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  • Hammers clinch Hendrie deal

    Stephen Hendrie will join West Ham on July 1 after signing a pre-contract agreement, the Hammers have confirmed. The 20-year-old Scotland Under-21 international left-back will spend the remainder of this campaign with current club Hamilton Academical

  • Pensioner handed community order for killing cyclist

    The family of a cyclist killed by a pensioner who pressed the "wrong pedal", wept as the judge handed her a community order. Kevin Lane, 52, of Rainham, Essex, was out training for an upcoming cycling event when he was mowed down on High Road,

  • Orient's home game with Bradford put back one day

    Leyton Orient's home game with Bradford City has been moved to Wednesday, February 18. The League One game was due to take place at 7.45pm on Tuesday, February 17 but has been pushed back one day. The reason for the change in date is due to

  • Burglars raid curry house

    The owner of a curry house has spoken of his frustration after burglars raided his restaurant.  Burglars broke into the Curry Leaf in High Road, South Woodford, after owner Asad Ahmed had closed up for the evening on Wednesday night.  It is

  • Video: Cyclist's footage captures careless driver

    Video footage of a driver coming within inches of knocking a cyclist off his bike has led to a police pledge to punish for careless driving. The woman behind the wheel of the black BMW shot out onto the roundabout at the top of Whipps Cross Road

  • Fletcher set for Hammers switch

    Darren Fletcher looks set to sign for West Ham after Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal confirmed the midfielder is in London for talks with the club. Fletcher was named United vice-captain at the start of the season, but has been unable

  • Holocaust remembered as students bury time capsule

    Seventy-years on from the liberation of the largest Nazi concentration camp, Auschwitz, students across the country have been learning about the importance of remembering the Holocaust. Millions Jews and minorities such as disabled people were

  • Leyton Orient v Scunthorpe United preview

    Leyton Orient face a crucial home game against fellow strugglers Scunthorpe United this weekend. The O's dropped into the League One relegation zone after a disappointing defeat at Colchester United last weekend which leaves them four points behind

  • Area set for £100k shop front investment

    After years of lobbying and months of planning by community groups, a town looks set to get a "transformative" amount of money for shop front improvements.  The shop fronts in Highams Park should get a facelift this year after Waltham Forest council

  • Date set for council asbestos sentencing

    A date has been set for the sentencing of Waltham Forest council for putting employees’ lives at risk by failing to deal with deadly asbestos in the basement of its town hall. Despite being warned about the presence of asbestos in the basement

  • Labour councillor suspended over Prophet Facebook row

    A senior councillor has been suspended from the Labour group while a probe takes place into comments he made on Facebook to a Muslim colleague.  Councillor Peter Barnett, who is also the chairman of the planning committee, swore at Cllr Shabana

  • CCTV of prolific shoplifter released over beer theft

    Scroll down for video CCTV has been released by police of a thief who regularly targets a supermarket.  The man pictured is wanted after being filmed putting several cans of Stella Artois lager in his pockets and walking out of Sainsbury's

  • Opinion: Panto was a credit to all involved

    Congratulations to Woodford Pantomime on their production of Cinderella, a truly magnificent performance. Director Dawn Young, cast, stage crew and front of house – a superb show for all from eight to 80. I eagerly await their next performance.

  • Opinion: Station needs to improve its time displays

    At 7.07am there was a substantial crowd waiting for the next Central line train shown as due in eight minutes’ time from platform 1. A station attendant advised passengers to wait on platform two as he could not be sure from where the train would leave

  • Concern of ‘live shooter’

    Concerns about the possibility of a live shooter incident taking place in the UK, especially London, have never been higher. While it is evident that the police and security services are working hard to prevent such an attack from taking place,

  • London to stage remembrance service for Churchill

    Events will be held today to mark the 50th anniversary of the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill - arguably Britain's greatest prime minister. Seventy-five years since his 'finest hour' in leading the fight against fascism, the nation will remember

  • Jihadists porn-driven losers: Boris

    Boris Johnson has branded religious extremists lured by organisations such as Islamic State (IS) as "w*****s" who are obsessed with pornography. London's mayor, who is to stand as a Conservative parliamentary candidate in the general election,