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Man who raped woman in her home jailed after Crimewatch appeal

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Did you spot our April fool? - Tube Lines could be named after TOWIE, Tulisa and George Michael

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Air ambulance and passer-by help save life of collapsed cyclist

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Butterfields protestors hit the streets against removal plans

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Author starts London-wide reading scheme in Wanstead

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No plans for street light review despite cash-saving move to LED

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Labour by-election candidate to prioritise fight to save A&E

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Appeal to find person who left deadly rockets in woodland

Commuter hit by smoke as car explodes outside tube station

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It costs more to stand up on the tube than it does to fly first class to New York

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Sport

Orient held to draw at struggling York City

Leyton Orient avoided a third straight defeat following a second-half Lloyd James equaliser at ten-man strugglers York City.

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Payet scores another stunning free-kick but Hammers held

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Bilic admits Palace game is 'worrying'

Leyton Orient midfielder Atangana says promotion challengers have seven cup finals left

Leyton Orient defender Ramage insists players have to embrace promotion challenge

Payet scores stunner in French win

Essex racing champion Bearman set for debut in Ford Fiesta Championship

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Leyton Orient fan's view: It would do player-manager Nolan no harm to start himself on bench

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'A lot of us have to take a long hard look at ourselves'

Orient misfire again after Hartlepool United defeat

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Orient make two changes for Hartlepool United match

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The public have been warned by police not to use Santander cash machines over fears several have been "compromised".

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History: How post-war slaves were used in Epping Forest

German slaves harvested crops and built roads in Epping Forest after the Second World War with their imprisonment no less than a crime against humanity, a local writer has claimed in a new book.

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History: A poignant tale behind a school's war memorial

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St Mary's - The Ongar church which 'has been there since the beginning'

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