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Archie Battersbee: Hundreds attend vigil for boy ‘forever in our hearts’ as mother pledges to change law

Archie, 12, died on August 6 in the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, after weeks of legal wrangling.

The Independent UK

Mum and daughter forced to sleep in car after house exploded and dog banned from hotel

Gillian Smith, 55, and her daughter Sarah Drew, 22, lost their East London home following an explosion and fire in their tower block - but they spent the first night sleeping in their car after no hotels would allow their dog in

Daily Mirror

Several dogs die after drinking water from ‘toxic lake’ in East London

Dog owners have been issued a warning after a number of animals died after drinking water from a “toxic lake” in East London.

Evening Standard

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Several dogs die after drinking water from ‘toxic lake’ in East London

Dog owners have been issued a warning after a number of animals died after drinking water from a “toxic lake” in East London.

Evening Standard

Pundit slams Jesse Lingard's 'ridiculous' transfer decision after interest from West Ham

Jesse Lingard spent the second-half of the 2020/21 season with West Ham and reportedly turned down a reunion with the east London club to join newly promoted Nottingham Forest

Football London

Archie Battersbee’s family say no-one should have to go through ‘horrendous’ tragedy again

The 12-year-old died in the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, on Saturday, after weeks of legal battles.

Evening Standard

Family of Archie Battersbee vow to call for ‘change’ after his death

The 12-year-old died in the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, east London, on Saturday, after weeks of legal battles.

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Love Island star Kem Cetinay helping police after involvement in fatal collision

The 26-year-old reality star was unharmed in the crash in Romford, east London.

The Independent UK

Archie Battersbee will die in hospital after High Court rejects move to hospice

Archie Battersbee has been at the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, East London in since April as his parents filed another application through the High Court asking to have him moved to a hospice

Daily Mirror

Archie Battersbee: Family appeals to Supreme Court over life-support withdrawal

The parents of Archie Battersbee have filed an application to the Supreme Court in a bid to extend his life-sustaining treatment to allow time for a United Nations committee to consider the 12-year-old’s case.Archie has been in a coma since he was found unconscious by his mother on April 7…

Evening Standard

Two heroic bin men rescue four people from burning building before finishing their shift

Nick Gardner, a Refuse HGV Driver from Southend, and Mark Hewitt, a Refuse Loader from Dagenham, were on their daily round on July 25 when they spotted a fire in Ilford, East London

Daily Mirror

Decomposed body of woman, 37, wasn't found in her home until six weeks after she died

Sophia Yuferev, 37, was found 'significantly decomposed' in her flat in East London as her family says she 'fell through the health system gap' while her mum was left to 'pickup the pieces'

Daily Mirror

Methanol found in bodies of 21 teenagers who died in South Africa bar

Many of those who died at the East London bar were aged between 13 and 17

The Independent UK

North Woolwich fire: 125 firefighters control top-floor tower block blaze near airport

The fire in Newham, east London, is now under control after 15 fire engines raced to the scene as the Fire Brigade say there are currently no reports of any injuries

Daily Mirror

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Wennington fire: Devastated homeowners 'lose everything' after fleeing heatwave inferno

Dozens were evacuated after a fire destroyed homes in Wennington, east London - people had to grab pets and flee, leaving behind possessions and crucial medicines

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A toxic chemical was found in the bodies of 21 teens who died in a South Africa tavern

Methanol was found in all of their bodies and investigations are continuing to determine whether the levels of the toxic chemical were enough to have killed them last month.

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Methanol in South Africa teen deaths often fatal

According to a health official in South Africa, methanol was found in the blood of the 21 teenagers who died last month in a bar in South Africa’s city of East London

The Independent UK

Methanol in blood of teens who died in South African tavern

The toxic chemical methanol has been identified as a possible cause of the deaths of 21 teenagers at a bar in the South African city of East London last month

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Vulnerable tenant 'choking on mould' and coughing up own stomach lining in grim flat

Stephen, 46, from East London, is living with numerous health issues and claims he is “trapped” in his Dagenham council flat which is in a “severe state” of disrepair

Reuters

Owner of South African bar where 21 teens died arrested, police say

The owner of the bar in the South African coastal town of East London where 21 teenagers mysteriously died last month has been arrested, police in the Eastern Cape province said on Wednesday.

Daily Mirror

Pete Doherty must be quizzed by police over son's death, demands grieving mum

Sheila Blanco wants justice for her son, Mark, who was at an East London house party with The Libertines singer Pete Doherty on the night he tragically fell from a block of flats

Daily Mirror

Pub believed to be selling Britain’s cheapest pint at just £1.49 a glass

Ruddles Best and Greene King IPA are the beers available for the bargain price of just £1.49 a pint at Wetherspoon's pub The Walnut Tree in Leytonstone, East London

The Conversation

Tavern tragedy reinforces need to give priority to tackling underage drinking in South Africa

On 26 June 2022, 21 young people died at the Enyobeni tavern in East London, in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. The incident refocused public attention on the safety of young people in the country.

Daily Mirror

Wetherspoon pub selling pints for £1.49 - and could be the cheapest in London

An East London Wetherspoon pub, The Walnut Tree, is selling pints of Ruddles Best and Greene King IPA for £1.49, which could be a record low for the capital as beer prices rise

Daily Mirror

'Turning my boiler off to cut costs saved my life as it would have exploded'

East London mum-of-one Nicola Calica-Myall - who spends more money on gas than any other bill - was shocked to discover that by turning her boiler off saved the 'whole block from being taken out'

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