10 h. ago Pictured: Girl, seven, who died after tree 'held up by metal poles' collapsed on top of her in park

Little Leonna Ruka, from Dagenham in east London, had been visiting family in Southend-on-Sea when she and several other children were trapped underneath a tree that partially collapsed.

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10 h. ago London family pay tribute to 'precious' girl, 7, killed when tree collapsed in Essex

The family of a seven-year-old girl from east London have said she will “live forever in our hearts” after she was killed when a tree collapsed in a park in Southend, Essex.

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11 h. ago Last month hottest June on record in England, Met Office figures suggest

Provisional figures indicate that June 2025 was also the second warmest for the UK since data began in 1884.

Politics

15 h. ago Heatwave to peak with temperatures of up to 35C in likely hottest day of year

Tuesday could be the hottest day of the year so far as extreme heat warnings remain in place.

Politics

15 h. ago Building work starts on Grade II listed museum in east London

Building work starts on Grade II listed museum in east London  Guardian Series

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25 h. ago UK will be even hotter today: Temperatures could hit 35C as amber health alert is extended across England after sunseekers flocked to the coast as 'killer' heatwave gripped Britain

Forecasters issued an amber health alert which will cover London, the East Midlands, the South East, the South West and the East of England, and is set to remain in place until 6pm today.

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32 h. ago UK will be even hotter tomorrow: Temperatures could hit 35C as amber health alert is extended across England after sunseekers flocked to the coast as 'killer' heatwave gripped Britain

Forecasters issued the alert which will cover London, the East Midlands, the South East, the South West and the East of England, and is set to remain in place until 6pm tomorrow.

Events

34 h. ago Mercedes says East London plant shutdown is ‘standard procedure’

Mercedes says East London plant shutdown is ‘standard procedure’  News24

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36 h. ago Teenagers jailed over brutal ‘turf war’ killing in east London

Abdul Jalloh, 23, knifed in neck as he sat behind wheel of his car

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42 h. ago Weather maps reveal exactly what UK areas face 35C as sweltering heatwave hits

Highs of 35C are forecast to sear through parts of London and south-east England today as a heatwave takes hold of the UK, sending the mercury soaring to potentially dangerous levels

Society

58 h. ago Zara Aleena’s aunt warns ‘women are not safe’ in Britain on anniversary of law graduate’s murder

Zara Aleena was sexually assaulted and murdered on her way home in East London three years ago

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63 h. ago Bromley named the happiest place to live in south east London

Bromley named the happiest place to live in south east London  News Shopper

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68 h. ago The East London alleyway with a disgusting past that earned it a vulgar nickname

The East London alleyway with a disgusting past that earned it a vulgar nickname  MyLondon

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3 d. ago “A homecoming for the ages”: Iron Maiden return to London’s East End for a gloriously flamboyant 50th birthday party

“A homecoming for the ages”: Iron Maiden return to London’s East End for a gloriously flamboyant 50th birthday party  Louder

Society

3 d. ago The fascinating and eerie stories behind five of east London's oldest pubs

The fascinating and eerie stories behind five of east London's oldest pubs  Romford Recorder

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3 d. ago FRIENDS Experience in East London to host official trivia nights this summer

FRIENDS Experience in East London to host official trivia nights this summer  This Is Local London

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3 d. ago Man charged with murder after a woman 'known to him' stabbed to death at east London home

The victim, a woman in her 40s, was attacked at an address in Tower Hamlets on Tuesday

Events

3 d. ago Map: Where second UK heatwave of 2025 will hit as temperatures set to soar to 32C

UK Health Security Agency issued an amber heat health alert, coversing London, the East Midlands, South East, South West and East of England

Events

3 d. ago Amber heat health alerts issued across UK as temperatures set to soar above 30C

The warning affects East Midlands, South East, South West, East of England and London, the UK Health Security Agency says

Society

3 d. ago London weather: Amber heat health alert in force as temperatures set to soar to 30C

A second amber heat health alert in two weeks came into force on Friday.

Society