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Person dies after incident at major central London station

A person has died after a medical incident at a major central London Underground station.

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'I sleep with a hammer since police broke my doors down on day of triple stabbing'

First Avenue, Dagenham resident Muetu Mujing said she has been left "scared" after her doors were broken down by police amidst a triple stabbing last year.

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Video shows moment burglars are chased after £25,000 gold theft in Redbridge

A video shows the arrest of two burglars who have now been jailed after £25,000 of gold was stolen from a safe in Redbridge.

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Disruption at busy London station 'to last all day' after track defect found

A speed restriction has been put in place after a fault was found on the tracks at a busy London station.

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Man prosecuted for allowing dogs to be too noisy

A Dagenham man has been told to pay almost £2,000 for failing to control excessive barking from his security dogs.

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Barking tower block development delay update issued

The redevelopment of Trocoll House near Barking station was started three years ago but its completion has been delayed.

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'Violent and callous' driver crushed man to death under SUV then tried to flee to Dubai, court told

Trevelle Rowland allegedly used his Volkswagen Tiguan as a weapon to murder Fergany Mvuezolo before calling on his girlfriend to help him flee the country and evade arrest

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RECAP on rush hour travel ahead of ALL DAY station closure

Live travel and traffic updates from across the London transport system: Underground, Overground, DLR, trams and National Rail.

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Inside the oldest building in London that dates back to the 11th century

Discover the oldest building in London, The White Tower which was built in the 11th century.

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London braces for five days of cold weather with health alert issued

London is bracing for cold weather after a yellow cold-health alert is set to be in place for five days.

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Points failure at busy London station causes rush-hour CHAOS

A points failure at London Euston is causing disruption on several train services.

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The Romford team which has stepped in to treat 120 stroke patients in three months

Romford hospital staff have stepped in to treat 120 stroke patients in just three months while the Royal London Hospital's specialist equipment was out of action.

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Arrest made after police officer punched in face on District line train

An arrest has been made after a police officer was punched in the face on the London Underground

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Woman treated by paramedics after incident outside Dagenham school

A woman has been treated by paramedics after an incident outside a school in Dagenham.

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Boy, 14, arrested after machete found in stop and search at busy London station

A 14-year-old has been arrested after a machete was found in a stop and search at a busy London station.

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Met Police crackdown sees 1,000 stolen phones seized and 230 arrested in one week

The Metropolitan Police arrested 230 people and seized more than 1,000 phones in a week of activity.

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Police concerned for welfare of missing Dagenham girl last seen a month ago

Police have launched an urgent appeal to help find a missing girl from Dagenham.

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Grenfell Tower set to be demolished, bereaved families are told

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner told a meeting of bereaved families that Grenfell Tower will be demolished

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All the London Underground lines and stations closed this weekend

Check the London Underground, Overground and Elizabeth Line services for the upcoming weekend and don't be caught out by any changes.

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Major disruption with FOUR-hour delays at busy London station

A signalling fault has caused major disruption on the Elizabeth line at London Paddington station.