking price

West Ham are said to only be prepared to offer Jack Wilshere a one-year deal. Picture: Action Images

Will contract disagreement derail any Hammers move for Wilshere?

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Bancroft's Max Pollard and Nathan Strover are to be coached by Sarances

Bancroft's students to work with Saracens

Ayrton Simmons lost further ground to Kiern Jewiss in the British F4 Championship at the weekend. Picture: Jakob Ebrey Photography.

Simmons loses ground to Jewiss in British F4

Tottenham Hotspur's Davinson Sanchez played the full 90 minutes as Colombia beat Poland 3-0. Picture: Action Images

Sanchez features in Colombia win

Dele Alli training this morning. Picture: Action Images

Alli trains as Panama starters rested

Harry Kane fires home his first penalty in yesterday's emphatic triumph. Picture: Action Images

Kane keen to continue gunning for Golden Boot

Lukasz Fabianski an unused substitute as Poland are dumped out of the World Cup by Colombia. Picture: Action Images.

Fabianski unused as Poland dumped out by Colombia

Cheikhou Kouyate was left out of the Senegal line-up once again. Picture: Action Images.

Kouyate a sub as Senegal held by Japan

England hat-trick hero Harry Kane. Picture: Action Images

Kane hails teammates after England thrash Panama

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National sport

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy has signed a new four-year contract with Southampton (John Walton/PA)

Alex McCarthy signs new four-year deal at Southampton

Will Belgium risk playing Romelu Lukaku against England?

5 things to look out for at the World Cup on Thursday

Petra Kvitova won the Nature Valley Classic in Birmingham last week

Kvitova withdraws from Eastbourne to boost Wimbledon hopes

Soccer – FIFA World Cup 2014 – Group H – Belgium v Russia – Maracana

Ignashevich unfazed by potential run-ins with Costa and Ramos

McLaren are considering a move for Kimi Raikkonen

McLaren considering surprise move for Kimi Raikkonen

New Liverpool signing Naby Keita has been handed Steven Gerrard's number eight shirt

Gerrard’s shirt provides motivation for Keita

Harry Kane celebrates with the match ball after his hat-trick against Panama

How do Harry Kane and Romelu Lukaku compare ahead of World Cup showdown?

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Read more National sport

Walthamstow, Leyton and Leytonstone

Lauren with her mum

GP surgery failed to give Lauren life-saving meningitis vaccine

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London Underground

Mayor promises no more 'golden goodbyes' for TfL staff

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Mayor disappointed about government's decision on EU nationals

College produces 'highly skilled workers'

Mayor suggests "secret agenda" against independent traders following shopping park signings

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Local History

The gates leading to Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College in Chigwell

Independent religious school falls from highest to lowest Ofsted rating

Wanstead residents and Pearly King and Queen of Bow Bells and the Old Kent Road Doreen and Larry Golding

HISTORY: The Pearly Kings and Queens of Redbridge

HISTORY: A hero of the Titanic

HISTORY: The football club that had a flying start

HISTORY: The stories behind Redbridge's Open House hotspots

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Education Yearbook 2017

Education Yearbook 2017

View the latest education news, and information for parents looking for new schools

Education Matters 2018

Education Matters 2018

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Connect - Little Ones

Connect - Little Ones

Connect - Little Ones

Connect - Little Ones

West Ham

West Ham have been charged by the FA for fan unrest against Burnley in March. Picture: Action Images

West Ham charged by FA

Manuel Lanzini has rubbished reports claiming he will be out for 15 months through injury. Picture: Action Images.

Lanzini targeting 2019 comeback

Hammers keeping tabs on Dragovic?

Lanzini reportedly ruled out for 15 months

West Brom reject West Ham's bid for Dawson

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National news

Charity cycle ride

Premier League referee cycles 1,700 miles to Kaliningrad for England game

Andrew RT Davies

Conservative leader in Welsh Assembly quits after Brexit row

Mike and Zara Tindall

Zara and Mike Tindall reveal baby daughter’s name

Portobello beach

Scottish sunseekers enjoy hottest day of the year so far

Michael Dowden

Grenfell firefighters told only cladding from outside was burning, inquiry hears

A carbonated drink being poured

Draught beer and cider no longer on tap at some pubs as CO2 shortage hits

Gosport War Memorial Hospital Inquests

Gosport doctor ‘was working in inadequately resourced part of health service’

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