The Latest Breaking News from Ilford

Designs of proposed new lido in Ilford revealed with gym and dance studio

The lido will have six lanes for outdoor swimming and a cafe and children’s splash pad

Evening Standard · Sep 5, 2023

East London restaurant fined for fly-tipping near residents’ homes

Wah Bey dumped waste near residents’ bins and left bags of rubbish on the street in Ilford

Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2023

May trial set for Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary

The 56-year-old was arrested at his home in Ilford, east London, last month.

The Independent UK · Aug 4, 2023

Aspiring lawyer murdered as he walked home from Waitrose in mistaken identity attack

Rashid Gedel, 22, from Ilford, and Shiroh Ambersley, 22, from Wembley, were found guilty of murder following the killing of Sven Badzak, 22, on February 6, 2021

Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2023

Families of women killed by men 'shed tears for one another' ahead of Zara Aleena vigil

Zara Aleena's aunt, Farah Naz, spoke of the 'shared bond of trauma' between herself and the families of Sarah Everard, Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, ahead of a vigil for Zara, in Ilford, today

Daily Mirror · Jun 26, 2023

Obsessed Ilford man who suffocated victim with facemask before dumping her in suitcase guilty of murder

Muhammad Arslan, 27, forced a floral patterned mask into the mouth of 21-year-old Hina Bashir in horrific attack

Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2023

Man charged with double shooting murder in Ilford

Five men have now been charged with killing Saydi Abu Sheikh and Zakariya Jeilani Mohamed

Evening Standard · May 25, 2023

'Man jailed for stabbing my brother to death didn't do it - he MUST be freed'

Jason Moore is serving a life sentence for the 2005 knifing of Robert Darby in Ilford, East London. But Robert’s family insist Moore did not commit the crime

Daily Mirror · May 4, 2023

Fifth person charged in connection with fatal double shooting in Ilford

A fifth person has been charged in connection with a double murder in east London, the Met Police have said.

Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2023

Man who murdered Ilford neighbour with dressing gown cord and stole her bank card jailed for life

Jamie Cook murdered ‘kind, caring’ Hilary Round in her home before stealing her bank card

Evening Standard · Mar 23, 2023