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Westfield chief backs calls for Eurostar trains to stop at Stratford International Station

Labour MP Sir Stephen Timms had earlier argued the move would deliver an economic boost to east London

Evening Standard

Proposal for Eurostar stop at Stratford International revived by MP

International trains would bring a ‘boost to employment and prosperity in East London’, says Sir Stephen Timms

The Independent UK

Eurostar trains would stop at Stratford International in boost to east London under revived proposals

The idea is being pushed by a senior MP as St Pancras International struggles to cope with passenger numbers

Evening Standard

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Watch 'The Battle of Britpop' play out on a football pitch, as Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher squares up to Blur's Damon Albarn in this resurrected archive footage

Revisiting one of the world's truly iconic sporting encounters, as elite athletes Liam Gallagher and Damon Albarn faced off in a kickabout in an East London stadium

Louder

Seven in hospital after chemical incident in East London

Patients taken to hospital and houses cordoned off following the chemical incident in Dagenham

The Independent UK

This East London home seamlessly blurs the boundary between inside and out

'It needed a lot of work, but I liked the layout, and it still had lots of original features I loved, so I went for it.’

Ideal Home

“There are choruses Kurt Cobain would have been proud to write, vocal harmonies that could be Teenage Fanclub at their most sublime.” Dublin's next break-out band, Thumper, preview their killer new album at thrilling London show

Dublin psych-pop crew warm up for Latitude festival with joyous set at The George Tavern in East London

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Zara Aleena: Failures 'across multiple agencies' contributed to death, inquest finds

The law graduate was murdered as she walked home from a night out in Ilford, east London

Evening Standard

David Beckham Speaks At Harvard Business School With Anita Elberse

David Beckham's journey from East London to Harvard Business School exemplifies perseverance, success, and the transformative power of dreams in a remarkab...

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Montessori school could close down in a matter of weeks after key investor pulls out

A Montessori school which has been teaching children in East London for the last 30 years is at risk of closing down in a matter of weeks after an investor pulled out last minute.

Evening Standard

Dalston Yard to launch in east London in July

The multi-purpose venue will combine food, drink, culture and wellbeing

Evening Standard

Remembering D-Day, RAF veteran Gilbert Clarke recalls the thrill of planes overhead

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 Independent UK

East London businesses unite to form new growth group

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

Evening Standard

Plans for 72 new homes in east London rejected again because none would be 'affordable'

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

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Boy, 5, killed in east London tower block tragedy fell from 15th floor kitchen window, inquest hears

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

Evening Standard

Network Rail Property submits plan to redevelop final parcel of land from 2012 Olympics site

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

Digital Camera World

Camera catches police Tasering sword attack suspect in East London after boy, 14, murdered

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

The Guardian - UK

Hainault: man arrested on suspicion of murder after 14-year-old boy dies in east London sword attack – as it happened

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

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Evening Standard

Billie Piper says former classmate Amy Winehouse was bullied at school

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

Evening Standard

Shamima Begum loses bid to regain British citizenship

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

Evening Standard

National Margarita Day and more: Things to do in London this weekend (February 23 – 25)

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

Evening Standard

Smoke and Ashes by Amitav Ghosh review: How the word hipster was coined — and the world hooked on opium

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,…

Evening Standard

Acclaimed pianist Lang Lang's east London school lessons to expand nationwide

The scheme at Winns Primary School in Walthamstow was hailed a success

Evening Standard

Man in his 30s found dead after house fire in east London

Most of the ground floor of a semi-detached house was damaged and the man was pronounced dead at the scene

Evening Standard

Council U-turns on controversial West Ham lease of east London playing fields

An amateur club feared being made homeless over a decision to give lease of the fields to West Ham

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