The Latest Breaking News from Leytonstone

Tesco security guard left with lasting vision impairment after brutal east London store attack

Officers were called to a Tesco store in Leytonstone following reports of an assault

Evening Standard · Apr 2

Two children rescued from frozen pond in east London - as new amber cold weather warning is issued

Firefighters called to Leytonstone following reports two boys were stuck on an icy pond

Evening Standard · Jan 8

Westfield Stratford car park fire: Ten cars destroyed and shoppers evacuated as 'engine fault' sparks huge blaze

About 70 firefighters and ten fire engines were sent to the blaze that led to the evacuation of the busy east London shopping centre

Evening Standard · Sep 14, 2025

Top chef beaten to death by ‘monster’ near Notting Hill Carnival, court told

Omar Wilson, of Napier Road, Leytonstone, east London, has denied murder.

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025

Woman seriously hurt in bike crash wins £95,000 after suing rider who ‘wasn’t at scene’ in east London

Loraine White, 72, hit on pedestrian crossing in Leytonstone and is struggling to walk

Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025

London travel news LIVE: Tube and Overground meltdown as TfL network hit by suspensions and delays

Commuters were hit with major disruption on the Tube and Overground on Friday.

Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2024

Leytonstone community kitchen faced with closure due to lack of support

A lack of funding, volunteers and space has left The Farm struggling to survive

Evening Standard · May 2, 2024

Man charged with murder after Leytonstone knife attack

Petro Bebko, 23, has been named by police after suffering a fatal knife wound to the neck

Evening Standard · Apr 21, 2024

Trainee anaesthetist who stole drugs from Leytonstone hospital to use during sex jailed

The judge described Jonathon Dean, 32, as ‘looking forward to playing God with those drugs’

Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2024

KFC customers ordered to leave Leytonstone branch immediately after rats found overrunning kitchen

Food was being prepared in areas with ‘very poor levels of hygiene’

Evening Standard · Mar 25, 2024