In a statement outlining her decision to step down, Mayor Rokhsana Fiaz OBE said she looked back on successes. Fiaz said: “I stood for election as Labour’s Mayor in 2018 because I care passionately ...

Heathrow Airport was evacuated this morning following a fire alarm. Live updates will be shared here as we find out more.

A successful actor who was raised in Romford and starred in hit series Top Boy has been charged with rape and sexual assault.

Michael Ward, who is known for his roles in Top Boy and Empire of Light, has been charged with two counts of rape by the Metropolitan Police ...

An officer has been fire from the Met Police it was alleged he touched a female colleague on the buttock in a "sexual manner".

A man who murdered a stranger outside a nightclub in Stratford has been jailed for life. Hamza Kamali will serve a minimum of 25 years in jail after he was found guilty of murdering 38-year-old Saley ...

The Mawney Arms pub in Romford has reopened following an almost three-week renovation. The pub now features a revamped bar, expanded dining space, and updated beer gardens.

The scheme, valued at around £130 million, is expected to create up to 480 full-time jobs once complete. The site, located off Church Road and close to the A406 North Circular Road and A12, will ...

Tower Hamlets Council is set to demolish former council offices in Bethnal Green to make way for 53 'affordable' homes.

Caravan owners have been told by Havering Council they must stop building an "unlawful development" in Gerpins Lane, Upminster ...

One in four gig goers miss the encore and leave early – with a third prioritising how they’ll feel the next day.

Fans are arriving at Wembley ahead of tonight's Oasis reunion gig - the first of seven dates the band will play at the national stadium ...