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How you can help alleviate the insect crisis

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Camilla Parker-Bowles cuts ribbon to mark opening of new wellbeing hub

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Picture of the week: Coastline in Sussex

Women take to the stage for timely Shakespeare adaptation

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Academisation threat lifted from an Ilford primary school

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Blocking 'rat runs' will worsen pollution

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Heading out? Here's a traffic update

Watch: Truck reversing workers scarper after wall smash

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Free gadgets up for grabs for visually impaired and blind

Sauvignon blanc - the summer wine that's perfect at any time of year

Film review: Felicity Jones stars as women's rights activist Ruth Bader Ginsburg in new biopic

Inflatable speedboat gang convicted of attempt to smuggle illegal immigrants across Channel

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Prospective Chingford MP accused of "casual racism"

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Self-defence seminars prove to be a hit with learners

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Chingford house fire murder victim named

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

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22-year-old killed in road traffic collision is identified

Accidental diversion leads to crumpled cones and near miss

Best places to commute into London revealed

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A Google bus is coming to town - and it's offering free digital skills training

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Pupils learn lifesaving first aid with St John Ambulance thanks to student's Jack Petchey funding

Sadiq Khan silent on under paid bus drivers

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Delays and slow traffic on the roads this morning

Fears NHS could face 'staffing crisis'

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Daily calls to disaster planners part of council's Brexit strategy

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Employers are urged to sign up to the Time to Change pledge

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Rocket powered grenades found beneath bush

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‘Spectacular’ show will bring artists together for one-off performance

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Tonnes of tyres destroyed in wasteland fire

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Graphic image warning: Window cleaner brutally beaten by group of teenagers

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Labour MP candidate discusses controversy around calling ULEZ scheme unfair for poorest Londoners

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Happy Birthday to 100-year-old Dorothy

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Restaurateur appears in court accused of shooting in a public park

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Girls' graduating from The Brilliant Club celebrate with a trip to the University of Oxford

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Camilla Parker-Bowles takes in 'hidden gem' museum in surprise visit

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Third attempt to pave over field with carpark dubbed 'great social and moral injustice'

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Council tax set to rise to help pay for care for vulnerable adults

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East London NHS workers receive awards

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Amazing human milk ladies prove lifesavers

Increase in cyclists killed or injured sees road casualties soar

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Conceptual garden journey attracts hundreds visitors

Proposals to tax clothing welcomed to stop fashion having 'hugely detrimental' impact on environment

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Londoners waste over 21 million hours on Tube as a result of delays

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Delays and heavy traffic on the roads this evening

Big rise in school sexual offences unexplained by experts

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Council leader slams "negligent" and "irresponsible" Tories for "spreading lies"

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'Inequality must be rooted out from public institutions'

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PR chief takes on double marathon challenge

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Disabled teacher is undertaking Britain's highest abseil to raise money for charity

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Bat and badger concerns raise questions for 24 home development

Roses are red, violets are blue, one campaign group, says trees need hugs too

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Parking woes mount as 'advisory' double yellows leave wardens powerless

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Government grants £250,000 to support housing

Collision reported on M25 expected to cause traffic delays

'We wouldn't have bought it if we'd known' - residents furious about pub and kebab shop plans

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Support your local paper - it's good for democracy

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Mental health nurse shocks judges and audiences with her unique voice on The Voice

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Woman arrested on suspicion of murder following house fire death

Tories back MPs who quit Labour, slamming Corbyn's party as "racist"

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Local women to debut in film for International Women’s Day

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Burgling husband and wife caught at McDonald's drive-through

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Hopes school's improvement will stop it from becoming an academy

Hundreds of bikers to ride across the county

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Parents overwhelmingly against primary school becoming academy

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Scouts American bound thanks to Parliamentary backing

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Morning update: Tube lines part suspended and delays on the motorways

Sadiq Khan allocates extra £7 million in budget to tackle rough sleeping

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Low homeless people and traveller visitors reported due to rehousing

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Resignation of Labour MPs 'desperately sad' says Sadiq Khan

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Flower shop entrepreneur looks set to become youngest Conservative councillor

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Possible contamination from an oil spill is under investigation

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Local Labour 'depressed' following departure of 7 MPs

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Sport

Edinburgh: O's 'thoroughly deserved' cup win

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Happe header sends O's through

Spurs suffer costly Burnley beating

Ranieri laments Hernandez punch after Hammers triumph

Hernandez helps hand Hammers victory

Sotiriou loaned to Hampton & Richmond

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Sport

Pellegrini: Rice ready for England

Next season kick-off date announced

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Kane returns to training

Lanzini could return against Fulham

Young O's well beaten on the road

Busy weekend for Harlow Running Club

Hawks hammered on Worthing trip

Boxing: Successful weekend for Gator ABC

Lions beaten on the road

Lee: O's must 'bounce back'

Simmons to return to F3 championship

Strong performances for East London Boxing Academy at National Championships

Clapton march on with strong win

Further play-off blow for Abbey

Leyton stay bottom while Stow exit cup at semi-finals

Edinburgh: O's lacked 'quality'

O's stutter at home to Maidenhead

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National sport

Guardiola won’t be distracted by Old Trafford showdown

Chelsea should not fear repeat of Man City humbling in cup final – Barkley

Under-fire Puel calls for Foxes fans to stay faithful

Wales coach Warren Gatland questions England’s ability to win big games

Palace mark Hodgson landmark in style as pressure builds on Puel

Messi puts team success first after notching 50th career hat-trick

Wales keep Grand Slam hopes alive with dramatic win over England

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Read more National sport

Walthamstow, Leyton and Leytonstone

Blocking 'rat runs' will worsen pollution

Running club sets up first litter picking and jogging event to keep forest litter free

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Dedicated volunteers 'disgusted' but fight to keep river clear of fly-tipping

Buckhurst Hill councillor set for New York to represent women's rights organisation at United Nations meeting

Opticians plans book and bake sale for Alzheimer's Society and World Book Day

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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

Ranieri laments Hernandez punch after Hammers triumph

Hernandez helps hand Hammers victory

Pellegrini: Rice ready for England

Next season kick-off date announced

Lanzini could return against Fulham

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National news

Father of Alfie Evans says newborn son ‘gives me reason to wake up’

Harry and Meghan arrive in Morocco for whirlwind tour

Shamima Begum: I regret speaking to the media

I won’t allow Brexit vote to be frustrated, Theresa May promises Tories

We must support Government through Brexit, insists Micheal Martin

Bail set at one million dollars for R Kelly on sexual abuse charges

Judge sets one million dollar bail for R Kelly

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