34 minutes ago Wetherspoons pub owned by Lord Sugar was overrun by squatters days after closing

Shortly after the popular east London pub was closed in the building owned by businessman and TV star Lord Alan Sugar, it played host to a number of unwelcome visitors

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2 hours ago Met police officer cleared of murder following fatal shooting in South London

Metropolitan Police officer Martyn Blake, 40, was cleared of murder by a jury at the Old Bailey today following the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Chris Kaba in Streatham, south-east London.

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2 hours ago Starmer backs King’s ‘fantastic’ public service after Australian senator protest

The Prime Minister was speaking at an east London health facility in the wake of the outburst directed at Charles in Canberra.

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3 hours ago ‘Gross failure’ in hospital care may have contributed to disabled woman’s death

Chloe Every had learning difficulties and a muscle-wasting condition and was admitted to Queen’s Hospital in Romford in April 2019.

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7 hours ago Plaistow flat fire: Flames billow from London tower block as 70 firefighters tackle blaze

Firefighters are tackling a huge blaze at a London tower block with residents being evacuated from the scene.

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8 hours ago Huge fire breaks out at London tower block as 70 firefighters tackle blaze

Huge fire breaks out at London tower block as 70 firefighters tackle blaze  The Independent

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10 hours ago Huge fire at London tower block as '70 firefighters battle blaze' at flats

Ten fire engines have been sent to the incident on Queens Road West in Plaistow, east London, the London Fire Brigade said.

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10 hours ago Plaistow fire: 70 firefighters tackle blaze at east London tower block as three men treated at scene

Firefighters are tackling a blaze at the fifteen-storey block on Plaistow’s Queen’s Road West

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10 hours ago Huge fire at block of flats in East London as ten fire engines and 70 firefighters race to scene

Flames were seen coming out of an apartment at the residential block on Queens Road West in Plaistow, East London, shortly after 8am this morning - sending billows of smoke into the air.

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