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Call the Midwife star Jenny Agutter has shared details of what fans can expect from the Christmas Special.

Call the Midwife star hints at 'unexpected' twist in upcoming Christmas special

A fire took place at a flat in Maddocks House

Landlords plead guilty to overcrowding offence after fatal fire

Kurt Zouma's home was burgled

West Ham footballer burgled as club offer £25,000 reward

Johnny Depp appeared to leave a touching tribute to Irish singer and songwriter Shane MacGowan

Johnny Depp pays tribute to 'my friend in life and in whiskey' Shane MacGowan

The man has been ordered to pay over £1,000

Porsche driver ordered to pay fine after dropping cigarette

Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman

'Residents will benefit in the years ahead' - £12m goes towards community projects

Rushanara Ali MP and Samina Kiyani at the CPR training

'I can't bring him back': Brother's tragic death inspires woman to lead CPR training

The festival will be heading to Central Park, Dagenham next year

Music festival explains location switch for 2024 event

Robbie Williams will take to the BST Hyde Park stage next year.

Second BST Hyde Park headliner confirmed as pop icon Robbie Williams

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c2c and Greater Anglia services will be disrupted today

Train drivers strike set to cause chaos for commuters

Local newspaper editors are calling on the BBC to abandon its plans to roll out local news websites in areas already served by independent publishers

Opinion BBC now a threat to all local newspapers

See the winning house for House of the Year.

Look inside the 'true London oasis' named House of the Year 2023

Starbucks is also offering deliveries of coffee to select NHS hospitals this Christmas season.

Starbucks gives free coffee to NHS workers - here's how to claim your free drink

EastEnders Johnny Castle is returning to the soap.

EastEnders recast Johnny Carter as character returns to screen after five years

Find out why EastEnders isn't on tonight (December 5) and when Tuesday's episode will air in the week.

Why is EastEnders not on TV tonight? See BBC schedule change for this week

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The Pogues' Shane MacGowan died on Thursday (November 30) at the age of 65.

Shane MacGowan's wife reveals how she's dealt with his death on GMB

Winter jabs for flu and Covid

‘Get flu and Covid jabs before it’s too late’ warning

Image showing how East Bank could look when complete

The latest on progress for £1.1bn cultural quarter being built in east London

The officer will face a misconduct hearing in January

Met Police officer accused of taking photos of penis at police stations

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Find out what festivities are being held in your area!

All the Christmas events and attractions coming to East London in 2023

Plans for the MSG Sphere have been refused

Controversial MSG Sphere events venue blocked by London mayor

The interior of another Flip Out venue to give a sneak peek of what is to come

Flip Out to open new children's indoor play park in east London

Residents in the Lansbury area of Tower Hamlets have won on the People's Postcode Lottery

Residents win prize on People's Postcode Lottery

Residents in the Limehouse area of Tower Hamlets have won on the People's Postcode Lottery

Residents win prize on People's Postcode Lottery

Access Creative College counts Ed Sheeran (inset) among its alumni

Creative college attended by Rita Ora and Ed Sheeran opens new campus in Aldgate

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Sport

London Lions lost to Caledonia Gladiators at the Copper Box Arena

Lions tamed by Gladiators in overtime

Leyton Orient boss Richie Wellens gestures on the touchline

Wellens: I'm gutted for supporters and owners

West Ham boss David Moyes looks on

Moyes: Terrible goal to give away

Jordan Ayew and Mohammed Kudus battle for the ball

Hammers held to derby point by Palace

Leyton Orient's Idris El Mizouni

Own goal sends O's out of FA Cup

West Ham United boss David Moyes faces the media in Serbia

Moyes: It's good that we got another win

Altitude training

Altitude training - a new era of exercise

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Lifestyle

Armed Forces personnel at Waterloo station during the 2022 Poppy Day appeal

Plan to raise £1m in London on Poppy Day with live music and Jools Holland

More than £13,000 has been raised for the family of two-year-old Isabella Tucker

More than £13,000 raised in a day for family of Isabella Tucker

The owners of a holiday park where 2-year-old Isabella Tucker was fatally struck by a vehicle on Friday evening (August 25) have said they are ‘absolutely heartbroken’.

Holiday park ‘heartbroken’ at east London toddler Isabella Tucker's death

Victorian Ragged School classroom

Ragged School Museum gets a smart makeover

Met Police officers removed people from an address in Shadwell

Police defend eviction attended by riot officers after criticism

Opinion

Indian indenture ship SS Chenab (Image: A.G Linney/Museum of London)

Opinion Indo + Caribbean: The creation of a culture - at the Museum of London Docklands

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Home Secretary James Cleverly and Rwandan minister of foreign affairs Vincent Biruta sign the new treaty (Ben Birchall/PA)

James Cleverly insists new treaty with Rwanda fixes all legal concerns

A screenshot of a video showing a Northants Pc using a borrowed bike to arrest a suspect (Northants Police/PA)

Police release footage of Pc commandeering bike to ram fleeing drug-dealer

The Metropolitan Police said nine people were arrested under Section 18 of the Public Order Act (PA)

Nine arrested after ‘intifada’ banner displayed on building, says Met

Anthony Littler was found with catastrophic head injuries in an alleyway near East Finchley Tube station (Jamel Smith/PA)

Assault could hold key to unsolved 1984 murder in East Finchley

Brianna Ghey (Family handout/Cheshire Police/PA)

Trans teenager Brianna’s injuries not survivable, pathologist tells court

Thames Water said it was co-operating with Ofwat (Nicholas T Ansell/PA)

Thames Water asked to explain how dividend does not break Ofwat rules

Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron took questions from peers for the first time on Tuesday (Dan Kitwood/PA)

UK and Greece still have strong relationship despite Marbles row – Lord Cameron

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