A teacher has been honoured for her efforts to help students working from home over the pandemic.

The World Health Organisation say the lambda variant has been found in 29 countries so far and some cases have been confirmed in the UK.

The leader of Redbridge Council insists “everybody concerned will be held to account” after “obscene” performers were hired for an event aimed at children last weekend.

A Leyton Orient fan who allegedly racially abused England footballers has had his ban upgraded from three years to life.

The scale of London’s building safety crisis has once again been laid bare.

Redbridge Council will pay more than £11,000 to two families who complained about its treatment of their disabled sons, despite the authority not agreeing it had done anything wrong.

Children and parents were left distressed and upset after a performer at a library literary festival appeared before them in rainbow coloured monkey costume with a rubber penis between his legs.

A Walthamstow man joined ex-England footballer Geoff Thomas and 17 other amateur cyclists to take on the Tour de France course in aid of charity.

Many key stations on the Northern line will be closed for four months as part of a £700million upgrade of Bank station.

Epping Forest is now alive with the sights and sounds of high summer.

A gardener from Lochwinnoch in Renfrewshire has been recognised nationally for her green-fingered efforts during lockdown and has won a prestigious competition.

Sainsbury’s Love Your Veg Butternut Squash & Lentil Lasagne contains pork, beef and milk.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has spoken out the lockdown announcement saying that it could lead to “potentially devastating consequences” .

Speaking to MPs, Sajid Javid said that it was the “right time to get our nation closer to normal life”.

A planned review that business and transport groups warned would lead to bus service cuts in London has been postponed until September, the Government has confirmed.

The budget for reopening a historic former cinema as a modern theatre has risen by more than £11 million in the two years since the project began.

A campaign to save a library was gaining plenty of support ten years ago this week.

Term-time staff in Waltham Forest’s mainstream schools are owed more than £1 million after being underpaid for more than five years.

A Leyton Orient fan has been banned for allegedly racially abusing England players on Twitter following the Three Lions penalty heartbreak against Italy.

A gardener from Middlewich in Cheshire has been recognised nationally for her green-fingered efforts during lockdown and has won a prestigious competition.

The Prime Minister is expected to say that the country can move to Step 4 of the plan to lift coronavirus measures.

Take a detailed look at the scene above created out of two pictures stitched together to show a landscape view of Loughton High Road in the late 1800s.

Alcohol consumption is likely to be high with Boris Johnson urged to grant an emergency Bank Holiday Monday in the event of an England win.

The company claim the new supermarket product is a first of its kind in the UK.

Police are appealing to the public for their help in finding a wanted man.

A garden in Ipswich and the local community have been recognised nationally for their green-fingered efforts during lockdown and have won a prestigious competition.

No part of the areas of East London covered by the Guardian has lost more pubs than Walthamstow - and this week we take a look at some that have closed over the years.

Pictured above is a scene on The Ridgeway in Chingford in the mid-1920s showing The Beechwood Engineering & Coach Plating Co.

A Metropolitan Police officer has pleaded guilty to murdering Sarah Everard in a case that has caused widespread shock and outrage.

Redbridge Council wants to halt plans for two new schools in the borough as a sharp drop in pupils threatens existing schools’ finances.

Treatment units for almost 300 patients with kidney failure are not included in plans for the new Whipps Cross Hospital.

Tube bosses have backed down from controversial plans to discipline staff who are absent due to Covid-19 after lockdown eases on July 19.

Two men who burned down a makeshift hut as its occupants lay sleeping inside, have been jailed after one victim died and another was left with serious burns.

Harry Kane helped England come from behind to beat Denmark and reach the final of Euro 2020 on Wednesday, but the forward’s role in the victory came as no surprise to former coach Dave Bricknell.

A gardener from Cambridge has been recognised nationally for his green-fingered efforts during lockdown and has won a prestigious competition.

It comes as the Prime Minister faces increasing pressure to declare an emergency bank holiday of the Three Lions can pull off a historic victory.

The nation will be at a standstill as the Three Lions attempt to finally add to the World Cup triumph of 1966.

The so-called “freedom day” is expected on July 19, with a decision on whether or not to go ahead being taken a week earlier.

Sajid Javid said it was a “responsible thing for anyone to do” as he confirmed he would continue to wear a face mask in certain situations in public.

England fans will lob £1.2 million worth of beer during England's Euro 2020 semi-final tonight, experts have predicted.

‘Do not come to London for the game if you don’t have tickets, or a pub or fan zone booked’ the Met has urged ahead of England’s Euros semi-final vs Denmark tonight.

A charity that has become a vital lifeline to thousands of individuals and families has celebrated its first anniversary.

A Leyton care provider is considering taking the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to court after receiving the lowest possible rating.

The pub chain has criticised the government for rules that will bolster supermarkets rather than the hospitality sector.

The support provided by a hospice to those caring for children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions during the Covid-19 pandemic has been recognised after it was shortlisted for a prestigious national nursing award.

A housing provider hopes to build a block of 21 affordable homes on the car park of a Chingford estate. 

Despite the positive news concerning the end of lockdown, Mr Johnson was eager to stress that the coronavirus pandemic is “far from over”.

Sainsbury’s bid to offer better value for customers, following the launch of its Sainsbury’s Quality, Aldi Price Match commitment.

Boris Johnson will lead a Downing Street press conference tonight

It's ten years ago this week since religious leaders joined forces to oppose a library closure in Chingford.