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Evening update: Crash clears leaving route open on the M1

Calls for rail services to be devolved to TfL

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Controversial Mini Holland scheme celebrates five year anniversary

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Hospital trust staff take home prizes and accolades at national patient experience awards

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Morning update: Severe delays on Overground and Tube lines

Evening update: Plenty of problems on your journey home from work

Council claims 38 per cent reduction in violent knife crime

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Racist sign causes outrage among community

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Campaigners continue push to preserve Gants Hill Library

London Marathon runner from Wanstead to fundraise in Redbridge and Buckhurst Hill ahead of big race

Two men wanted for burgling property

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Some problems on the roads and rail this morning

Protect your children from 'Wild West Britain' with anti-slash clothing for teens

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TV presenter Dan Snow to bring his passion for history to the stage

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Care home evacuated after fire

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Trial date set for company director arrested on suspicion of manslaughter of warehouse worker

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Nature reserve aims to put a spring in your step

Support us in helping mosque to expand

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Heading out? Major rail problems today

Do you recognise anyone in this school photo?

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Then and Now: The vanishing phone box and the appearing building

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Slimming club to host national charity event

Why are grown men still obsessed with Star Wars toys?

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Why vote for parties who put off Brexit?

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Sharp rise in people calling child abuse prevention hotline

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Evening update: Travel and traffic information needed for the start of your weekend

Area's most behind stopping Brexit revealed

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What's on in East London this weekend, 23rd and 24th March, 2019

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Mayor adopts APPG Islamophobia definition

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Redbridge is among the worst boroughs in the country for recycling - how do we turn this around?

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No slice of the £10m sports funding pie for zumba

Support system to help the £800m of free carers in the county

Morning update: All the traffic and travel you need

Here's everything you need to know about the ULEZ

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Council is 'failing to protect' disabled drivers

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Review: Primary school students amaze in a one-off performance of The Nutcracker

Domestic abuse on rise, support services on offer revealed

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Schoolkids perform self-taught routines at dance festival

Health Minister visits hospital to discuss £350m redevelopment plans

Contentious plans for temporary accommodation in Hainault partially dropped

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Two people electrocuted on East London Overground train tracks

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Man found dead in forest named

Does this look like a dog fighting pit to you?

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Minor delays reported for morning traffic with cloudy skies

Independent school shortlisted for a national wellbeing award

14-year-old stabbing victim's school responsible for large proportion of expulsions

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Community cohesion project launched to inspire 50,000 people

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Art Night festival to be held to celebrate the London Borough of Culture

Man in his 20s injured in collision involving three cars

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Campaigners fear loss of greenbelt if famous markets come to Redbridge

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Kickboxing sisters launching new fitness club to be opened by Epping Town mayor

Hospital celebrates milestone in construction project with 'topping-out' ceremony

20-year-old-man arrested for coach bomb hoax scare on M11

Do you use one of the most or least stressful tube station?

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Family and friends gather for synagogue fun day

Politician welcomes South Woodford station becoming step-free

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Morning update: Major travel disruptions across the roads with a sinkhole completely closing one road

EXCLUSIVE: Councillor's controversial Sharia Law tweet causes backlash

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Driver who shouted 'f*** the feds' at police has car seized

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Calls to evaluate neighbourhood policing

Leisure centre contractors bump up price for OAP gym-goers

Sunday bus services across Essex at risk to save costs

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New surgery using ultrasound energy is found to treat high blood pressure

College principal speaks out about teenage knife crime and gang affiliation

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Calls for organ donation classes after low rate of ethnic minority donors comes to light

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Air ambulance will carry blood for immediate use

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Former teenage drug dealer criticises plans to tackle violence

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Borough of Culture bonfire event accused of burning money

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Youth councillors safety project receives £1k grant and award

Youngster is crowned top dog at Crufts

Sport

Edinburgh delighted with dominant O's showing

Ekpiteta and Bonne on target as O's cruise past Fylde

O's trophy allocation extended after passing 5,000 mark

O's issue academy status update

O's trophy final tickets to go on sale this morning

Lions defeated in final home game

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Sport

Rice makes first England start as racist chanting overshadows victory

Telford investigating alleged racist abuse following O's trophy win

Coulson praises O's after 'deserved win'

Gator ABC claim quadruple of national titles

Two national champions for Waltham Forest ABC

Abbey record consecutive wins

Hawks suffer another heavy defeat

Ilford out at quarter-final and Stow march on

O'Sullivan rockets to top of rankings again

Edinburgh hails 'collective' performance

Edinburgh: Trophy win 'just rewards for a lot of hard work'

Coulson header seals O's Wembley passage

Rice makes debut as England get qualifying campaign off to fine start

Lloris wants to do justice to 'beautiful' new stadium

Dillon's delight at title success

Southgate backs Rice after midfielder apologises for old social media posts

Rose's sympathy for Rice over England choice

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National sport

Mick McCarthy hails ‘good day’ as Republic of Ireland clinch another win

‘A real shame’ to have to expect racist abuse – Sterling

Boothroyd: Play should have been stopped before German winner

Alvaro Morata dedicates Spain win to coach Luis Enrique

McIlroy and Woods could meet in last 16 of WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play

Italy boss Mancini focusing on crucial games

England boss Gareth Southgate calls for education when tackling racism

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Walthamstow, Leyton and Leytonstone

Meningitis surviving boy's mother running London Marathon to say "Thank you" to supportive charity

Mesmerising nature-themed performances at tenth annual dance showcase

Hard-working residents awarded at Annual Parish Assembly

Shots heard in brawl outside family-run pub

23 new Town Centre teams police teams announced thanks to additional funding

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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

Rice makes first England start as racist chanting overshadows victory

Rice makes debut as England get qualifying campaign off to fine start

Southgate backs Rice after midfielder apologises for old social media posts

Rose's sympathy for Rice over England choice

Rice 'bursting with pride' after England call-up

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National news

Brexit to hit Ireland’s economic growth, according to report

Northern Ireland conflict victims feel ‘punished for surviving’

£200,000 McLaren among 350 untaxed prestige cars clamped or impounded last year

Outdoor attractions hit by Beast from the East and summer heatwave

More than 160,000 nurses have quit NHS since 2010/11, data shows

Nearly half a million food bank parcels given out in 18 months, figures show

Scottish attractions outperform rest of UK, figures suggest

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