A Metropolitan Police Commander who refused to take a drugs test has been dismissed for the second time following a five-year process.

A private equity firm from the US has backed out of plans to help rescue financially-burdened utility company, Thames Water.

Chadwell Heath Academy, in Christie Gardens, has been rated "good" in all assessment areas after its most recent Ofsted inspection. The school was previously told it "requires improvement" in both its ...

A man who groped a woman at a London Underground station has been sentenced. Igor Lagadin, 53, of Senior Street in Paddington, pleaded guilty to sexual assault. The incident happened on March 24 last ...

The routes of two east London buses could be changed so that they no longer stop along the A13 in Dagenham, Transport for London has said.

A 12-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after being injured in a crash involving a car in Chigwell. The Metropolitan Police were called to Manford Way just before 9pm on June 2 with reports of an ...

Among the new cast is a personal trainer, Dejon Noel-Williams from London, who happens to have a famous dad. 26-year-old Dejon is the son of former professional football player Gifton Noel-Williams.

Three Britons have been charged with allegedly smuggling cocaine into Indonesia and could face the death penalty ...

Legendary Motown singer-songwriter and composer Gloria Jones famed for her song ‘ Tainted(*) Love,’ is keynoting at the ...

A village in Havering has been living in "fear" for weeks after a buzzard began swooping down on residents. Havering-atte-Bower has been home to a "dive-bombing" buzzard, believed to be part of a ...

Police are appealing for witnesses to a crash on a major road in Wennington after the death of a 45-year-old man. The incident between a car and a lorry trailer happened on the slip road of the A13 at ...

A string of drink-drivers and dangerous motorists have faced justice in east London. Barkingside Magistrates' Court also heard cases involving assault and cannabis possession. Here is a round-up of ...