Customers have taken to social media to share examples of scammers using highly “sophisticated tactics” to defraud the public.

Protesters gathered outside an East London town hall to oppose plans for a cycle scheme five years ago this week.

Business leaders in London have urged Sadiq Khan and the Government to agree to an extension of TfL’s emergency funding deal.

Care workers training at a Leytonstone academy have only “a limited understanding” of what they are learning, Ofsted has found.

A rabbi was attacked yesterday in what police have labelled a ‘religiously-aggravated assault’.

New homes built through Permitted Development (PD) rights must meet the Government's new space standard introduced on April 6, 2021. A recent planning appeal shows the necessity for the new standards.

The streaming giant has released a whole host of new shows and movies coming this week.

For safety and convenience, table service and app ordering is encouraged, meaning customers can order and eat their meals without leaving their table.

Reaching step 3 of the government’s roadmap brings with it hopes of a summer well spent.

It is a sobering thought that the dip in carbon dioxide emissions over the past 12 months, falling up to 17 per cent due to the pandemic, meant the world was back to 2006 levels for the year.

The wonderful postcard above from c1900 shows Old Station Road near the junction of Loughton High Road with two men in the foreground posing at the camera.

Ready-made Cow & Gate and Aptamil formula milk are both in short supply due to “an issue with an ingredient used to prevent foaming”.

Matt also confirmed he will be working with Little Britain and Come Fly With Me co-star David Walliams again soon.

A mother pushes a pram as two children walk in the opposite direction and a tram appears in the background. The bustling scene at the top of this page was taken in Walthamstow almost a century ago.

A woman who was attacked in Ilford last month has died of her injuries.

The view above is of Old Church Road at the junction of Hall Lane in Chingford c1930.

In their 1980 hit That's Entertainment, the Jam sang: "Opening the windows and breathing in petrol. An amateur band in a nearby yard, watching the telly and thinking about your holidays…that’s entertainment."

Epping Forest motorists will pay a huge price after the re-election of Sadiq Khan as London Mayor.

If the incident goes to court, the penalty could go up to a £5,000 fine, nine penalty points and even a driving ban.

We've rounded-up some of the highlights to look out for in each supermarket.

Sadiq Khan has announced plans to push ahead with the planned expansion of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) later this year.

A Woodford Green man has been charged with murder in connection with the death of a 16-year-old boy who was riding pillion on a moped when it crashed.

Labour will not have any members sit as chairs or vice chairs of any of the London Assembly’s scrutiny committees following this morning’s annual meeting.

Labour frontbencher Wes Streeting is to step back from politics while he undergoes treatment for kidney cancer.

London contains some of the least prosperous local authorities in the UK, according to a new report.

Criminals are continuing to capitalise on the pandemic but looking out for so many convincing scams can be incredibly daunting for motorists.

Next has called on shoppers to immediately dispose of the items and contact the retailer for a full refund on the item.

A former Metropolitan Police officer who used his position to help an organised gang seize money from other criminals has been jailed for eight years.

A rapist who targeted and attacked five lone women over an 11-day period has been found guilty of his crimes.

Young people who have the potential to become the high-flying leaders of tomorrow are being given the chance to achieve their dreams, helped by grants given in memory of a fast jet pilot who died aged just 25.

A former police sergeant has been jailed for harassment after engaging in ‘unwanted and inappropriate contact’ with a witness.

The Guardian is joining with NatWest in a celebration of business success across the South East.

King George Hospital and Queen’s Hospital are having to hire more nurses to cope with the increase in suicidal young women since the start of the pandemic.

Sports clubs provide an opportunity for children and young people too learn skills that will help them in school, as well as in their future careers and personal lives.

In the week Madeleine turns 18, police are reportedly looking at “dramatic evidence”.

It was hoped a crackdown on online scams would be part of the Online Safety Bill but it was not mentioned in the Queen’s speech.

The news was shared by Spanish tourism minister Reyes Maroto.

This year’s local elections saw no change of political parties across Waltham Forest or Redbridge but a new role for one Waltham Forest councillor.

An Indian takeaway in Chingford has been given the worst possible hygiene rating.

More than 20 leading London architects have openly criticised Waltham Forest Council for valuing cost over quality and planning to withhold fees.

Football fans will be able to watch all of England’s rescheduled UEFA Euro 2020 games at a fan park in Trafalgar Square, Sadiq Khan has confirmed.

There will be 12 new members of the London Assembly this term following the conclusion of the GLA elections this weekend.

A new walk-through coronavirus testing facility has opened in Chingford.

More vulnerable elderly patients will be able to get home quicker after the King George and Queen’s Hospitals Charity secured funding from NHS Charities Together.

Boris Johnson said England remains “on track” to see an end to lockdown restrictions completely by June 21.

New rules from May 31 will see changes to its payment system and new restrictions on controversial listings. 

Crash for cash is an insurance scam where fraudsters deliberately cause dangerous road collisions, often targeting innocent people.

Ali Todd, a registered dietician at the Functional Gut Clinic, advises sticking to some basic rules to help keep your mind and body happy. 

A Waltham Forest man is standing trial after Extinction Rebellion protesters blocked deliveries of some of the UK’s major newspapers.

A grateful first-time mum says that it was the work of Queen’s Hospital NHS staff that saved her new-born baby.