Police have launched an investigation in Romford, causing delays on the Elizabeth line, with live updates here.

The M25 is closed between Dartford and Romford as a truck fire sends a pillar of smoke into the air. Live updates here.

A man has been rushed to hospital with a leg injury after a crash in Forest Gate. The ambulance service was called to the junction of Upton Lane and Skelton Road around 2pm yesterday (August 12). A ...

Fat Panda, in New Road, was told its food hygiene standards needed "major improvement" at its Food Standards Agency (FSA) inspection on June 30. The takeaway has since permanently closed and was not ...

The same principle was adopted in 2023 at Ilford’s King George Hospital, which took on 12 youngsters with learning disabilities or autism, giving them on-the-job training as porters or in catering, ...

Plans have been submitted for a new car dealership at an empty industrial site in Rainham. Minimaspace Architecture, on behalf of applicant Hilltop Motors Ltd, has put forward proposals for a new car ...

A lorry has been engulfed in flames and smoke on the M25 with the major road closed to traffic. Pictures taken by shocked onlookers show the bright orange flames rise from the HGV between Romford and ...

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A pizza chain has opened a new store in. The Fat Pizza officially opened at the Baytree Shopping Centre in on Saturday, August 9. The opening day saw the first 200 customers enjoy signature pizzas for ...

A woman in her 20s has died after falling from a height in the Isle of Dogs. The incident happened in Harbour Way just before 6.40am today (August 13). Officers and London Ambulance Service crews were ...

The M25 will be closed “throughout the day” after a lorry full of tyres caught fire between Romford and Dartford.