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Market trader Rashid Suleman unwittingly sells one of the dangerous dolls - which can be seen hanging from his stall - to Post reporter Anna Dubois. The shocked dad had no idea the toys were dangerous and immediately took them down. Pic: Steve Poston.

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Poisonous’ dolls unknowingly sold to customers in Barking Market

Banned dolls containing a poisonous chemical that can cause cancer have been unwittingly sold to families in Barking Market.

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Three men escaped the burning roof

Three men escape from roof of blazing flats in New Road, Dagenham

Three men have this afternoon escaped from the roof of burning flats on which they had been working.

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Goresbrook Village estate high-rise towers are to be demolished and replaced with two-storey flats and houses.

Demolition works begin on landmark “Legoland” tower blocks in Dagenham

Work is beginning on the demolition of three huge landmark tower blocks.

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Traffic built up back to Movers Lane after a gravel spill along the A13, Barking, this morning

Gravel spill along A13 in Barking sees commuters delayed by lane closures

Commuters journey to work was interrupted this morning after a vehicle carrying gravel spilled its load over two lanes of a main road.

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Molly Rainford

Molly Rainford joins fellow TV talent show favourites at Barking’s Broadway Theatre

A year after reaching the finals of Britain’s Got Talent, 12-year-old singing sensation Molly Rainford is preparing to impress an audience on home turf.

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Volunteers at the St Cedd's event

Community celebrates Dagenham church’s 80th birthday

A church celebrated its 80th year of parish life with a fun day for the whole family.

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Do you recognise these people?

Robbbers got off at Barking Station

Police are looking for two suspects who robbed a man on a train before getting off at Barking Station.

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Fire crews saved a timber business from total devastation at a timber warehouse in Barking

Fire crews battle burning embers and high winds to save timber business in Barking

Fire crews were quick to prevent further devastation at a timber warehouse as planks of wood caught alight sending hot embers flying into the air.

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GPs say A&E isn’t the only option for healthcare this Bank holiday in Barking and Dagenham

GPs are asking residents to be mindful of the health services available to them over the bank holiday weekend to make sure they get the right care in the right place and avoid over-burdening Accident and Emergency centres.

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Barking and Dagenham Scouts held a spokky sleepover at Eastbury Manor House

Brave young Scouts hold spooky sleepover in haunted Barking manor house

Brave young Scouts braced themselves for a night of ghoulish storytelling in a spooky mansion.

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Fiona Goodwin with Yasmin Alsaady, 11, Richard Abdulajevas,10, Frankie Hastings, 11 and Omotola Animashaun, 11

Video: ‘Inspiring’ Dagenham teacher is top of the class

A teacher who has dedicated almost 40 years of service to one school has been named runner up in a national competition.

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The car after being wrecked by fire last Sunday morning

Teenagers forced to flee beds after car combusts following suspected arson attack in Dagenham

Teenagers were forced to flee from their beds after their family car erupted in flames which licked at the front of their home following a suspected arson attack.

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Pupils in Year 7 to Year 11 from Robert Clack School meet Paralympian Andy Barrow

Team GB Paralympian inspires pupils during talk at Dagenham school

Pupils listened in awe to a Paralympic wheelchair rugby player as he spoke about his life before and after his disability and, of course, the London Olympic Games.

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Dagenham haulage firm invests millions in cutting-edge technology

Millions of pounds worth of investment in cutting edge technology is being made by a leading haulage firm in a bid to make it a leading player in the transport sector.

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Ford and charity workers cleaning the foreshore

Forty volunteers help clean up foreshore on Dagenham Ford estate

Ford staff and charity workers came together to clean-up the shoreline of the car giant’s estate.

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Crackdown on construction bosses who ‘blacklist’ union members in Barking and Dagenham

Construction companies that “blacklist” labourers who are trade union members will be banned from working with Barking and Dagenham Council.

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Alyson Agrawal with her son Syon.

‘They won’t let the father of my child move to the UK,’ says Dagenham mum

A mum-of-one has spoken of her anguish after her Indian husband and the boy’s father was denied a visa to remain in the UK.

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Win £500 to spend at TK Maxx

Home to top name brands at great prices, TK Maxx is more like a treasure hunt than a shop.

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Helen Mirren is shown around the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2013. Picture: Keith Larby/iwitness

Picture gallery: Chelsea Flower Show 2013

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show opens to the public today, but celebrities and VIPs, including the Queen, have already had a look at the floral displays.

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