The Latest Breaking News from Newham

Hundreds of families in the building are forced to share just eight washing machines in the tower block - which is used as temporary housing by Newham Council

Naima Bazizi pays £800 a month for her compact two-room flat

Jacqueline Dom says her 14-year-old son Kayden was on his way to a guitar lesson with four pals when Metropolitan Police officers jumped out of a van and handcuffed them in Newham, east London

First aider Tahera Khatun said she was "really shocked at how some of the public reacted" as many in the crowd of people following the crash in Newham, London, started filming

The three were caught by detectives who downloaded their getaway BMW’s own dash cam footage in which they were seen chasing down their victim

Londoners headed to the polls for the local elections on May 5. Josh Salisbury has the lowdown on the vote in Newham

May 5 sees a big set of elections across the UK. In England, there are contests across 146 councils. In London, every council seat is up for election across all 32 boroughs. Elsewhere where there are elections, at least one-third of the council seats are being contested, with some authorities…

Police are appealing for information about the whereabouts of a man from Newham who has been missing for one week.

Police have urged anyone in the Newham area with information to come forward

Demi who lives in Newham with her two daughters - including one that is disabled - has said that her current housing conditions have caused her "anxiety, depression and panic attacks" over the last three years

Murder detectives have named the victim of a fatal stabbing in Newham as 80-year-old Shotera Bibi.