The Latest Breaking News from East London

Gilbert Clarke leans back on the seat of his mobility scooter, cranes his neck and gazes into the bright blue skies over East London, remembering the moment 80 years ago when he knew the invasion of France was under way

The East London Growth Potential Group brings together businesses including London City Airport and the ExCel, as well as business group BusinessLDN

Planning officers had advised the council to refuse Finebeam’s most recent plans because no affordable housing was included

Further harrowing details of Aalim Ahmed’s death have come to light as his inquest was opened

Network Rail Property has submitted a masterplan for London’s largest integrated rail freight logistics hub at Bow Goods Yard in East London

EZVIZ camera (wrongly called a 'doorbell' camera by respected media) caught footage of the moment of non-lethal arrest

Officers say 36-year-old suspect is in hospital and they can find no evidence of prior involvement with police

The pair attended the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School based in East London

The former East London schoolgirl travelled to ISIS-controlled Syria in 2015, when she was 15-years-old

From east London small plates to west end speakeasies, here is everything to eat, drink, see and do this weekend

In Hackney, the London borough where I live, “hipster” is an essential bit of anthropological vocabulary. For they are everywhere, and come in various subclassifications. But where does this term-of-art, associated closely with East London and the trendier bits of many cities, actually come from? The poppy fields of India,…