A recent report from the Environment Agency (EA) described the performance of nine water and sewerage companies as "shocking" when it comes to pollution.

During August and September wasps turn their attentions to sweet food making them much more of a nuisance.

A fast food restaurant in Ilford Lane has finally won permission to open later - more than two years after its first attempt.

Bus services will improve if Essex gets the same powers similar to Transport for London, the leader of the county council has said.

A suspected “sham” application to hold five days of late night parties at a Hainault shisha bar has been rejected by Redbridge’s licensing sub-committee.

Drivers caught out by one of the borough’s most profitable traffic cameras are avoiding fines thanks to a total stranger wielding a little-known London law.

Westlife is heading to Wembley Stadium and we have the full list of all items that you can't bring into the venue.

Westlife is heading to Wembley Stadium and we have everything you need to know from support acts to door times.

Check the London Underground services before heading out this weekend.

Supermarkets have stopped selling disposable BBQs amid a warning for the London Frie Brigade.

Campaigners against the expansion accused the Mayor of promoting " a huge increase in surveillance of Londoners".

Waltham Forest College has successfully achieved the whole College matrix accreditation.

An inquiry has revealed that Sir Keir Starmer has breached the MPs’ code of conduct on eight occasions.

Women who have pre-cancerous cells on their cervix may benefit from the HPV vaccine, a new study has suggested.

A new display at London Zoo has shocked visitors after putting animal rights at the forefront.

A man was beaten unconscious after he refused to hand his phone and wallet over to a robber.

Staff on the London Overground and Underground will walk out later this month.

A report has warned the UK is set to enter a recession which will hit millions of the most vulnerable households up and down the UK.

Staff at a nursery honoured the life of their director in a seven-mile walk.

Around 60 firefighters tackled a grass fire which broke out in Leytonstone.

A 15-year-old from Leytonstone School scooped fourth place at a youth speaking competition with her empowering speech about diversity and representation.

A developer is hoping to build 24 flats on a neglected piece of land bordering Wanstead’s Christchurch Green.

Users will now be able to choose how they listen to music with a new feature.

The 20-year-old is currently in custody and will appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on August 17.

Archie Battersbee’s treatment is set to be withdrawn this afternoon after the Court of Appeal rejected a last-minute bid to postpone the ending of his treatment.

Tens of thousands of flights have already been cancelled at Heathrow this summer

The borough of Redbridge has won nine Green Flag awards for its parks.

Up to 7,000 supporters will have the opportunity to join the team at an event hosted by ex-player Alex Scott in Trafalgar Square

The developer which has spent years rebuilding a Walthamstow estate has won permission to squeeze almost 150 extra flats onto the site.

TfL now has just days to decide whether to accept the Government’s “final offer” of a long-term funding settlement.

Three major planning applications are awaiting a decision by Redbridge’s planning committee – which has not considered any plans for ten months.

An NHS manager has defended the American health insurance giant that took over 50 London GP practices last year after accusations it hired less qualified staff to do the work of GPs.

City Hall may not be providing taxpayers with value for money and there is “reason to be concerned” over its procurement activities, a new report has found.

The London Fire Brigade (LFB) must improve the way it responds to incidents and tackle “deeper-seated problems” such as bullying and discrimination, a watchdog found.

Chloe Kelly’s extra-time goal sealed a 2-1 victory over Germany as the Lionesses claimed the first major trophy in their history

England beat Germany 2-1 after a Chloe Kelly winner in extra-time.

Users of the mobile phone network Three have reported issues and outages in their service.

The major move will come into effect from September.

One of the more alarming elements of the ongoing insular process to select a new leader of the Conservative Party has been the rush of most the candidates to ditch green policies.

New plans to build more than 800 homes on a town centre supermarket site have been submitted to Redbridge Council’s planning team.

The new entrance for Ilford station is now at “95% completion” - but will not include any public toilets.

The director of a Leyton-based outreach service for vulnerable young people joked that an African child “probably eats mice back home”.

Church Hill, Epping, c1921 at a time when car and cart shared the highways just after the great war.

It's England v Germany in the battle for the UEFA Women's Euro championship at Wembley Stadium this weekend.

Richard Puller (1747-1826) was a merchant of London and director of the South Sea Company. He inherited the family home at the top of Snakes Lane, which I think was later demolished and rebuilt as Monkhams. It was Richard Puller who was landscape gar...

Police say two men are “terrified” to return home after burglars broke in and attacked them – leaving one partially blind.

A rare photo of Chingford Mount facing north c1920.

Like a thespian domino, it was only a matter of time before that bastion of the big screen, Tom Hanks, succumbed to woke.

Iceland will be helping its shoppers roar for the Lionesses with a feast fit for champions.

A weekend of soul and rave music festivals have been given the go ahead at Hainault Recreation Ground in September.