Two men in their 20s have died and 11 others have been injured in a series of stabbings across London within 24 hours.

Smarts Lane was considered the humblest road in Loughton when the picture above was taken c1907.

Three men have been jailed for a total of over 20 years for supplying £6million worth of cocaine.

William Dillwyn, a co-ordinator of the British abolitionist and anti-slavery campaign, was born in Pennsylvania in 1743 and lived in Walthamstow (Blackhorse Lane) from 1777 until his death in 1824.

The picture at the top of this page is of Highams Park level crossing c1899.

Crisis is an overused word. We read about it with the NHS, poverty, unemployment, flooding and governance yet, by hook or crook we, as a society, find a way to sidestep the abyss with some modicum of blood, sweat and tears.

In reference to Loraine Sladden’s email, I hope her father has received his vaccination.

London has this week passed the milestone of vaccinating more than one million people against Covid-19.

More than 20 per cent of London’s businesses made use of the Government’s business rates holiday during the Covid-19 pandemic, saving a total of £3 billion.

Heavy snow and ice is on its way this weekend as the south east of England braces for Arctic conditions.

An 'outstanding' nursery says it is “devastated and truly sorry” after a serious safeguarding incident.

East London now has the smallest percentage of over-80s who have received at least one dose of the Covid vaccine in the entire country.

Residents living next to Whipps Cross are urging the council not to let the NHS use a stretch of open land as an access road while the new hospital is built.

A rugby-loving former Flying Squad detective with the Metropolitan Police who became a London taxi driver has died at the age of 68.

Police found two stashed Rambo-style knives following a foot chase with three suspects.

It hasn't gone down well with fans who begged the fast food giant to keep the items on the menu.

A CLIP from a Handforth Parish Council meeting has gone viral — gaining more than 2 million views overnight.

The Mayor of London and TfL will need a “Sherlock-style forensic focus” to deliver Crossrail on time, according to a new report from the London Assembly.

Twenty seven London boroughs have recorded daily Covid cases falling by a third or more in a week.

A campaign has been launched to fund a London memorial to all NHS and emergency services workers, including those who have risked or lost their lives during the Covid-19 pandemic.

London is on track to reach its target of vaccinating 1.5 million people by the middle of February, with more than one million jabs already given out.

THE SOUTH East has been placed under 60-hours worth of snow and ice warnings over the next few days.

The death of a “kind and gentle” woman in a care home remains a mystery after an inquest was unable to determine whether she died of natural causes.

More than 60 blind or disabled workers won an extra 13 weeks of wages from their former employer today.

A community project helping to support vulnerable people during the pandemic continued its expansion last week with the opening of its latest hub in Ongar.

A cancer patient has lifted the lid on her struggles of going through chemotherapy during a pandemic.

More snow could be on the way in Hertfordshire, Essex and London as the Met Office issued a two-day weather warning.

A second Beast from the East could be heading for the UK next week, the  Met Office has said.

The Advertising Standards Authority received complaints in late December 2020 and early January 2021.

With so many of us suffering mentally due to the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, today’s annual ‘Time to Talk Day’ is perhaps even more crucial in the current climate.

Almost 10 per cent of London Fire Brigade’s operational staff are currently absent due to Covid-19.

A leading transport union has hit out at Transport for London after it told Tube staff to continue going to work despite concerns over the South African Covid-19 variant.

A woman who was fined over filming apparently empty corridors in an effort to prove Covid-19 is a hoax has now been banned from visiting hospitals.

Plans to squeeze five new two-bedroom homes between the back gardens of two rows of terraced houses were deemed “a step too far” by Waltham Forest Council.

In his second column for the Guardian, GP and chair of the Waltham Forest Clinical Commissioning Group Dr Ken Aswani tackles some misconceptions about the Covid vaccine.

Redbridge Council has launched a crowdfunding campaign provide children with laptops and help them study from home.

A programme of roadworks is set to cause disruption to a number of roads across Waltham Forest throughout this year.

A joint police and council operation saw fines dished out to coronavirus regulation-flouters endangering the health of the community.

A dying Covid patient was granted her wish of going home to be with her family as her condition deteriorated.

Police are investigating after a young girl was dragged into bushes and raped while she had been jogging.

The Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police has been criticised for comments defending the disproportionate use of stop and search on young black men in London.

The 100-year-old charity fundraiser was taken to hospital on Sunday, after being treated for pneumonia and tested positive for Covid-19.

A hard-working man who ended his life after being furloughed was an indirect victim of the pandemic, his family feels.

A family of Syrian refugees will find a new home in Waltham Forest thanks to a huge community effort.

People with Covid-19 have reported a wide range of symptoms – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness.

East London is lagging behind almost all of England when it comes to vaccinating the over-80s against Covid.

Uber Eats and supermarkets including Tesco, Asda, and Morrisons are backing the new venture committing to stop giving booze to drunk customers.

It was expected that regions across England would return to the previous Tier 1 to Tier 4 level restrictions put in place before Christmas.

Covid scams continue to catch people off guard as opportunistic fraudsters find ways to exploit the current situation. 

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has called for “the biggest tourism campaign that our city and country has ever seen” after research suggested that central London has been hit hardest by the Covid-19 pandemic.