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This was the scene after an underground explosion under the pavement outside a high street bank in Barking.

Firefighters were called to a fire and explosion involving underground cabling on Station Parade in Barking. There were no reports of any injuries. The Brigade’s 999 Control Officers took 17 calls to the incident. The Brigade was called at 1438 and the fire was under control by 1712. Three fire…

More than 2,000 London bus drivers are set to walk out next month in an indefinite strike in a row over pay. It will likely bring travel chaos to the bus network, leaving parts of north London without key services. The planned strike from October 4 affects Arriva drivers operating…

Police are trying to trace the attackers, while the boy remains in hospital

One local described the footbridge as being in a ‘horrible state’

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Seven-year-old Jonada Avdia, from Barking, east London, died after police officer Arjan Tase allegedly hit her in his speedboat on the Potami beach in Himara, Southern Albania

The mayor officially opened the station on Monday morning in a ceremony attended by around 100 people.

The first extension to the London Overground in seven years will open next week, helping to transform a former industrial area into a new riverside district.