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East London is at high risk of extreme flooding – here’s how to limit the damage

More than 1,000 properties flooded in London in 2021, resulting in insurance losses of more than £281 million. Record-breaking floods continue to hit the UK.

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Coroner condemns east London nightclub over delay in calling ambulance after 23-year-old dies of overdose

Haaris Bhatti, 23, waited over an hour for ambulance as he suffered drug overdose at Fold Nightclub

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East London homes left without water for nearly a week

Residents had to fill buckets with water at a local community centre in order to wash, cook and clean

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'Extraordinary' baby Elsa abandoned in shopping bag on east London street to be adopted

Elsa, who was found by a dogwalker in 2014 when she was just an hour old, will keep contact with her siblings who were abandoned separately over a seven year period

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First look at free wild swimming spot with sandy beach planned for east London

The wild swimming spot could be a new favourite for east Londoners when the summer rolls around

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V&A East: the spirit of the 19th-century cultural campus of ‘Albertopolis’ lives on

This year the V&A opens its new outpost in east London. In 2025 it unveiled the so-called Storehouse, and its new V&A East Museum opens in April 2026. V&A East is part of a new cultural campus, on the site of the 2012 Summer Olympics, dedicated to collections, education and…

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The luxury hand cream causing a stink at an east London craft shop

Aesop on Broadway Market is putting ‘unnecessary stress’ on its next door neighbour

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'It's so close to Christmas': East London siblings face eviction from family home after mother dies of cancer

The family say they are being asked to leave the flat they grew up in just months after their mother died of cancer

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Laid in Dagenham: Family of white storks to set up home in east London for first time in 600 years

Beavers will also be reintroduced at Eastbrookend Country Park in Dagenham after funding from Sadiq Khan

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Rapper Ghetts facing years in jail after pleading guilty to killing man in hit-and-run crash in east London

Ghetts is in custody and likely to face several years in jail after his guilty pleas

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ABBA to take iconic Voyage show to brand new city after huge success in East London

Mamma Mia! Here we go again!

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London NHS trust fined £500k over death of young woman who took her own life

Alice Figueiredo, 22, took her own life in a mental health unit at Goodmayes Hospital, east London

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Nigel Farage Slammed for Calling East London Protest a 'Foreign Invasion' — Locals Say He's 'Completely Wrong'

A first-hand account from the Tower Hamlets protest disputes Nigel Farage's claim of an 'invading army', revealing peaceful community action driven by protection and solidarity rather than aggression.

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Who is Ghetts? London grime star charged after 'hit and run' victim dies

UK grime star Ghetts, real name Justin Clarke-Samuel, has been charged following a fatal hit-and-run incident in east London, leaving a 20-year-old victim dead

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Rapper Ghetts charged over fatal 'hit-and-run' crash in north-east London

The musician, whose real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, 41 is accused of failing to stop after hitting a 20-year-old man in Ilford

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Pictured: Murder victim found wrapped in sheet on East London road as police offer £20k reward for information

The body of Derrick Jones, 56, was found wrapped in a sheet on Walton Road, Ilford

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East London faces travel chaos over Christmas period as bus drivers ballot for strikes

The move could cause disruption during the Christmas shopping period, with 13 routes affected

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Planning inquiry under way over controversial Brick Lane developments

Planning inspector to rule on long-running disputes in east London

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Minister ‘appalled’ at Muslim charity run in London that excluded women

Event in Victoria Park organised by East London mosque and London Muslim Centre was open to ‘men, boys of all ages and girls under 12’

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Why Are Women Over 12 Excluded from East London Mosque's Park Charity Event?

Outrage erupts over East London Mosque's 5km fun run on 12 Oct 2025 excluding women/girls over 12 in Victoria Park

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OPINION - ABBA Voyage and V&A Storehouse are part of the East London cultural renaissance — now it's the Royal Docks

The docks are a hidden gem of London, says Deputy Mayor for Culture Justine Simons. That’s about to change

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Lighting up a dank east London basement, Ecca Vandal proves that she's got the songs, the skills, the attitude and the aura to become alt.rock's next 'new' star

Ecca Vandal is a breath of fresh air, and a star in the making

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CCTV shows horrific moment east London restaurant is firebombed as diners flee

Harrowing CCTV footage shows a man in flames running into the street for help following the attack

The Guardian - UK

House Party review – home truths about gentrification in east London

Chakira Alin’s buoyant show is shot through with bitterness as she gives a lucid account of Hackney’s transformation

The Independent UK

‘I’m on the right side of history’: The church minister risking prison time to support Palestine Action

More than 500 people were arrested at the biggest demonstration since the group was proscribed a terrorist organisation

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