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Car park killing: John Avers the 'best friend' of hitman, court hears

John Avers was killed in the Iceland carpark off Whalebone Lane South in Dagenham

London Live News

Emma Bartholomew

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The father and son accused of murdering businessman John Avers have both expressed fears about an alleged East End gangster - known only as "XX".

A Dagenham grandma-of-eight is the first UK patient to receive a bionic eye implant

London Live News

Dagenham woman first UK patient to receive bionic eye implant

Sally Patterson

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Detective Chief Superintendent Stephen Clayman. Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA

Metropolitan Police

Dog units 'really good tool' to tackle violent crime, officers say

Michael Cox

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Queen's Hospital, Romford. Picture: Ken Mears

London Live News

Patients with Covid in east London hospitals fall after rising for weeks

Andrew Brookes

Chelmsford Crown Court, in Essex

London Live News

Parents to appear in court next month over death of baby boy

Emma Bartholomew

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Big Breakfast Café on Wood Lane, Dagenham has been taken to court by Barking and Dagenham Council

London Live News

Dagenham cafe fined almost £2k following waste disposal dispute

Sally Patterson

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Shoppers in Norwich staying safe in face masks.
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Coronavirus

How are England's Covid restrictions changing after Plan B?

Robbie Nichols

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Snaresbrook Crown Court. Picture: John Stillwell/PA Images

London Live News

Five appear in court charged with drugs offences after dawn raids

Andrew Brookes

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OPINION: How to maintain New Year's resolutions

Peter Sharkey

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Firefighters at the scene in Sutton, south London, where four children have died following a fire at

London Live News

How many alcohol-related fires were there in your borough last year?

Sally Patterson

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London Live News

More headliners announced for We Are FSTVL 2022

Andrew Brookes

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Transport for London

'Government should rethink their plans': Masks still required on TfL

Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter

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Coronavirus

'We must learn to live with Covid' says health secretary on Plan B's end

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Rail Union RMT has suspended planned strike action today (January 20) and tomorrow (January 21)

London Live News

TfL welcomes RMT decision to suspend first round of strike action

Sally Patterson

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City of London Cemetery and Crematorium

Burial and cremation fees rise at City of London Cemetery and Crematorium

Hannah Neary, LDRS

The car park to the rear of Iceland in Whalebone Lane South, Dagenham, where John Avers was killed

London Live News

Witness describes traumatic moment John Avers was run over in car park

Emma Bartholomew

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A baby boy was pronounced dead in Joyners Field, Harlow on August 10, 2020

London Live News | Updated

Barking resident charged over death of baby boy

Sally Patterson

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The Sober IS Fun comedy night is being held in Bethnal Green at Backyard Comedy Club

Comedy

An afternoon you will remember: Alcohol-free comedy club returns to east...

Mia Lyndon

A man was found in Mayesbrook Park, Dagenham on Sunday (January 16) and taken to hospital

London Live News

Man hospitalised after being found in Mayesbrook Park

Sally Patterson

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Scruffy's Angels found a dead pet rabbit in Pasture Road, Dagenham

London Live News

'Something is going on': Second dead rabbit found in a week

Sally Patterson

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File photo dated 5/3/2021 of an electric car being charged. Electric car owners should be incentivis

Environment News

Barking and Dagenham set for 250 new electric vehicle charging points

Michael Cox

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Chocolates from Aldi and Yoplait's Frubes are among the products recalled by Trading Standards this week.

Aldi chocolate and yoghurts containing metal among recent recalled products

Robbie Nichols

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Poet Hannah Lowe

Writer wins national prize for poetry about teaching and learning

Ellie Doughty

Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement ahead of Prime Minister's Questions in the House of C

Plan B measures to be scrapped across England

Owen Sennitt

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West Ham United's Pablo Fornals celebrates scoring their second goal against Leeds

Fornals: West Ham will fight for three points

Lee Power

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Big Breakfast Café on Wood Lane, Dagenham has been taken to court by Barking and Dagenham Council

London Live News

Dagenham cafe fined almost £2k following waste disposal dispute

Sally Patterson

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John Avers was killed in the Iceland carpark off Whalebone Lane South in Dagenham

London Live News

Car park killing: John Avers the 'best friend' of hitman, court hears

Emma Bartholomew

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A baby boy was pronounced dead in Joyners Field, Harlow on August 10, 2020

London Live News | Updated

Barking resident charged over death of baby boy

Sally Patterson

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Snaresbrook Crown Court. Picture: John Stillwell/PA Images

London Live News

Five appear in court charged with drugs offences after dawn raids

Andrew Brookes

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London Live News

‘It is not tolerated’: CCTV images released after West Ham game disorder

Chantelle Billson

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John Avers, 47, died in a car park in Whalebone Lane, Dagenham.

London Live News

Car park killing: Victim's wife tells trial about the last text he sent her

Emma Bartholomew

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London Live News

Travel Bulletin: Havering, Redbridge, Barking and Dagenham

Chantelle Billson

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A fire damaged home in Ford Road, Dagenham

London Live News

Revealed: Cause of Dagenham house fire

Andrew Brookes

News

Dagenham woman first UK patient to receive bionic eye implant

A Dagenham grandma-of-eight is the first UK patient to receive a bionic eye implant

London Live News

Sally Patterson

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'I am thrilled to be the first to have this implant, excited at the prospect of enjoying my hobbies again and I truly hope that many others will benefit from this too.'

Detective Chief Superintendent Stephen Clayman. Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA

Metropolitan Police

Dog units 'really good tool' to tackle violent crime, officers say

Michael Cox

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Chelmsford Crown Court, in Essex

London Live News

Parents to appear in court next month over death of baby boy

Emma Bartholomew

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John Avers was killed in the Iceland carpark off Whalebone Lane South in Dagenham

London Live News

Car park killing: John Avers the 'best friend' of hitman, court hears

Emma Bartholomew

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Queen's Hospital, Romford. Picture: Ken Mears

London Live News

Patients with Covid in east London hospitals fall after rising for weeks

Andrew Brookes

Things to do

An afternoon you will remember: Alcohol-free comedy club returns to east London

The Sober IS Fun comedy night is being held in Bethnal Green at Backyard Comedy Club

Comedy

Mia Lyndon

The UK’s first-ever alcohol-free comedy club is returning for a night you will remember

London has countless vegan options to choose from this Veganuary

London Live News

Nine of London's best vegan restaurants to try this Veganuary

Sally Patterson

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London Live News

All aboard: Seven quirky houseboats to try this year in London

Sally Patterson

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Crick Crack Club storyteller Jan Blake

Theatre

Wassailing, Russian classical music and other things to do this weekend

Andrew Brookes

A yoga pose featured in Everyone Try Yoga: Finding Your Yoga Fit. Picture: PA Photo/Kyle Books.

London Live News

Dog-friendly yoga and other things to do in east London this weekend

Andrew Brookes

Sport

Fornals: West Ham will fight for three points

West Ham United's Pablo Fornals celebrates scoring their second goal against Leeds

Lee Power

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Pablo Fornals is backing West Ham United to bounce back when they travel to Manchester United this weekend.

Mohammed Sagaf of Dagenham & Redbridge celebrates with teammates after scoring against Southend in the FA Trophy

Reynolds wants Dagenham & Redbridge momentum on all fronts

Lee Power

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West Ham United's Declan Rice and Leeds United's Mateusz Klich battle for the ball at London Stadium

Captain Rice tries to remain upbeat after West Ham defeat

Lee Power

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West Ham United's Declan Rice and team-mates appear dejected during the Premier League match against Leeds at London Stadium

West Ham boss Moyes disappointed by Leeds defeat

PA Sport

Leeds United's Jack Harrison celebrates scoring their first goal against West Ham at London Stadium

Match Report

West Ham hurt by Harrison's hat-trick

Steve Blowers

Lifestyle

OPINION: How to maintain New Year's resolutions

The beginning of the working day on blue Monday. Cup of tea, alarm clock and a note with the text Bl

Personal Finance | Promotion

Peter Sharkey

Getting on top of your finances as a New Year's resolution might ensure that next year's Blue Monday isn't quite so blue, argues financial expert Peter Sharkey.

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Personal Finance | Promotion

OPINION: Do not underestimate inflation’s insidious effects

Peter Sharkey

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Heritage

Tracing Dagenham Dock back to 'hardest civil engineering feat' of its time

Andy Grant

This property in Park Avenue, Barking is on the market for £975,000

London Live News

What a £1m home looks like in Barking compared with the rest of the world

Andrew Brookes

Senior couple moving house with moving van and boxes

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Opinion: How to avoid the emotional wrench of downsizing

Peter Sharkey