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Emergency alert test returning in 2025 with nearly all UK mobiles affected

Nearly every mobile phone in the UK is set to receive an emergency alert message in 2025 as part of a national test.

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Concrete, Cash and Chaos: Havering’s Green Spaces Under Siege.

Havering residents are growing increasingly alarmed as the borough’s greenbelt land comes under mounting threat from overdevelopment. What was once cherished countryside and vital habitat for local wildlife is now in danger of being lost to bulldozers, warehouses, data centres, and housing estates...

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Prolific Havering Shoplifter Given 20 Month Prison Sentence.

On 12 June, Keith Sear a prolific shoplifter in Elm Park, was given an 88 week prison sentence at Snaresbrook Crown Court. Mr Sear was also told to pay a surcharge of £187.

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‘I Have Been Open And Categorical In My Opposition To The End of Life Bill’-Margaret Mullane MP.

This week the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Bill, referenced in debate as the most fateful Bill to be brought before the House of Commons, passed its 3rd Reading and will now be considered by the House of Lords. I have been open and categorical in my opposition to this Bill at each stage.

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Iconic road by Leicester Square blocked by emergency incident

A busy central London road by Leicester Square is blocked by an emergency services incident. Live updates here.

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Mystery as elderly man found dead with 'incised wound to the abdomen'

A coroner is investigating the death of Ilford man Mohammed Akram, 84, after he was found dead with an unexplained wound to the abdomen.

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Probe begins after man, 23, found dead in east London hotel

An inquest will be held into the death of Curtis Moran, 23, from Hartlepool, who seemingly took his life at an east London hotel on June 12.

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East Londoners face long wait for justice as court has historically high backlog

East Londoners are left waiting for justice as Snaresbrook Crown Court has by far the highest case backlog in the country.

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'A dreadful mistake': How stroke patient was wrongly accused of taking overdose

Disabled east London resident David Goss's death was wrongly blamed on a drugs overdose due to a "dreadful mistake", an inquest has heard.

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'Ilford has a problem with gangs pickpocketing shoppers - here's how I'm tackling it'

Sergeant Jamie Warner discusses Ilford's pickpocketing issue and undercover policing to tackle crime gangs.

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School Streets scheme hailed as reason for borough's air quality improvement

Nitrogen dioxide levels have dropped by 40 per cent in Redbridge, with the council hailing School Streets schemes as among the reasons for this.

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'We hope common sense will prevail': Nursery to appeal extension plan refusal

Scallywags Nursery in Suttons Lane, Hornchurch had plans to remodel and extend refused by Havering Council.

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‘I nearly drowned as a child and was scared of water - but I'm now a swimming coach’

A Gants Hill woman terrified of water after she almost drowned as a child has qualified to become a full-time swimming teacher at Becontree Heath Leisure Centre — just two years after taking her first lesson.

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Newham hits milestone in electric vehicle charging point roll-out

Newham Council, in partnership with Uber and charge point operator Believ, has reached a major milestone in its rollout of electric charging points.

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'Group of teens' dispersed by police after 'large fight' near Mayesbrook Park

Police dispersed a “large fight” that took place after an event near Mayesbrook Park in Dagenham.

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Major disruption all day at busy London station after train derails

Major disruption is expected at London Euston for the whole day after a train derailed.

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Six teens arrested after large fight near Wetherspoon in Romford town centre

Six teenagers have been arrested after a large fight near the Wetherspoon pub in Romford town centre.

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Train DERAILS with 'major disruption' at London Euston

A train has derailed with lines to and from London Euston closed and services cancelled. Live updates here.

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Rise Park mum-of-two 'losing sleep' over 'nightmare' Gallows Corner closure

A mum from Rise Park, Romford has called the Gallows Corner closure a "nightmare" and said she has been "losing sleep" over it.

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Man blames 'total gridlock' around major London bridge on Silvertown Tunnel toll

A man who lives near Tower Bridge has claimed that there is “total gridlock” on local roads since the opening of the Silvertown Tunnel on April 7.