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What City Hall plans to do if there is a snap election in 2020

Ilford teen among three arrested over A127 crash

Mayor vetoes plans for new skyscraper The Tulip, a metre shorter than the Shard

New children's play park with 3D shark unveiled

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Cat painting provides inspiration for children's stories

'Music is his passion' - boy robbed of his sight by cancer wins tickets to music awards

Workshop to teach parents how to spot signs of gang grooming

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Open air theatre shows returning to Epping Forest

Primary school pupils read to dementia patients

Man shot dead in Leyton snooker hall is named as police make more arrests

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Drivers leaving their engines running could be fined

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Crazy scenes as Algeria celebrate reaching final

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Map shows which boroughs declared climate emergencies as protesters demand action

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Updated

Alleged victim named after shooting at Russell Kane's home

New footage as police continue hunt for sex attacker who has struck four times

Museum with more than 200,000 years of history set for major overhaul

Traffic News: Road collision on M25 causes tailbacks

Beat your fear of flying on holiday

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RSPCA braced for 'hectic hedgehog' month

Hundreds of disabled travellers left stranded at UK airports after missing flights

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First time buyers paying more despite falling London house prices

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We've declared a climate emergency - now what?

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Ex-soldier uses battlefield training to give first aid to crash victims

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Vodka could be on the verge of a new renaissance

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Review for more bus services in outer London will take FIVE years

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Last council-run nursery in borough to close

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Fourth man arrested after fatal Leyton shooting

Four late night attacks on women, including two rapes, believed to be linked

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Man in critical condition after being shot in neighbourhood

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Morning update: Heavy traffic on A1 and around Vicarage Road

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Anti-knife campaigner accuses MP of being "a nightmare"

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Mayor must show more interest in delayed Crossrail, assembly member says

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Travel news: Tanker and van collision causes serious tailbacks on M25

Women raped and robbed in late night attacks

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Anti-knife initiative gets campaigning support from councillors

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Golf range fight leaves man with severe facial injuries - witness appeal launched

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London’s construction industry could struggle to find workers due to Brexit

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Traffic, travel, and weather round-up

Fears "aggressive" police officers in borough could damage community relations

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Third man arrested after fatal Leyton shooting

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Concern over police gathering data from under 18s

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Primary school pupils took amazing pictures from the edge of space

Police facial recognition cameras could be wrong in the vast majority of cases

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Council tries to reassure residents on fire safety

Golf range fight leaves man with severe facial injuries - witness appeal launched

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Morning update: Heavy traffic on the M25 and A406

'MMR vaccine would have saved me a decade of pain'

Tenant who posed as landlord and broke up homes into bedsits fined £21,000

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More than 5,000 pickpocketing cases on the Tube in a year

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Murder investigation launched as two men arrested after fatal shooting

Problems on the M1 into London and on A406 this morning

The special edition Marmite XO with a more intense flavour is returning to stores

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Freedom of movement lets companies hurt workers

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Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association gets £30,000 from BBC Children in Need

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Gants Hill community hub plans bring controversy

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A young transgender man had a powerful message for health staff

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Man in 20s dies after being shot on busy road, police confirms

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Glastonbury needs to drop the political gestures

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Speedy schoolboy is already breaking records

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1,000 new police officers will be on the streets, deputy mayor promises

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No deal would put workers' rights under threat

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The cheapest and most expensive areas in the UK for fuel - and how YOUR area compares

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Security business still locked in the family after 60 years

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Lib Dem candidate says we have lost sight of vision behind EU

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Tributes to 'Wanstead character' Jill Stock

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Scuffle between knife crime protesters and security guards at City Hall

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You can get paid to eat Maryland chocolate chip cookies

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Council accused of "ignoring" residents in consultation

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We need more Doers like Jill in our community

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The law behind facial recognition cameras - what are my rights?

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Rough sleeping up nearly 50 per cent as temperatures soar

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Parents asked to stop contaminating recycling waste with babies' dirty nappies

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Sport

Respects paid at Edinburgh memorial service

Hammers close in on Haller

Zabaleta: My last season in England

Byram makes Canaries move

Loyalty and service honoured

Dual title success for Linkside pair

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Sport

O's to face Seagulls in trophy

Dayton signs new contract with O's

Alabi removed from transfer list

O's hold Hull in Marbella

Spurs stadium to host women's North London derby

O's in Group C of EFL Trophy

Profits from Norwich friendly to go to JE3 Foundation

Clay happy with O's performance after 'tough' week

O's to discover EFL Trophy opponents on Friday

Hull friendly back at original venue

Alabi remains on O's transfer list

Venue changed for Hull friendly

Spurs pair sign new long-term deals

Arnautovic completes China move

Linkside holds Junior Finals Day

Bowes' latest fight cancelled

Boss addresses Happe rumours

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National sport

Nigeria can learn from mistakes – Iwobi

Mosquito adds extra bite to McIlroy’s practice round

Essex beat Warwickshire to knock Somerset off top spot

Christiaan Bezuidenhout craving revenge on return to Royal Portrush

Josh Kroenke admits criticism over Arsenal leadership ‘hard to take’

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Khan claims he and Pacquiao will fight in Saudi Arabia

A closer look at the four US golfers who lifted the major trophies in 1982

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Walthamstow, Leyton and Leytonstone

North Weald and Royal Norwegian Airforces gather to mark 75th anniversary of association

Epping Forest wins worldwide Green Flag and Heritage and awards

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Pupils from three schools enjoy joint trip to Paris

Waltham Abbey to hold first ever art trail

Youngest parish councillor candidate for Chigwell Row wins by-election

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Local History

Independent religious school falls from highest to lowest Ofsted rating

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 2018

Education Yearbook 2018

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

Hammers close in on Haller

Byram makes Canaries move

Arnautovic completes China move

Nasri joins former teammate Kompany at Anderlecht

Snodgrass extends Hammers deal

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National news

European Commission’s new president confirmed by MEPs

MEPs back von der Leyen as first woman head of European Commission

‘I had one thought and that was people’s lives needed to be saved’

One giant treat for mankind: Moon landing recreated in chocolate

Labour’s NEC urged to auto-exclude members where irrefutable evidence of racism

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Senior officers hail ‘tremendous’ bravery in face of London Bridge attackers

Estate condemns hen harrier death in ‘illegal trap’

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