The Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police has been criticised for comments defending the disproportionate use of stop and search on young black men in London.

The 100-year-old charity fundraiser was taken to hospital on Sunday, after being treated for pneumonia and tested positive for Covid-19.

A hard-working man who ended his life after being furloughed was an indirect victim of the pandemic, his family feels.

A family of Syrian refugees will find a new home in Waltham Forest thanks to a huge community effort.

People with Covid-19 have reported a wide range of symptoms – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness.

East London is lagging behind almost all of England when it comes to vaccinating the over-80s against Covid.

Uber Eats and supermarkets including Tesco, Asda, and Morrisons are backing the new venture committing to stop giving booze to drunk customers.

It was expected that regions across England would return to the previous Tier 1 to Tier 4 level restrictions put in place before Christmas.

Covid scams continue to catch people off guard as opportunistic fraudsters find ways to exploit the current situation. 

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for “the biggest tourism campaign that our city and country has ever seen” after research suggested that central London has been hit hardest by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Stay with us for updates as Matt Hancock gives a Covid vaccine update to the nation.

Sadiq Khan’s London Plan, the framework for planning in the capital, has finally been approved by the Government after a long delay.

Fears that a whole area could be made 'soulless' were making our headlines ten years ago this week.

Ilford primary school students have forgotten “basic facts such as times tables” and are struggling to write for sustained periods after months learning from home.

The NHS hopes to build a huge new health centre on the former St George’s Hospital site to reduce pressure on the struggling Queen’s Hospital in Romford.

The number of Covid patients dying in east London hospitals almost halved last week and infection rates are a third of what they were at the start of the year.

Those included in the analysis were tested over two months between mid-November and mid-January.

While I can appreciate the problems experienced at Debden Sorting office, the assurance that NHS letters will be delivered because they are ‘identifiable’ is little comfort to those of us that are sent vital NHS letters that are not identifiab...

The Department for Transport has confirmed 2021 is set to bring changes to some motoring laws and policies.

On Monday night Matt Hancock addressed the nation amid news 105 cases of the new South African variant of the coronavirus had been detected in the UK.

It was expected that regions across England would return to the previous Tier 1 to Tier 4 level restrictions put in place before Christmas.

The speed with which the first Covid variant to have been identified in the UK has spread across the country can be observed in a new interactive map.

Captain Sir Tom Moore is in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus.

Loughton High Road as seen in 1900 could been mistaken as a residential street from the photo above from c1900.

I have had three tests for Covid at the Jubilee Centre in Leytonstone - quick, free and easy, open 10am to 7pm every day, no need to book and they send you the result within an hour.

Aldi and Lidl have revealed the latest items hitting the shelves in the middle aisles of their stores this weekend. Here are the best deals.

There are regular concerns raised in the local community about crime.

All of the UK is under a lockdown to try to bring down the rate of coronavirus and protect the NHS.

The area in and around Walthamstow Central has changed a lot in recent years, with new road layouts and buildings, and new development proposals are looking to irrecoverably transform this corner of Walthamstow forever. Fortunately, some buildings...

Originally built as a barn 1859, Butlers Retreat in Chingford takes its name from its 1891 occupier, John Butler whose family sold refreshments to visitors to Epping Forest until 1971.

Last night I competed in the world arm wrestling final against my nemesis, Phillip ‘the squeeze’ Schofield. In the best-of-three contest (think ‘over the top’ with the actor’s actor, Sly Stallone, and you get the gist), I sweat profusely...

My father-in-law recently received a letter from the NHS to notify him he has been selected for the Covid vaccine and advising him to go online to book an appointment.

If you have bought any of the items mentioned below, return them to the place of purchase to get a refund.

More than three quarters of a million people in London have received a Covid-19 vaccine as the capital starts to catch up to the rest of England.

Plans to build two theme parks just outside Essex have moved a step closer to becoming reality.

London is set for flurries of snow this weekend.

A man has been jailed after he was found to have downloaded more than 200 indecent images of children – despite being subject to a suspended sentence for the same offence.

The NHS trust that runs Whipps Cross Hospital has been accused of trying to “blackmail” junior doctors into working for free.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the NHS stands ready to roll out the vaccine if it is approved.

NHS England will begin collecting data about ethnicity when people receive their Covid-19 vaccinations in a bid to tackle stigmas in certain ethnic groups.

Young Londoners are facing a mental health crisis during the Covid-19 pandemic, with charities seeing an “astronomical” rise in requests for support.

A vaccination hub has opened at King George Hospital in Ilford.

The number of Covid patients in King George Hospital and Queen’s Hospital is starting to fall, though is still more than double the number during the first wave.

The London Fire Brigade have finally revealed the result of their investigation into the Mall Walthamstow fire.

Two enormous new towers, 34 and 27 storeys high, will appear on the east London skyline after plans to redevelop a shopping centre were approved.

A group of South Woodford residents are urging Redbridge Council to take action against a flat they claim is hosting near-constant house parties in lockdown.

Royal Mail has issued an update on the postcodes still affected by delivery delays in the UK.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s proposed GLA budget for the coming year was voted down by Assembly members today.

London had the highest rate of unemployment in the UK between September and November last year.

A restaurant owner stripped of his licence after months of illegal club nights has hinted at plans to open a new business in Dubai.