The Latest Breaking News from Dagenham

The site of a factory which saw strike action that brought about the UK's first equal pay laws is being turned into a new community with a school, offices and shops

The news that flats in London were beginning to catch up with the rest of the country in terms of property price growth – and in some cases outstrip them – is unlikely to be welcomed by any potential first-time buyers out there looking to take advantage of the pandemic…

A neighbour today said she heard police were knocking on doors asking to check people's gardens after the child went missing on Saturday in Dagenham, east London

The two-year-old girl was reported missing in Dagenham, London, on Saturday

Neighbours said the child was found in a builder's bucket less than an hour after she was reported missing. They added that she was only discovered after police dogs arrived at the scene in Dagenham, London

Toddler found unresponsive in back garden in Dagenham

Four men have been jailed after armed police stopped a car in east London and found a stash of firearms.

Bobby Ternent, 32, drove the BMW which crushed John Avers, who was held down by Gary Ternent, 59. The victim died at the scene in an Iceland car park in Dagenham, east London