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Building a stronger will to cut carbon emissions

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Award-nominated play explores growing up gay in the 80s

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Time-travelling cat children's book set in Waltham Abbey published

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Teacher goes from size 20 to 14 and man ditches walking stick after losing weight

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Firewalk charity challenge for hospice seeking participants

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Redbridge Council no longer of the most complained about Boroughs of London

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Then & Now: Some things never change

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What does it mean if someone calls you a gammon?

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This woman can extinguish 91 fires by 'eating' them while blindfolded

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How to get the best of the Cotswolds countryside without sleeping in a tent

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Vehicle fire causes traffic delays on M11 southbound

Traffic accident leaves woman in life-threatening condition

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Updated

Missing 54-year-old man from Essex found

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No running water across North Weald homes this morning

Supermarket giants reduce petrol prices

Tribute to pop music legend Whitney Houston goes on tour

Traffic News: Several closures on TFL lines but clear roads on M25

Mayor of London backs Redbridge schools to provide LGBTQ+ lessons

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Man dies from falling from Ilford shopping centre

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School choir wows with performance at St. Paul's Cathedral

BBC's local democracy reporters generate 3,500 stories in a week

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East London Credit Union customers protected while union goes into administration

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Man jailed for committing 53 thefts across England

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Teenage girl missing from Watford

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Two teens to appear at Old Bailey for Newham murder

Traffic and travel: Trains affected as fire crews tackle fire near M25

Performing arts school holds free workshop day for new students

No link between Essex drug-related deaths police confirm

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Mice, cockroaches and expired food found in these restaurants, takeaways and shops

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Restaurant forced to shut down after inspectors finds cockroach infestation

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Two men wanted for Tower Hamlets property shooting

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CCTV footage released to trace Ilford car fire suspect

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Your Local Guardian grants available for east London charities

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Traffic news: Central line delays and motor accident causing tailbacks

Shoppers will soon be able to shop in this high street after 6pm

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Volunteers wanted for St Clare Hospice charity shops

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Epping Forest councillors react to MP Dame Eleanor Laing's bid to be House of Commons Speaker

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Search issued for Essex man wanted for prison recall

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Group walks 184 miles along length of River Thames

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Netball and football festival held at Chigwell School

Teen arrested for GBH after cyclist left with life-changing injuries

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CCTV released of two women wanted for stealing pensioner's purse

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Car litter campaign backed by Epping Forest District Council

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Epping Town FC offers support to Essex children's charity for new season

'Misleading' Deliveroo ad banned for boasting it could deliver 'wherever you want'

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Rush hour delays for motorists this morning

Construction begins on 91 new homes

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Unidentified objects spotted by pilots in London airspace

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Former trade unionist and founder of Leyton Orientear fanzine dies aged 64

Six teens jailed for murdering 18-year-old

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District's MP announces bid to become the new Speaker for House of Commons

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Youth councillor to launch first non-alcoholic “chill-out lounge” for teens

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Head of Met made Dame in Theresa May's final honours list

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Met Police reissue appeal on fatal Hackney murder 18 months after victims death

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Woman charged after alleged homophobic abuse during Pride parade

Appeal launched to find burgled houseboat items

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Anti-London feeling could mean less funding after Brexit, business leader warns

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Morning update: Several road delays and more severe delays at the Met Line

Conservative mayoral candidate opens the door to building on London green belt

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Updated

District's MP announces plans to stand as new Speaker for House of Commons

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London Assembly calls for CCTV on Central line to combat sexual assault

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Police would rather be punched than spat at, says senior Met officer

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Man sentenced after assaulting woman with intent to rape her

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Morning update: Delays expected on six tube lines this morning

Victim of masked robbery was Strictly star

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Woman scoops £500 prize for creative interior design photo

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Anti-Muslim cases spiked after Boris Johnson compared Muslim women to 'letterboxes'

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Submit a poem for your chance to win cash prize

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Two boroughs among best in London for low CO2 emissions

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Top tips for getting kids back into the school routine

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Let's pick up litter - and then take the plastic back to the supermarkets!

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Updated

14-year-old charged for fatal Newham stabbing

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Sport

Late penalty pegs O's back

Beckham wishes he could play for Spurs in new stadium

Pellegrini: Respect Rice's England decision

Pochettino has 'no problem' with Trippier

Lo Celso injury a 'sad situation'

Rice: Defensive lapses took gloss off win

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Sport

Sotiriou on target for Cyprus

Young O's thrashed by Dons

Tombides brace not enough for Motormen

Ling 'buzzing' to have secured extension

Spurs suffer Lo Celso blow

O'Sullivan starts Shanghai defence in dominant fashion

Ling extends O's deal

Maguire-Drew: O's beaten by 'very good' side

O's women continue fine start

Jones wins mixed open singles

Hockey club looking for players

Manor off to flyer against Sudbury

Rose: 'I don't have to prove myself to anybody'

Embleton takes 'full responsibility' for first half

O's soundly beaten by Swindon

Southgate hails Kane's elite mentality

Winks: Watching England from afar was difficult

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National sport

Britain draws Switzerland and Belgium in tough ATP Cup group

David Denton forced into retirement from rugby after concussion battle

Catriona Matthew talks up Europe Solheim Cup hero Suzann Pettersen

Root determined to go one better after drawn Ashes series

Aki shrugs off criticism of Ireland role

Tammy Abraham has not ruled out playing for Nigeria

Champions League is world’s best – Lampard

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Read more National sport

Walthamstow, Leyton and Leytonstone

Time-travelling cat children's book set in Waltham Abbey published

Firewalk charity challenge for hospice seeking participants

No running water across North Weald homes this morning

Supermarket giants reduce petrol prices

£50K Government boost awarded to protect Epping Forest's green belt land

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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 2019

Education Yearbook 2019

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

Pellegrini: Respect Rice's England decision

Rice: Defensive lapses took gloss off win

Hernandez complete Sevilla move

Pellegrini: Haller more than a striker

Haller strikes again as Hammers sink Canaries

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National news

Duke of Sussex and Gareth Thomas to raise awareness of HIV

US ‘locked and loaded’ to respond to attack on Saudis, Trump says

British-Australian held in Iran is ‘thoughtful and passionate’, colleagues say

Cyclist dies after swerving out of path of swooping magpie in Australia

William to open new Bafta base

The Cars frontman Ric Ocasek found dead in New York apartment

Ex-Labour MP Chuka Umunna preparing to attack Jeremy Corbyn from Lib Dem stage

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