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Former Labour councillors join Reform UK

Sir Robin Wales, the former Labour mayor of Newham, and Clive Furness, who also served on the council, have joined Reform UK.

Evening Standard

Farage unveils two Labour defectors as he makes a push for London votes

Nigel Farage admits his party lacks ‘experience on the front line’ as he welcomes a controversial former mayor and ex-council leader

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Longest-serving London Labour mayor Sir Robin Wales joins Reform UK

Sir Robin Wales accuses the Labour Government of ‘losing its moral compass’ as he joins Reform UK

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The scandal of London councils' spending black holes

Are boroughs squandering their budgets? Lee Nallalingham spent a year investigating and found not only profligacy, but also that many have no idea where the money goes

Evening Standard

Murder investigation launched after woman, 74, found dead in east London

Police were called to an address in St George’s Square in Newham at around 12.30pm on Tuesday

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London council in furious secrecy row with Nigel Farage's Reform UK over redacted contracts with suppliers

'What have you got to hide?’ the party’s Deputy Leader Richard Tice asked one borough in the transparency dispute

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'Extraordinary' baby Elsa abandoned in shopping bag on east London street to be adopted

Elsa, who was found by a dogwalker in 2014 when she was just an hour old, will keep contact with her siblings who were abandoned separately over a seven year period

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Primary school in Newham to close due to lack of pupils as London's school closures crisis grows

Newham Council says falling pupil numbers and a £1.1million budget deficit means it can’t afford to keep Calverton Primary School open

Evening Standard

Newham councillors approve huge 7,000-home development in east London

Plans for a huge 7,000-home development in Silvertown have been approved by councillors in Newham.

Evening Standard

Smithfield and Billingsgate markets set to move to Royal Docks in 2028

The proposed new site of Albert Island is close to City Airport’s runway

Evening Standard

'Loving' Newham man, 56, killed on East London street named and pictured for first time

The man was sadly killed in a fight in Forest Gate, East London

Evening Standard

How many children in your London borough will benefit from Reeves axing two-child welfare cap? Check our interactive map

Newham, Tower Hamlets and Hackney set to be the London boroughs where most families benefit from lifting of two-child welfare cap

Evening Standard

£31m of tax goes uncollected by east London council

A report presented to councillors says Newham Council has consistently had one of the worst tax collection rates in London

Evening Standard

'Serious housing fraud' uncovered at London council as dozens of homes 'given to people who weren't eligible'

Council worker who 'fraudulently gave houses to people not eligible for them' faces criminal investigation

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New £10m bridge planned to connect east London boroughs

The bridge would span the borough boundary between Tower Hamlets and Newham and is a joint project between the two councils

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Man and woman arrested for manslaughter after one-year-old girl died 'coming into contact with chemicals' in Newham flat

A one-year-old girl is believed to have died after coming into contact with chemical in a flat in Newham

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One-year-old child dies after ‘hazardous materials incident’ in London

A number of people were also evacuated from properties close to the flat

Evening Standard

Revealed: London borough crowned littering capital of Britain, with 50,000 fines for dropping rubbish in just three years

The total number of littering incidents in Newham — which do not include fly-tipping — was significantly more than any British city, with Manchester taking second place

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'Frightening' haul of illegal fireworks worth thousands seized in east London raid ahead of Bonfire night

Exclusive: Authorities in Newham discovered nearly 100 kilograms of rockets and sparklers that were being flogged off by unlicensed vendors to members of the public

Evening Standard

Ex-Labour politician spared prison after sexually assaulting woman at wife's party

Former Newham Labour councillor Daniel Lee-Phakoe was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman at bar in City of London

Evening Standard

Council tax in this London borough could go up again next year - as services are cut

The council said it faces a £53 million funding gap and ‘difficult decisions’ to make

The Guardian - UK

I’ve racked up £3,000 in PCNs on the school run despite my blue badge

Temporary permits for courtesy cars issued by insurer after accident not enough to stop Newham council issuing penalties

Evening Standard

Labour loses another by-election to pro-Gaza party in Newham

The Newham Independent party achieved a crushing victory to win the Plaistow South seat on Newham Council

Evening Standard

London's oldest children's hospice launches urgent appeal amid funding crisis

Richard House in Newham needs to raise £1,274,000 by the end of the year

Evening Standard

Four teens charged after boy, 14, left fighting for his life in ‘horrific’ Newham attack

Police say there didn’t appear to be an obvious motive for the shocking attack on 14-year-old boy in broad daylight

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