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An inquest will be held into the death of Curtis Moran, 23, from Hartlepool, who seemingly took his life at an east London hotel on June 12.

A coroner is investigating the death of Ilford man Mohammed Akram, 84, after he was found dead with an unexplained wound to the abdomen.

Sgt Jamie Warner has been in the police force since 2007 and has led the safe neighbourhood team in Ilford town centre for more than three years. His team targets crimes such as anti-social behaviour ...

Stack & Sizzle will open in South Street next month in place of the former Italian restaurant Bunno. Owner Mohammad Sagar told the Recorder that he was aiming to open the shop on July 6 or 7. “Our ...

Bobby Brazier is leaving popular BBC soap EastEnders after four years. Clair Norris, who plays Bernie Taylor, has also left the show after eight years. Team #EastEnders has won Soap of the Year at the ...

East Londoners are left waiting for justice as Snaresbrook Crown Court has by far the highest case backlog in the country.

Disabled east London resident David Goss's death was wrongly blamed on a drugs overdose due to a "dreadful mistake", an inquest has heard.

Nitrogen dioxide levels have dropped by 40 per cent in Redbridge, with the council hailing School Streets schemes as among the reasons for this.

A Hornchurch nursery has had remodelling and extension plans refused due to "parking pressure and congestion" as well as the building being deemed "visually intrusive".

After Barking & Dagenham was named as the unhappiest London borough to live in, we've pulled together top-rated attractions in the borough ...

Shoreditch is set to become one of London’s newest al fresco dining hotspots. Under the Mayor of London’s new Summer Streets Fund, Rivington Street and Redchurch Street will be transformed into ...