11 h. ago Police are appealing for witnesses after a motorcyclist died in a crash in east London

A motorcyclist, a 30-year-old man from Camden, died at the scene

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28 h. ago Rivals star Danny Dyer insists 'elitist' critics would never mock his accent if he was black

The 47-year-old father of three from Custom House in London's East End believes that coming from a working-class background has prevented him from being regarded as a serious actor.

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51 h. ago London headteacher brags his school exam results have jumped a grade since he introduced a no

A London headteacher Excelsior Academy in Hackney, east London , saw their average A-level grades jump from a C to a B in the last year to the delight of headmaster, Omar Deria, 45.

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54 h. ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana 'threw scalding water over prison officer' in horror attack

The attack reportedly took place at HMP Belmarsh in south-east London, where Rudakubana, 18, is serving a minimum of 52 years for murdering three young girls last year

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54 h. ago Southport killer Axel Rudakubana in 'horror boiling water attack' on prison guard

Axel Rudakubana, who murdered three young girls in the savage Southport stabbing attack, threw scalding water over a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh in south-east London

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54 h. ago Tribute to beloved East Bethel woman who died on Delta flight from MSP to London

Tribute to beloved East Bethel woman who died on Delta flight from MSP to London  Bring Me The News

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60 h. ago Jazz Cafe venue planned for former Victorian theatre in east London

Jazz Cafe venue planned for former Victorian theatre in east London  The Stage

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66 h. ago Camden’s Jazz Cafe Is Turning An Old East London Theatre Into A New Venue

Camden’s Jazz Cafe Is Turning An Old East London Theatre Into A New Venue  Time Out

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3 d. ago Canary Wharf's Fairgame puts the 'fun' in funfair – but be sure to leave the kids at home

After day in the office, our team of writers were thirsty for a pint - and victory - and we knew exactly where to go. If you miss the fun of the funfair, look no further than east London

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3 d. ago Surgery, real sex and water sports: Louise Weard on her four

The Canadian director set out to make a 90-minute snapshot of the trans experience before it ballooned in length and scope. Nevertheless, the film’s writer, director and star is confident of reaching the mainstreamWhen Louise Weard began shooting her debut film in 2023, she envisaged it as a snappy, 90-minute portrait of a group of queer and transgender friends in Vancouver. Now, Castration Movie, a crowdfunded camcorder epic made for less than C$60,000 (£33,000), runs four-and-a-half hours. And that’s just part one. When the entire magnum opus is finished later this year, Weard estimates it will clock in at more than 12 hours. Take that, Béla Tarr. Watch your back, Rivette.Not that anyone could mistake Castration Movie for slow cinema. “It’s not as if I’m asking you to watch farmers in a field for 20 minutes,” says the 31-year-old director over coffee in an east London cafe. Indeed not: the first hour-and-a-half follows a budding “incel” as he sinks deeper into the manosphere. The ...

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3 d. ago Mother saw gunman shoot son near Damilola Taylor centre, court told

Jesse Lloyd-Smith, 20, was fatally injured close to the Damilola Taylor centre in Peckham, south-east London, the Old Bailey was told on Thursday.

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3 d. ago VE Day 80 live: Watch as Fleur East opens VE Day concert spectacular in London

VE Day 80 live: Watch as Fleur East opens VE Day concert spectacular in London  BBC

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3 d. ago V&A East Storehouse is a new London museum, but not as you know it

V&A East Storehouse is a new London museum, but not as you know it  wallpaper.com

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3 d. ago Horror as body pulled from east London canal as police set up cordon

The body of a woman aged in her 50s has been found in the Lee Navigation in Homerton, east London, at around 11.40am yesterday, by police who are now investigating the case

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4 d. ago Horror as woman's body pulled from East London canal, Metropolitan Police confirm

Emergency service crews recovered her remains in the River Lee Navigation in Hackney

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4 d. ago Canary Wharf fire: Dozens evacuated as blaze rips through east London flat

The latest blaze is the third to break out at New Providence Wharf since 2021

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4 d. ago Squalor, Crime, the Olympics, and Ketamine: How I Spent 2012 in an East London Party Slum

Squalor, Crime, the Olympics, and Ketamine: How I Spent 2012 in an East London Party Slum  VICE

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4 d. ago Squalor, Crime, Ketamine, and the Olympics: How I Spent 2012 in an East London Party Slum

Squalor, Crime, Ketamine, and the Olympics: How I Spent 2012 in an East London Party Slum  VICE

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4 d. ago Camden's Jazz Cafe to transform former east London theatre into new venue

Jazz Cafe has been given permission to redevelop the art deco Rex Theatre on Stratford High Street

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4 d. ago Canary Wharf fire: Blaze rips through east London flat months after blaze at same development

The latest blaze is the third to break out at New Providence Wharf since 2021

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