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The mugging happened in Harts Grove, Woodford Green. Photo: Google

Knife-wielding muggers rob victim of Rolex, BMW and Canada Goose coat

Meeting on TfL's budget deferred as transport body hands in business plan 11 days late

Monday morning traffic update

Houses to be built next to buried dump

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The Brett Ellis column: What were the words of 2018?

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How much of my pension pot can I cash in tax free?

Children's carol service gets crowds in festive mood

Mayoral plans to give Londoners 'culture on their doorsteps' criticised

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The Paul Donovan column: bringing our services under one roof

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Picture of the Week: Resident of Hollow Pond

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School choir sings carols at retirement home

Red wines for Christmas

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The Paul Donovan column: bringing our services under one roof

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Football club welcome special guest for resounding victory

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Calls for mayor to take 'drastic action' against crime

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Government police funding welcomed

What's on in East London this weekend, 15th and 16th December 2018

Antisemitism definition adopted to constitution

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Tottenham Hotspurs stars spread Christmas cheer at hospital

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Flat rendered unlivable after serious fire

Fire rips through farm house

Emotional domestic abuse of trader who murdered wife and burnt her corpse revealed in report

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Young woman hit by train escapes largely unharmed

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Morning update: Cold and cloudy to end the working week

Pupils battle it out for the bards

Police officers at risk of 'burnout'

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Emergency shelters for rough sleepers open in the capital

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Council to change how it interacts with public over planning applications

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Campaigners call on council to tackle idling

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Church says 'no more arms sales to Saudi Arabia'

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A total of 34 affordable homes will soon be available

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Dozens volunteer in loneliness banishing project

Opera singer's weightloss triggered by baby's pregnancy gaff

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Hospital spends £9.5m on beds to cut poor A&E waiting times

Council chairman and WWII serviceman remembered by colleagues

Could you be the council's next chief?

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Increase in number of winter deaths, fuel poverty blamed

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Trouble on the M25 this morning

Second hand furniture charity hosts Christmas dinner

Police could soon stop replacing officers who leave the force

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Ofsted chief praises college for improvement

Prevention strategy aims to cut suicides to zero

'Outrageous' - council's summons to 98-year-old woman

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MPs opt for change as vote looms

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Queen honours volunteer for four decades helping the blind

UKIP London Assembly group disbands creating Brexit Alliance Group

School gives parade a samba beat

Man stabbed by group of six in suspected targeted attack

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Woman spots husband's leg at Harry Redknapp's wedding

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Not so hardy now: anniversary of treehouse protest heads indoors

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MP asks for public's advice ahead of vote on Theresa May's future

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Travel students raise festive funds for Middle East trip

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Countryside crime campaign launched

Drug drivers outstrip drink drivers in 'staggering' first

Fairly smooth sailing ahead on this midweek morning

Railway enthusiasts welcome Royal British Legion and Tube chief to restoration project

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New scheme could stop children running away from care

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Dragons Den's Deborah Meaden hosts business breakfast

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Professional darts man fundraisers for promising player struck down with Parkinson's on the oche

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Schoolgirl's Brexit insight bags her hefty prize

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Crossrail given £1.4bn bailout

Olly Murs takes over well-known pub

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X-Factor star performs at curry based charity concert

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Alzheimer's group's Christmas sing-a-long spreads some festive cheer

Builder fined for gutting Grade II listed building

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Rain and wind can't deter large crowds celebrating Hanukkah

Council considered plans to give its councillors medals

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School performs self-penned song at celebrity filled Christmas concert

MP joins protesters fighting against bedsits

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Morning update: Crash shuts one lane on M1

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'Devoted' staff praised as nursery scoops outstanding Ofsted

Sport

O's handed Wrexham Trophy trip

Spurs to face Dortmund again

Hammers secure fourth straight win

Pochettino: Everything is possible

O's may make move into the market

O's safely through in Trophy

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Sport

Hammers' 'big-team' mentality is paying off

Pochettino: Sometimes it's better not to make a signing

Pellegrini not considering Toure reunion in wake of Wilshere setback

Mixed news for Pellegrini

Pochettino comfortable with speculation

Skipper extends Hammers stay

Wembley to host United clash

Proud Pochettino delighted after completing 'mission impossible'

Moura dramatically sends Spurs through in Champions League

Pochettino not focused on Barcelona team

O's suffer Dayton blow

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Edinburgh: 'Let's not lose sight of where we are'

O'Sullivan vows to keep on entertaining

Walker-Peters signs new Spurs deal

Alli: Barcelona win would 'definitely be up there'

O'Sullivan: I don't want to stop here

Pellegrini sets sights on top six

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National sport

Zlatan Ibrahimovic hints at LA Galaxy stay

Jetting out to more glory? Watch Real Madrid’s Club World Cup preparations

Celtic face Valencia test as Chelsea and Arsenal land favourable Europa ties

PSG test for Mourinho and Man Utd while England takes on Germany three times

Manchester United’s struggles – what they said

Women’s football stands at tipping point ahead of 2019 World Cup – Casey Stoney

Best convinced Schmidt would lead Lions to South Africa tour triumph

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Read more National sport

Walthamstow, Leyton and Leytonstone

Knife-wielding muggers rob victim of Rolex, BMW and Canada Goose coat

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Not so hardy now: anniversary of treehouse protest heads indoors

Gang steal car after dragging driver out and assaulting him

School's chairman of governors to stand down against academisation

Famous Page 3 girl's step-son plays lead in pantomime

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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 secure fourth straight win

Hammers' 'big-team' mentality is paying off

Pellegrini not considering Toure reunion in wake of Wilshere setback

Mixed news for Pellegrini

Skipper extends Hammers stay

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National news

Meghan’s father urges Queen to help heal rift with his daughter

Driver on phone minutes before fatal crash involving Chris Boardman’s mother

Protesting Hungarian MPs ejected from state broadcasting HQ

Pedestrian injured in hit-and-run

Nicola Sturgeon meets families benefiting from new baby payments

How a second Brexit referendum might work

Police officer found dead in burn

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