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Met Police offer who hid camera in child’s bedroom and bathroom avoids prison
Former Met Police office Lee Hargrave hid a camera in a child’s bedroom and bathroom to take indecent images.
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ANOTHER Gallows Corner diversion hit with emergency works as water pipe bursts
Emergency roadworks have now started in Lower Bedfords Road, Romford on another of the Gallows Corner diversion routes.
Millions of UK homes face having Sky TV taken off them amid huge crackdown
Millions of homes are now thought to be watching movies and sports illegally with so-called 'dodgy' Fire TV Sticks.
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'Traumatised' tourist issues sun cream warning after being left hospitalised
Holidaymaker Emilia Azarova issued a sun cream warning after suffering from extreme sunburn on a trip to Thailand.
Emergency roadworks on Gallows Corner diversion 'will be done as quickly as possible'
Emergency roadworks are taking place in Station Road, Upminster along one of the Gallows Corner diversion routes.
Coronation Street legend 'running away from Keir Starmer' when pension comes in
Former Coronation Street star Vicky Entwistle has revealed her delight at returning to the stage in Blackpool.
Businesses are being given the chance to sponsor an entire Tube line
Transport for London (TfL) is looking to generate more cash by offering businesses the chance to sponsor the Waterloo & City line.
Revealed - which east London borough had the most crime last month?
Metropolitan Police data reveals which east London borough had the most criminal offences reported in June.
NINE stabbed and one shot in horror weekend of violence across London
A horror weekend across London has seen a shocking nine people stabbed and one person shot.
Barking street set for phased months-long closure for gas works
Highbridge Road, Barking is shut as part of a months-long gas reinforcement project.
Man arrested after 24-year-old dies following serious crash on A13
A man has been arrested following the death of a 24-year-old in a serious crash on the A13.
Meet the Romford constable who is Britain's strongest police officer
PC Sean Gannon of Romford’s town centre team has won Britain’s Strongest Police Officer 2025 after excelling in a national contest.
Driver dies after car crashes off A13 and overturns near Beckton
A driver has died days after his car crashed off the A13 and overturned near Beckton.
Call the Midwife's Helen George left 'ugly crying' in 'terrifying' new TV role
Call the Midwife star Helen George has described how she was left "ugly crying" in a new TV role she has called "terrifying".
Another heat health warning issued for London ahead of heatwave
A yellow heat health alert has been issued for London as the capital braces for another run of scorching temperatures, with highs of 31°C expected every day from Thursday through to Monday.
Brits’ financial confidence has grown – despite economic uncertainty
Brits’ financial confidence has grown in the last 12 months – despite economic uncertainty, recent volatility in the stock market and falling interest rates.
Brits will spend more than 16 hours a year waiting for their mates
Brits will spend more than 16 hours a year - waiting for late mates to arrive at social events.
Police hunt man after ‘group of men sexually assault teenage girls’ on Tube
Police are hunting a man after several teenager girls reported being sexually assaulted by a group on the Piccadilly line.
A third of Brits admit they're obsessed with tracking their health
One in three Brits admit they're obsessed with tracking their health - including diet, heart rate, and sleep quality.