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Child dies after blaze in east London flat, firefighters say

A three-roomed flat on the second floor of a building in Stern Close, Barking, has been ‘destroyed’ by flames, London Fire Brigade said.

The Independent UK

Boy, 11, dies in Barking flat fire as two adults and children rushed to hospital

Two adults and two children managed to escape the blaze which ripped through the flat

The Independent UK

Boy, 11, dies in Barking flat fire in the early hours of the morning as two adults and two children flee

The second floor flat was completely destroyed in the blaze, which is being investigated by police

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Barking fire: 'Happy' boy, 11, dies in horror blaze as two adults and two other kids flee

A fire broke out in a second floor flat, in Barking, London, in the early hours of this morning leading to one young boy tragically dying in the blaze as four other people were able to escape

Daily Mirror

Inside the terrifying estate controlled by Albanian drug gang where locals are 'targets'

Daisy O'Doherty says she was woken in her Barking flat by a police officer pointing a gun at her and described herself as a 'target' of the Hellbanianz gang who try to intimidate locals

Daily Mirror

Barking: Three arrested after man, 32, stabbed during fight at station

Man who was knifed also arrested by police

Evening Standard

‘The Roding is sacred and has rights’: the hammer-wielding barrister fighting for London’s forgotten river

The unloved waterway that winds its way to the Thames has a staunch defender. Paul Powlesland has spent five years calling out polluters and keeping footpaths open – sometimes with the law, mostly with his bare hands

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Grayson Perry: ‘This lamp is a small monument to social housing’

The artist’s two-metre-wide illuminated artwork of a row of semi-detached houses can be viewed at Barking’s A House for Artists

The Independent UK

Mum spends £170 boiling kettles to wash her 4 kids after having no hot water for 12 days

Sarah Wedge, from Barking, east London, was forced to spent an extra £170 on boiling kettles to bathe her children amid soaring electricity costs when the hot water went off

Daily Mirror

More than 500 illegal vapes aimed at children seized from shops in Barking

There are strict regulations surrounding vapes and nicotine products

Evening Standard

Watch as underground explosion rocks Barking

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

Evening Standard

Firefighters were called to a fire and explosion involving underground cabling on Station Parade 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…

Evening Standard

White Labour MP hopeful said he had ‘worst tan possible for a black man’

Darren Rodwell, Barking and Dagenham council leader, selected to stand despite comments at Black History Month event

The Guardian - UK

Labour councillor who said he had “worst tan for a Black man” cleared of wrongdoing

Exclusive: Labour councillor Darren Rodwell sparked outrage with his comments at Black History Month event and had been subject of an investigation

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Labour probe after councillor jokes he has ‘worst tan for Black man’ at Black History Month event

“It is like watching a racist comedy show in the mid-1970s such as the ‘Black and White Minstrel Show’,” a complaint to Labour, seen by The Independent, reads.

The Guardian - UK

Barking council boss given nearly £10k in West Ham tickets after studio deal

Darren Rodwell denies conflict of interest and has invited disabled people and looked-after children to box at stadium

Evening Standard

Bus drivers to strike in dispute over pay

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…

Evening Standard

Barking: Teenager stabbed outside flats in broad daylight

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

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Barking: Horror as man falls through collapsing footbridge onto railway

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

The Independent UK

Coggeshall Town vs Barking LIVE: FA Cup team news, line-ups and more

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Daily Mirror

Heartbroken dad of Brit girl, 7, killed in speedboat crash ‘wishes he’d died instead’

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 Independent UK

New Barking Overground station a ‘game changer’, says Sadiq Khan

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

Evening Standard

London Overground extension to Barking Riverside to open next week

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.

Evening Standard

Family of teenager gunned down in east London say death ‘left vacuum in our hearts’ as £20,000 reward offered to catch killers

David Adegbite, 18, was ambushed a shot dead in a Barking car in what police believe was a case of mistaken identity

Evening Standard

Barking Riverside London Overground extension set to open this summer, TfL confirms

The London Overground extension from Barking to Barking Riverside is set to open months ahead of schedule, TfL has confirmed.

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