Detectives investigating two shootings in east London have charged a second man.

Nearly a third of patients at London A&Es faced wait times of more than four hours last month according to new NHS figures, with staff “pushed beyond breaking point” due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Redbridge Council has identified more than £9 million in savings for its next budget - around £16 million short of the amount needed.

The trust that runs King George Hospital and Queen’s Hospital spent £80 million over budget this financial year and will face “some cash risk” if its deficit gets any bigger.

Transport for London is consulting the public on whether CCTV should be mandatory in all black cabs and private hire vehicles across London, including Uber.

More than 700 A&E patients waited an unacceptably long time to be seen by a doctor at King George Hospital and Queen’s Hospital between May and November last year.

Plans to expand a country park by the equivalent of more than 100 football pitches have united political parties and excited residents.

Councillors responsible for ensuring antisocial behaviour and crime are dealt with properly are not receiving enough information to do their job, a councillor claimed.

The Mayor of London has said it is “shameful” that some people will still have to pay to have unsafe cladding removed from their buildings despite new funding.

The Mayor of London and a cross-party group of London Assembly members have written to the Transport Secretary to request that London keep its share of money raised through road tax.

The Green Party’s Sian Berry has outlined plans to make London “the most trans inclusive city in the world” as part of her bid to become the capital’s next mayor.

Artists have been asked to get creative for a new public arts display during a major construction.

England’s deputy chief medical officer, Jonathan Van-Tam, has said the South African variant of coronavirus is unlikely to become the dominant strain in the UK.

PLANS to introduce new units for the safe keeping of bicycles in roads across Waltham Forest have been revealed.

The number of patients catching Covid at King George Hospital and Queen’s Hospital spiked in December because on-site tests were not catching the new variant.

Anyone who still goes out to work in Essex, and who doesn’t have Covid-19 symptoms, is being encouraged to get tested on a regular basis.

The number of racist hate crimes reported to police across London rose dramatically following the first lockdown, a Freedom of Information request has found.

The NHS trust that runs King George Hospital and Queen’s Hospital has apologised for “inexcusable” mistakes in its support for the families of Covid patients.

TodayY we're launching our search for the strong, inspirational women across the Guardian's area.

Uber is offering a huge discount for people who need to head to local Covid-19 vaccination centres.

Iain Duncan Smith is leading a damaging backbench Tory revolt to outlaw trade deals with countries that are committing genocide.

A yoga teacher has explained why she joined Europe’s first - and the world’s second ever - union specifically for the profession.

A police operation targetting violence in Ilford resulted in 13 drug and weapons arrests, seven cars confiscated and more than £5,000 in cash seized.

With tickets costing an average of £37, it's a bill most motorists could do without.

The news comes after the government confirmed that the idea of state-issued vaccine 'passports' will be scrapped.

Key workers including police officers may be exempt from paying the proposed £3.50 Greater London boundary charge, according to the Mayor’s office.

Waltham Forest saw a huge surge in reports of racist hate crimes in the first few months of the pandemic - and they have yet to return to normal levels.

It's a decade this week since the announcement of the new tenant of the Olympic Stadium was making our headlines.

People have until Valentine’s Day to give their views on plans to hold immersive film screenings at a sports ground throughout the summer.

Iain Duncan Smith has called for Britain to boycott the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.

Eight people have now been arrested during a probe into the attempted assassination of a man convicted of one of Britain's biggest ever heists.

Covid deaths in east London hospitals , as hospital admissions return to pre-Christmas levels.

We have heard from drivers, angry that some might have to pay to drive through the forest.

THE Health Secretary will lead a press conference today as concerns grow over the South African variant of Covid-19.

Nearly 2,500 staff will be told that their jobs have been axed today after fashion website Boohoo bought Dorothy Perkins, Wand two other Arcadia brands.

Experts have warned it was “very possible” the South African variant is already quite widespread in the UK.

Vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi urged the public to keep faith after South Africa suspended its rollout of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine.

Snow may fall in Hertfordshire, Essex and London for several days over the coming week as the Met Office extended its weather warning.

Two men in their 20s have died and 11 others have been injured in a series of stabbings across London within 24 hours.

One of the few pluses to come out of the Covid pandemic has been a worldwide reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.

Smarts Lane was considered the humblest road in Loughton when the picture above was taken c1907.

I always try to give our local MP Dame Eleanor Laing the benefit of the doubt but I find the statement issued late on a Sunday stunning:

Three men have been jailed for a total of over 20 years for supplying £6million worth of cocaine.

William Dillwyn, a co-ordinator of the British abolitionist and anti-slavery campaign, was born in Pennsylvania in 1743 and lived in Walthamstow (Blackhorse Lane) from 1777 until his death in 1824.

The picture at the top of this page is of Highams Park level crossing c1899.

Crisis is an overused word. We read about it with the NHS, poverty, unemployment, flooding and governance yet, by hook or crook we, as a society, find a way to sidestep the abyss with some modicum of blood, sweat and tears.

In reference to Loraine Sladden’s email, I hope her father has received his vaccination.

London has this week passed the milestone of vaccinating more than one million people against Covid-19.

More than 20 per cent of London’s businesses made use of the Government’s business rates holiday during the Covid-19 pandemic, saving a total of £3 billion.

Heavy snow and ice is on its way this weekend as the south east of England braces for Arctic conditions.