8 h. ago Man charged with murder after disappearance of Colombian woman

Yajaira Castro Mendez, 46, was reported missing to the Metropolitan Police on May 31 after leaving her east London home.

Events

10 h. ago Hot tub horror as mother, 24, suffers fatal burns after hitting her head and falling into scalding water

Mother-of-one Gabriele Cristine Barreto de Freitas, 24, died in hospital after suffering third degree burns when she hit her head and fell unconscious hot tub in a hotel in Brazil.

Events

35 h. ago King Charles meets The OC star Ben McKenzie at cultural festival in east London (and the actor can't resist plugging his new book!)

The royal, 76, travelled to Old Spitalfields Market, for the city's first ever SXSW festival where businesses and individuals involved in music, technology, screen and culture come together.

Culture

35 h. ago King Charles meets The OC star Ben McKenzie at cultural festival in east London (and the actor can't resist pl

King Charles meets The OC star Ben McKenzie at cultural festival in east London (and the actor can't resist pl  Daily Mail

Culture

36 h. ago Gang followed and stabbed Greek tourist after botched bag robbery, court hears

Antonis Antoniadis, 26, was allegedly followed and attacked in New Cross, south-east London, on July 7 last year, and died two weeks later.

Events

36 h. ago Drill rapper guilty of murdering father in front of child at East London barbershop in 'savage' attack

Renai Belle has been convicted for the murder of Josh KcKay following a five-week trial at the Old Bailey

Events

41 h. ago Eurostar could see Channel Tunnel monopoly threatened as government reveals plans to increase number of trains from Britain to Europe

The Office of Rail and Road said it will allocate spare capacity at Eurostar's Temple Mills depot in Leyton, East London, to either one new operator or Eurostar itself, which has plans to grow.

Politics

41 h. ago Dr Martens sees profits slide but on track for return to growth

The footwear group reported pre-tax profits of £8.8 million for the year to March 30, down from £93 million the previous year.

Politics

42 h. ago Wagner spies 'plotted to blow up Mayfair restaurant and kidnap its owner'

The men were filmed setting fire to an east London warehouse, the Old Bailey heard

Society

54 h. ago Super Trouper meets supercomputer: AI helping Abba star to write musical

Björn Ulvaeus tells audience at SXSW London the technology is ‘very bad at lyrics’ but has helped him break through creative impassesAfter bringing a blockbuster hologram version of Abba to a purpose-built venue in east London, Björn Ulvaeus’s next technological exploration is a musical that he’s written with the help of artificial intelligence.Ulvaeus, 80, told an audience at SXSW London that he was “three-quarters” of the way through writing a new musical which he has created with assistance from AI songwriting tools. Continue reading...

Politics

54 h. ago Hainault sword attacker 'killed and skinned own cat' before rampage, court hears

Spanish-Brazilian Marcus Arduini Monzo has been charged with 10 offences following an alleged April rampage through Hainault, north east London, after killing his cat

Events

55 h. ago The Guardian view on Labour’s investment plans: sugaring the bitter pill of austerity | Editorial

The chancellor is right to be planning for the long term, but voters won’t be patient if change isn’t felt soonInequality between British regions is not a new problem and Rachel Reeves is not the first chancellor to want to close the gap. In 2014, George Osborne promised a “northern powerhouse” to rival the dominance of London and the south-east. He pledged devolution and investment in infrastructure to connect northern cities, to unlock productivity and growth.Since then, Britain’s economy has suffered multiple shocks, some external (the pandemic, inflation stoked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine), others self-inflicted (Brexit, Liz Truss’s mini-budget). Each time, the damage was more severe in places already falling behind. Boris Johnson claimed levelling up as his defining purpose. Rishi Sunak let the ambition slide. Now it is being revived by a Labour chancellor. In a speech announcing transport investments on Wednesday, Ms Reeves promised a “renewal of Britain”, with prosperity ...

Politics

59 h. ago Killer skinned his own cat then hacked schoolboy, 14, to death during Samurai sword rampage when he also tried to kill four others, court hears

Marcus Monzo, 37, of West Beckton, Newham, is accused of murdering 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin (pictured) while he was on his way to school in Hainault, east London on April 30 last year.

Events

60 h. ago Man killed Daniel Anjorin, 14, during sword rampage in east London, jury told

Man killed Daniel Anjorin, 14, during sword rampage in east London, jury told  The Guardian

Events

60 h. ago Killer hacked schoolboy, 14, to death 'in an instant' during 20

Marcus Monzo, 37, of West Beckton, Newham, is accused of murdering 14-year-old Daniel Anjorin (pictured) while he was on his way to school in Hainault, east London on April 30 last year.

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62 h. ago Hainault sword attacker 'snuffed out' schoolboy Daniel Anjorin's life 'in an instant'

Teenager Daniel Anjorin was allegedly 'slain' with a samurai sword by Marcus Arduini Monzo while walking to school during an alleged 20-minute rampage in Hainault, east London

Events

3 d. ago Scots have best access to culture in UK but class divide exists, survey suggests

National Galleries of Scotland found 49% of people in the UK feel they have easy access to cultural space, with the figure 64% north of the border.

Politics

3 d. ago Black schoolgirl, 15, was 'physically violated' by Met Police officers who strip

The 15-year-old girl, known as Child Q, had arrived at the school in Hackney, East London , for a mock exam when she was taken to the medical room to be strip-searched.

Events

3 d. ago Death of baby of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon was ‘inevitable’, court hears

Constance Marten, 38, and Mark Gordon, 50, are charged with the manslaughter of their baby daughter Victoria.

Events

3 d. ago Could this east London borough really split from the capital?

Could this east London borough really split from the capital?  Time Out

Politics