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Barts Health patient first in NHS to have lung cancer surgery done with robot
Ian MacLeod, a retired detective and volunteer diving coach from Romford, was the first to undergo the robotic-assisted thoracic procedure last week
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Greens: ‘We could overturn Labour’s majority in the town hall’
The party is running in 20 of 22 wards across the borough in the local government elections on Thursday 7th May
Fire Brigade urges Londoners with gardens to remove dry vegetation ahead of summer
The London Fire Brigade is calling on residents, councils, and landowners to 'spring clean' gardens and communal spaces by removing dry vegetation and creating fire breaks to slow the spread of potential fires
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Council to purchase 81 unsold apartments in Fellowship Square development
The move comes after developer Countryside Partnerships failed to receive any 'viable offers' for the homes
Man in hospital after crash near tube station in Leyton
A man is in hospital after emergency services were called to a crash outside Leyton Station.
London borough councils urged to commit to ‘basic standards’ of temporary housing
A new campaign has listed five basic standards of living that should always be met whenever a family is placed into temporary accommodation by a local council
Long wait goes on for Londoners living in buildings with dangerous cladding
Thousands of Londoners continue to live in tall buildings with fire safety issues nearly a decade after Grenfell Tower disaster
Channel 4 pulls last episode of The Great Celebrity Bake Off featuring Scott Mills
Channel 4 has pulled the last episode of The Great Celebrity Bake Off due to it featuring former BBC DJ Scott Mills.
Adults are brightening up their wardrobe with ‘dopamine dressing’ this spring
Adults are brightening up their wardrobe with ‘dopamine dressing’ to boost their mood this spring.
All 40 of UK fashion retailer's stores could close this month amid administration
Administrators are set to review Quiz's remaining 40 stores in the UK and seven concession stores in Ireland at the end of April, according to reports.
Films showing at Odeon South Woodford this weekend
THE Odeon in South Woodford has a busy weekend, with blockbusters and family favourites set to run throughout
Billboard art forces people to notice pollution-choked river
Art created to draw attention to pollution in a river that flows through Ilford has been put up on a public billboard.
Husband takes on marathon challenge following wife's cancer diagnosis
A father-of-two is running this year’s London Marathon in support of life-saving cancer research
London the only UK area to choose charcoal BBQs over gas
As the UK starts to see warmer weather heading into spring, LPG experts Jefferson Gas have investigated the country’s BBQ habits
Wireless Festival cancelled and refunds to be issued after Kanye West barred
Wireless Festival 2026 has been cancelled amid headliner Kanye West being barred from entering the UK
Kanye West blocked from travelling to UK to perform at Wireless Festival 2026
Kanye West has been blocked from travelling to the UK to perform at the Wireless Festival as "it would not be conducive to the public good".
Three Waltham Forest youths remanded into custody over Jewish ambulance attack
Hamza Iqbal, 20, and Rehan Khan, 19, from Leyton, and a 17-year-old boy from Walthamstow are charged with one count of arson
Man extradited from France to face double murder charge for Walthamstow arson
25-year-old Algerian national Fouad Boudra has been charged with double murder nearly two years after two men died in a 'deliberate' house fire
Terraced house destroyed in Walthamstow blaze
No injuries were reported in the fire on Sunday, which was caused by a toaster
Man escapes terraced house fire sparked by toaster in Walthamstow
A man escaped unharmed after a fire broke out at a terraced house in Walthamstow.