7 h. 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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13 h. 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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16 h. 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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16 h. 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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16 h. 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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18 h. 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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19 h. ago Fire rips through flat in east London 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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19 h. ago Daughters of mum missing from east London since 2017 issue fresh appeal

Daughters of mum missing from east London since 2017 issue fresh appeal  Sky News

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21 h. ago BBC Call the Midwife issue huge news amid 'short break from Poplar' and fans will be delighted

It comes as the hit drama about a group of nurse midwives working in the East End of London begins filming for its 15th series

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21 h. ago Huge fire erupts opposite O2 arena as flames pour from tower block

Three people have been taken to hospital after a huge blaze ripped through a tower block near Canary Wharf in east London with around 60 fire fighters tackling the inferno

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45 h. ago East London council introduces new rules for dog owners following spate of attacks

Tower Hamlets Council is introducing new rules to combat dog-related antisocial behaviour

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66 h. ago Settled conditions to remain this week with higher temperatures by the weekend

There could be highs of 21C on Friday as temperatures ‘slowly creep up day on day’ in largely dry and sunny spells, including on VE Day.

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3 d. ago The hidden spot serving some of south east London’s best pizza – and it’s not a chain

The hidden spot serving some of south east London’s best pizza – and it’s not a chain  News Shopper

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3 d. ago Hollywood actress sprints across a road in east London during filming for her latest movie

A Hollywood A-lister was spotted filming her latest movie in London this week - and she seemingly couldn't get away quick enough.

Culture

4 d. ago ‘An intuitive genius’: Gary Oldman steps back on to stage as a national treasure

Actor returns to York theatre where he started out 46 years ago, after cementing status as one of UK’s greatest actorsIt’s been 46 years since Gary Oldman made his professional stage debut at York’s Theatre Royal. Returning to the venue last week for Samuel Beckett’s one-man play Krapp’s Last Tape, the 67-year-old English actor is a world removed from the young upstart once advised by Rada to do something else for a living.In the intervening four decades Oldman has steadily become one of the greatest actors of his generation, whose versatility and intense performance style have earned him numerous accolades including an Oscar, three Baftas and a Golden Globe. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Weer by Natalie Palamides at Soho Theatre Walthamstow review: spectacular show to open a spectacular location

A silly, seductive, slapstick joy is the perfect show to open London’s newest theatrical venue

Society

4 d. ago Man charged with attempted murder after three injured in broad daylight shooting in east London

All three victims were treated at the scene before being taken to hospital

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5 d. ago Topshop really is back! Former High Street fashion giant announces return to physical retailing ahead of wider summer comeback

A hotly-anticipated Topshop pop-up event in collaboration with Defected Records will take place on May 10 at the house music label's basement space in Shoreditch, East London.

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5 d. ago Lorry driver wins £5.2m on lottery, quits job, buys vacuum cleaner

Gary MacDonald, of Barking, east London, had been delivering parcels for more than 30 years.

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5 d. ago Man denies murdering Daniel Anjorin, 14, during 'sword rampage' in east London

Marcus Arduini Monzo is accused of running up behind Daniel Anjorin as he walked to school and slashing him in the chest and neck

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