A person has been hit by a train with London rail lines closed by the emergency services, and live updates here.

River Island is set to push ahead with plans to shut 33 stores after receiving court approval for a major restructuring.

A mouse was spotted at an Ilford Sainsbury's store but the supermarket chain said was "immediately removed". The rodent was filmed yesterday (August 7) making its way slowly across an aisle at the ...

A six-mile stretch of the M25 between two Essex junctions is set to have its lights switched off for at least a year. National Highways has confirmed it plans to turn the lighting off between junction ...

Three men have been arrested following a stabbing in Woodford Green. The incident was reported to the Metropolitan Police in Liston Way at around 6pm on August 7. Two men in their 40s were found ...

A half-naked man in a “mental health” crisis has been beaten up by passengers on the District line near East Ham station.

London is heading into a spell of intense heat, with forecasters warning of high temperatures that could put pressure on health and care ...

The average age of the population of Havering is falling, according to the latest government figures. Office for National Statistics population data, published on July 30, shows that the average age ...

Barking GP Dr Gurkirit Kalkat, who tried to frame a patient for assault and lied about dying of cancer, has been allowed back to work.

British Transport Police confirmed a man "repeatedly" sexually assaulted a woman on the train before leaving at Vauxhall railway station. Images have been released of a man who officers believe may ...

An abnormal load weighing roughly 180-tonnes is set to be escorted by police via the M25 to Woodford Green. National Highways has warned road users of the National Grid's supergrid transformer that ...

A company director has pleaded guilty to bribery in relation to NHS contracts worth £223,000. Tudor Dumitru, 35, director of SSC Secure Transport Limited, admitted bribery in relation to contacts to ...