Residents evacuated after a gas explosion in south London which killed a four-year-old girl are being allowed to return to their homes.

Residents evacuated after a gas explosion in south London which killed a four-year-old girl are being allowed to return to their homes.

A developer hoping to build 175 new flats on the B&M site in Leytonstone has been warned about “overdevelopment” by Waltham Forest Council officers.

The last few weeks have seen heat, sweat and dryness across London, with the Met Office placing another warning for extreme heat in the region, seeing hot temperatures continue.

South Londoners have said their council block became infested with flies after their rubbish wasn’t collected for a month even though they complained multiple times.

THOUSANDS of pounds have been raised for families who lost their homes in a devastating fire in Crayford.

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When I was younger, I always envisioned my idea of hell to be a burning pit of fire, riddled with monsters and demons who torture you with pitch forks and daggers at any given minute.

Follow our live-blog as firefighters tackle a large grass fire in Leytonstone today, (August 12). Follow our blog for updates.

A shopping centre in Croydon has been evacuated after a car fire.

Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters have been called to a flat fire on Rye Lane in Peckham.

A major road in Bexley has been closed in both directions this morning due to a flood.

Temperatures in England today (August 12) could reach 35C making it hotter than parts of the Caribbean. A drought is to be declared for parts of England.

PICTURES from the scene show a major road in Bexley closed off after a burst water pipe.

CLAPHAM High Street has been cordoned off by police following reports of a "suspicious package.”

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A PERSON is in hospital and 150 others were evacuated after a car fire at a shopping centre in Croydon.

THAMES WATER has issued a statement after a water pipe burst in Bexley High Street.

Thames Water has said that it will be implementing a hosepipe ban in the coming weeks.

Four days of extreme heat are in full swing in London and now drought has been declared in parts of England.

A 23-year-old man has appeared at the Old Bailey accused of killing a man who was found collapsed in the street.

A local teenager is determined to tackle the “boat load” of plastic waste binned daily at her school in Wanstead.

Transport for London is running on its cash reserves and may be forced to make emergency cuts as the stalemate over a long-term funding agreement with the Government drags on.

A second man has been charged with murder and another has been arrested after police discovered a body in a Croydon street.

A fire broke out at an industrial warehouse in Merton earlier today.

A Harrow dad fears his coffee van business could go bust if the London ULEZ is expanded to cover the whole of the city and he is forced to pay the £12.50 daily charge.

Dozens of streets in Bounds Green are set to be closed to through motor traffic next week with the launch of a trial low-traffic neighbourhood (LTN).

Police are appealing for witnesses after a 74-year-old man died after a crash with a lorry in New Malden.

Police have released CCTV footage of a man they would like to speak to in connection with a stabbing in Lewisham.

A man has been attacked on a bus in Lambeth in front of his girlfriend and young children.

A Metropolitan Police officer from south east London has been jailed for ten weeks and barred from working for police permanently after assaulting a member of staff at a bar in central London.

Residents forced to evacuate from their homes following a fatal explosion in south London have claimed the local gas provider “has blood on their hands”.

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A former doctor who sexually assaulted a young girl multiple times over 35 years ago has been jailed.

Detectives investigating the fatal shooting of a teenage girl in 2018 have arrested a seventh person in connection with her murder.

Police investigating the suspected creation and sale of fake Covid-19 vaccination records have charged two people.

THAMES WATER has confirmed it will introduce a temporary hosepipe ban due to the long term forecast of dry weather.

Thames water has restricted the use of hosepipes and sprinkles as the heatwaves continue.

More than 860 people signed a petition to save the 477 route from Orpington to Dartford after it was announced that the service would be scrapped altogether from October.

A GP surgery in South London where staff were overheard being rude to patients is facing closure after a second damning report by the care watchdog.

The Met Office has issued an amber extreme heat warning with temperatures expected to hit more than 30 degrees.

The announcement will see restrictions placed on domestic and commercial water for residents in that area.

Temperatures in England today (August 12) are predicted to reach 35C making the country hotter than parts of the Caribbean as a drought is set to be declared for some parts of England.

Co-op said its commitments would counter high street bank closures, removal of free ATMs and the rise of cashless retailing

The US actress suffered “severe anoxic brain injury” and remains in a coma in critical condition

A Met Office amber weather warning is currently in place for the extreme heat.

It was announced that the UK would be hosting the Eurovision for the 2022 winners Ukraine.

Drought could be declared for some parts of England on Friday, as the country bakes in another heatwave.

Average take home pay after tax will be £2,054 a month in 2023, so two months’ worth will be less than the £4,200 predicted cost of energy bills.

A suspected gas explosion in a London suburb that killed a four-year-old girl was “an accident waiting to happen”, neighbours have said.