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Traffic and travel update: Some delays on M25 and A406

MP steps in over "absurd" hospital parking fine

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Heathrow expansion bad for locals and the city says London Assembly

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Nurse with no midwifery experience delivers baby in hospital car park

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Anti-animal-cruelty protesters form blockade in Parliament Square

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Council should practice what it preaches over emissions

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Then & Now: What do historic houses look like today?

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Ageing ice centre to be replaced by £30 million Olympic-sized venue

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Leytonstone hip hop artist Lemzi to perform at Chingfest

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How can MP support more police but also police cuts?

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Renters are falling into debt and forced to leave homes due to attending weddings

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Went to Barca, bought the T-shirt, but was it worth it to see Messi?

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A-Level results 2019: Top marks see students secure top university places

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BBC award nominated singer-songwriter NAO to headline Chingfest

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A-level student set to appear in new HBO series secures university place

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Ilford man jailed for assaulting TfL worker, train passenger and British Transport Police officer

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Brutally beaten Loughton woman fears ex-boyfriend will be released from jail

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Hospital blood testing service to close for essential work

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August 5 is black day for people of Kashmir

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Traffic news: Partial closure on TfL and clear motorways

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Great political causes always start outside the mainstream

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72-year-old facing eviction from council house left distressed

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Motorbike accident at Romford Road - recap

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Rum: when and how to drink it when not on board ship

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Home Office anti-knife chicken shop campaign slammed as "blatantly racist"

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Fire brigade received 34 999 calls to burning car

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Facial recognition cameras are being used around this London train station

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Fake landlord fined £4,000

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Two collisions on the M11 southbound leaves drivers gridlocked for hours

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Salvation Army appeals to help give poorest families school uniforms and shoes

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New cycle hangars to be rolled out in coming weeks

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Reaction and photos as students receive A-level results 2019

Student's stellar A-level results after dealing with sister's death

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Final units in place for temporary accommodation project

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Free football for London youngsters and Kane and Khan launch partnership

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Police destroy £1m cannabis factory

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Serial fly-tipper fined nearly £1000

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11 top jobs you can get without a university degree

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Blue badge fraudsters lose licences

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Three men jailed for cocaine smuggling from London to Swindon

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When is a beer festival coming to Redbridge?

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Former special constable from Ilford given suspended prison sentence for fraud

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City Airport expansion must avoid "unliveable" noise pollution for residents

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Playdays Nursery in South Woodford holds graduation ceremony for 'Class of 2019'

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Two moped robbers jailed for stealing pedestrians mobile phone

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Former rapper and taxi driver both not found guilty of £200,000 drug smuggling plot

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Pressure on council to deliver homes priced against income levels

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New Leyton Orient players Conor Wilkinson and Lee Angol meet youngsters at football camp

Hundreds of British Transport Police officers dispatched to crack down on pickpocketing

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Nearly £5,000 has been donated for the police officer attacked by a machete

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Sadiq Khan needs to "get a grip" as delays on Underground rise

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Two teens appear at Old Bailey accused of stabbing 23-year-old to death

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Drivers should be banned from using hands-free phones, MPs say

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Vegetable gyoza sold in Tesco recalled following allergy risk

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Man necked two litres of vodka then went on rampage in Tube station

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Get a free lunch and learn how to reduce food waste

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Morning update: Minor delays on M25

Mayor backs call for slavery museum "to fight racism and hatred in all forms”

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Schoolboy takes part in festival as one the country’s best young cricketers

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Second drop-in session on borough's development plans, despite complaints

Fly-tippers caught on camera could be fined

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Free summer festival has something for everyone

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Delays on M25 and A406 and disruption on Thameslink line

Leader backs cancer charity calling for more Government funding

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Teacher publishes new children’s book after 32 rejections

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New exhibition puts young artists in the spotlight

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It's a Knockout! Dentist's tournament raises thousands for Haven House Hospice

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Leytonstone Festival to celebrate Hitchcock

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European festival celebrating London diversity at City Hall next month

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Some keyless cars can be stolen in seconds - here's how to keep your car safe

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You won't believe how many times this cyclist has used London's hire bikes

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Summer holiday activities and hot meals for children in Waltham Forest

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Sport

Young O's secure back-to-back-wins

Ling praises O's performance

Embleton: O's performance deserved three points

Epping Bowls club hosts mixed pairs competition

Waltham Forest to host club day

Simmons recovers well for Silverstone success

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Sport

Wicketz in Leyton going from strength to strength

Moving summer window was 'massive mistake'

Spurs snatch draw as VAR denies City late win

O's held at home by Stevenage

Hammers forced to settle for Seagulls point

Pochettino: Contract situations not linked to selection

Pellegrini wanted to keep Super Cup hero

Lee links up with Glovers

Embleton: O's 'beaten by the better team'

Orient out at first-round

Anderson believes Hammers can do better

Embleton: O's didn't 'fight' hard enough

O's thumped on the road

Young O's secure first win of season

Stow advance in FA Cup

Kane stresses importance of a good start

Pochettino hails Ndombele after scoring debut

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National sport

Solskjaer leaves door open for Sanchez to leave Manchester United

Lehmann ‘excited’ to return to Headingley to coach in The Hundred

Transfer dealings prove Arsenal still have attractive aura – Kroenke

Andy Murray considers playing Challenger events as he continues singles comeback

Andy Murray beaten in straight seats at Winston-Salem Open

Football rumours from the media

UK sports minister criticises England fans for booing Steve Smith

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Read more National sport

Walthamstow, Leyton and Leytonstone

Double check and be well stocked on your prescribed medications during August Bank Holiday West Essex CCG urge

Thank you note and £20 donation to Community Policing Team leaves officers tearfully grateful

Care home holds first ever music festival for residents

Nursery that brings together new mums and elderly residents a huge hit

Casino fundraising night for youth charity announced

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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 forced to settle for Seagulls point

Pellegrini wanted to keep Super Cup hero

Anderson believes Hammers can do better

Sterling scores hat-trick as champions thrash Hammers

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National news

Chief constable vows to issue Tasers to all his frontline officers

New documents reveal Japanese wartime emperor’s ‘deep regrets’

Key questions about Boris Johnson’s Brexit letter to Donald Tusk

Blackout report blames ‘extremely rare and unexpected’ lightning strike

Is it a bike? Is it a plane? Bizarre-looking vehicle stopped on motorway

Hong Kong protest leaders reject chief executive’s dialogue platform plans

Man shot dead in Co Down village

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