Local news from East London and West Essex - East London and West Essex Guardian Series

1:23pm Monday 28th May 2012

The Lords Commissioner for Standards is considering whether to investigate allegations over under-pressure Conservative co-chairman Baroness Warsi's expenses.

1:18pm Monday 28th May 2012

Tony Blair's evidence to the Leveson Inquiry was interrupted when a protester burst in and yelled "this man should be arrested for war crimes".

12:58pm Monday 28th May 2012

Tony Blair's evidence to the Leveson Inquiry was interrupted when a protester burst in and yelled "this man should be arrested for war crimes".

12:58pm Monday 28th May 2012

A British woman has been arrested for allegedly smuggling cocaine worth £1.6 million into the tropical island of Bali.

11:36am Monday 28th May 2012

Under-pressure Conservative co-chairman Baroness Warsi has referred herself to the Lords Commissioner for Standards amid allegations over her expenses.

11:27am Monday 28th May 2012

Under-pressure Conservative Party co-chairman Baroness Warsi has insisted that her expenses claims were "both in accordance with the law and the spirit of the rules".

10:58am Monday 28th May 2012

Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles has become an Olympic torchbearer live on his show.

10:34am Monday 28th May 2012

A pregnant woman is in intensive care after she was found with four stab wounds to her neck and upper body.

10:33am Monday 28th May 2012

The two biggest teachers' unions have threatened co-ordinated strikes in the autumn against Government "attacks" on jobs, pensions, workload and pay.