A person has been arrested after a man died in a house fire in east London. Firefighters were called to a blaze in Oval Road North in Dagenham on Saturday afternoon and having forced their way in ...

A man in his 20s has been taken to hospital after a stabbing in Dagenham. The incident happened in Ivyhouse Road at around 10.30pm yesterday (October 27). Officers and London Ambulance Service crews ...

A 76-year-old man who died in a house fire in east London which detectives are treating as suspicious has been named by police. Robert Price's body was discovered in his home on Oval Road North, ...

Blood has been pictured near a crime scene in Dagenham following a significant police presence in the area. Ivyhouse Road has been cordoned off near Hunsdon Close since yesterday (October 27). It is ...

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A mother has told of her devastation as she and her family 'lost everything' when her house burned down on Britain's hottest day in history. Zoya Shumanska, 32, has recalled the horrific moment her ...

A woman was arrested in Canterbury on suspicion of murder after the body of a man was found in a house. The 36-year-old was taken in by officers from the Metropolitan Police’s Homicide and Major Crime ...

This is why the east London borough has been chosen to receive a £200 million investment from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, which hopes to unlock the potential of B&D’s heritage, history and ...

A "rare and precious" Dagenham estate, which is set to have its medieval moat restored, boasts more than 770 years of history. Last month, a planning application was approved for the "repair and ...

She's currently starring in the West End stage version of Made In Dagenham, a musical version of the story of the Ford sewing machinist strike back in 1968 over the equal pay dispute. And on Tuesday, ...