Did you know that Loughton once had a town hall?

Thomas Knyvett (or Knyvet) was the son of Sir Henry Knyvett of Charlton, Wiltshire, and was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, before entering the service of the Crown. He became a Gentleman of the Privy Chamber to Queen Elizabeth, and later the Q...

A snapshot in time from 1935 with the original Green Man Hotel and Pub, centre, in Old Church Road, Chingford.

"For an avocado lover I can't think of much better than a dessert with waffles, chocolate, berries - and of course avocado on top," says reviewer Immy Share.

Aaron Carter, singer and brother of Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter, has passed away aged 34.

Netlfix's The Crown returns next week - here's everything you need to know.

See if the Elizabeth Line is running as workers' strike.

A couple became the first same-sex couple to be married at an east London church.

Angelina Khan, sustainable fashion enthusiast and Students’ Union Sustainability Officer, shares insights of her plans to drive the awareness and help tackle climate emergency.

Check the London Underground services this weekend before heading out this weekend.

Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard is returning this year, here's how you can buy tickets, what we know about the line up and when the shows are.

Royal author Tom Bower has revealed Harry's upcoming book Spare has strained relationships withing the Royal Family.

Popular late-night chat show The Graham Norton Show is back on screens tonight.

Five Earthshot Prize winners will be announced in Boston in the United States next month and are set to receive £1 million each to develop their projects.

A police cordon will remain after seven people were evacuated in a roof collapse.

A man has been charged after a teenage boy was allegedly raped in a hotel used for refugees.

Seven people were evacuated from homes after a horrifying roof collapse.

England captain Harry Kane has said he is “proud and grateful” to be awarded the Freedom of the City of London.

There's some flooding in London this morning amid a weather warning.

Part of the Dartford Crossing will be closed at certain times for the first two weeks of November.

The Queen's distinctive side profile has appeared on Christmas stamps since 1967.

A man who led police on a 35-mile high speed chase along two motorways has been jailed.

Quite a few areas of East London could be faced by flooding over the next day due to a Met Office warning for heavy rainfall

Bakery, Greggs is launching The Festive Bake Brunch to mark the start of Christmas.

A curry house that brings together flavours from three south Asian countries won a top regional prize.

Giant Christmas baubles were seen flying down Tottenham Court Road yesterday

The new initiative will run alongside the current ‘Kids eat for £1’ offer which continues to be hugely popular.

A Redbridge councillor “weaponised” an employee’s disability to “assert her control” while working at a Tower Hamlets GP group, an employment tribunal found.

A Redbridge councillor left disabled by a shooting in Colombia wants to have more disabled people join her in the council chamber.

The controversial new Edmonton incinerator could become “one of the first” in the country to include a “carbon capture” plant to make its fumes cleaner.

The number of young Londoners on a “discriminatory” Met Police watchlist has been halved following a review by the Mayor of London.

The Royal Mail strikes will centre around Black Friday on November 25 and Cyber Monday on November 28.

Royal Mail's online Click and Drop service was reported on Down Detector as having issues on Tuesday afternoon.

TikTok appears to be down as users report outages on Down Detector.

Throughout November the nation wear's a poppy, but what does the poppy mark?

A partnership has been created in a bid to end tobacco smoking in the capital. 

London Underground strikes in November will impact travel.

It's ten years ago this week since disappointment was expressed at the loss of what could have been a "real community asset" after an east London police station was put on the market.

If you've been out and about across London over the last few days and have noticed a bit more greenery on the roads, here's why.

The recent upheaval in government that saw an un-costed mini-budget foisted on the country has exposed the limitations of democracy in the UK.

Check the Tube services this morning.

Instagram users have reported issues with the app as many have been logged out and told their accounts have been suspended.

Instagram has reported that it is looking into why thousands of users have suddenly had their accounts disabled.

Instagram users have reported issues with the app as many have been logged out and told their accounts have been suspended.

The proportion of female police officers in London has reached a record level, according to figures released by the Met. 

Epping High Street c1915. St John’s Church dominates the skyline with its tower that was built as an addition to the church in 1908.

SAS: Rogue Heroes explores the origins of the special forces unit during the Second World War.

A series of strikes by members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has taken place in recent months following a dispute over pay and conditions.

The government has alerted UK holidaymakers following cost-of-living protests in Madrid and pro-independence marches in Barcelona. 

Whipps Cross Hospital in Leytonstone has been used by generations of Waltham Forest residents for more than a hundred years. It was built and developed in the grounds of one of the area’s grand mansion houses, the aptly named Forest House estate wh...