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East London Introduces £1,000 Penalty For Cat-calls, Joining France And Spain In Anti-harassment Push

Barking and Dagenham council has introduced fines for catcalling and wolf-whistling following community feedback and alarming statistics on harassment.

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Cat-callers in east London to face £1,000 fines in new crackdown on street harassment

Barking and Dagenham Council has added sexual harassment to its Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO)

Evening Standard

Stamp duty: first-time buyers in four London boroughs to face the biggest increases

First-time buyers in Haringey, Hackney, Richmond and Wandsworth face stamp duty rises of £11,250 next year, while those in Barking will pay £876 more

Evening Standard

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Pictured: 'Innocent' father-of-two shot dead outside bar in Barking as two arrests are made

Hanif Redwood, 32, was shot dead in the street

Evening Standard

Murder investigation launched after man dies following horror shooting in east London

Police rushed to Linton Road in Barking following reports of a shooting on Sunday morning

Evening Standard

Who is Morgan McSweeney? Keir Starmer's chief of staff heads for the exit door

Several ministers and Labour MPs have pointed the finger at Mr McSweeney for singling out Health Secretary Wes Streeting

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Barking fire: Two people rushed to hospital as blaze destroys flat in east London

The cause of the fire remains under investigation

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Mother 'still lies awake at night' after daughter, 13, dies from allergic reaction to Costa hot chocolate

Hannah Jacobs died within hours of taking a sip of a hot chocolate that contained dairy milk in Barking last year

Evening Standard

Latest phase of ‘Scandi style’ housing estate completes for Barking's 15-minute city regeneration scheme

West Phase 2 of the Gascoigne Estate is the latest addition to an ambitious project to regenerate Barking

Evening Standard

Girl, 13, died after hot chocolate at Costa Coffee due to 'failures to follow processes to discuss allergies'

Hannah Jacobs, 13, of Barking, east London, died within hours of sipping the drink bought by her mother

Evening Standard

Drivers warned of new parking scam after rise in cases across the country

Cases have been reported in Barking and Dagenham, Northumberland, Northamptonshire, South Tyneside and Pembrokeshire

The Independent UK

Ex-Labour MP candidate who dropped out of election race cleared of any wrongdoing as he blames smear campaign

A London Labour MP candidate who was accused of sexual harassment weeks before the general election has been cleared of any wrongdoing.

Evening Standard

New train station beside 4,000-home redevelopment of former Ford factory delayed until end of 2027

Beam Park station due to have c2c trains to Barking, Grays and Fenchurch Street

Evening Standard

Labour expected to drop general election candidate under investigation for alleged sexual harassment

Darren Rodwell, Labour’s candidate for Barking, has been accused of ‘inappropriate touching’ of a woman at an event last month

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London council leader due to stand as Labour MP pulls out of election race after allegations

Darren Rodwell had been selected to fight the Labour safe seat of Barking

The Guardian - UK

Darren Rodwell withdraws as Labour candidate in general election

Leader of Barking and Dagenham council says he does not want allegations about his behaviour to be a ‘distraction’

Evening Standard

Labour MP candidate in east London 'under investigation' after sexual harassment allegation

Darren Rodwell has been selected to fight the Labour safe seat of Barking in east London in the upcoming election on July 4

The Independent UK

Labour candidate investigated by party for alleged sexual harassment

Exclusive: Darren Rodwell, Labour’s candidate for Barking, has been accused of ‘inappropriate touching’ of a female attendee at an event last month

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Labour candidate claimed racist comment row was ‘smear campaign’

Exclusive: Labour’s general candidate for Barking apologised publicly for the racist joke but privately described it as a ‘smear campaign’

Evening Standard

Early heart disease deaths in Barking and Dagenham double those of richest areas

British Heart Foundation says ‘urgent action’ needed to prevent further deaths

Evening Standard

Warning issued over London council house scam which has seen desperate residents hand over thousands

Fraudsters have promised access to properties controlled by Waltham Forest, Islington, Lambeth and Barking and Dagenham councils on social media

The Guardian - UK

Billy Bragg: ‘There’s nothing like going out there singing your truth. That ain’t changed’

The activist singer-songwriter on fighting for trans rights, his 40 years in the music business and his forthcoming tour with his son

Evening Standard

Go-kart company fined almost £120,000 after London schoolgirl strangled by own headscarf

Ruwaida Adan, 15, visited Capital Karts in Barking as part of a day out organised by a youth group

Evening Standard

Rapist jailed for 10 years for Barking attack after DNA breakthrough

Daniel Jordan attacked a lone 28-year-old woman and strangled her to the point where she lost consciousness

Evening Standard

Met Police officer who 'lied about sex attack by her boss' faces misconduct hearing

The constable was based in a unit patrolling Barking and Dagenham

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