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Met Police funding shortfall puts Barking and Dagenham units at risk, officer warns

Superintendant Biju Premnath said “frontline” services would be protected but other units were “at risk”

Evening Standard

MP outrage at NHS over 'unfair' closure of only maternity unit in London borough with highest birthrate

Exclusive: Campaigners have warned that shutting Barking Birth Centre puts women at risk

Evening Standard

Revealed: London borough with highest number of tenants threatened with eviction

Exclusive: Analysis of official data has revealed that Barking and Dagenham has the highest rate of possession claims

Evening Standard

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Police appeal to find woman missing for seven years as daughters tell of heartbreak of growing up without mum

Stefana Otilia Malinici, 45, has not been seen since she left her home in Barking in September 2017

Evening Standard

Lorry driver wins £5.2m on lottery, quits job, buys vacuum cleaner

Gary MacDonald, of Barking, east London, had been delivering parcels for more than 30 years.

Evening Standard

Lorry driver quits job and buys vacuum cleaner after huge lottery win

Gary MacDonald was initially delighted to discover he had won £35, then realised there was an additional prize of more than £5.2m

The Independent UK

What smashed the far right in east London? A playbook that said connect, connect, connect

Labour peer Margaret Hodge shares how the party tackled the rise of the British National party in Barking before the 2010 general election

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Evening Standard

Man who drugged and filmed sexual assaults on schoolgirls jailed for 18 years

Mark Franklin, 56, from Barking, has been sentenced to over 18 years in prison for sexually assaulting four schoolgirls

Evening Standard

Hanif Redwood murder: Family of 'loving' dad shot dead in Barking appeal for witnesses

‘Loving’ father-of-two Hanif Redwood was shot while standing outside a birthday party in Barking

Evening Standard

East Ham: 40 firefighters tackle blaze at east London home

Fire crews from Stratford, Poplar, Plaistow, East Ham and Barking rushed to the scene of the blaze

Evening Standard

Six lines, six walks: we explore London’s Overground reboot on foot

The capital’s Overground routes have been rebranded to reflect the distinct flavours of neighbourhoods they cross – as these station to station strolls reveal

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting hails head of London hospitals 'busting' through waiting list backlogs as he unveils NHS reforms

The Health Secretary cited the work being done by Matthew Trainer in turning around Barking, Havering and Redbridge NHS Trust

Evening Standard

East London Introduces £1,000 Penalty For Cat-calls, Joining France And Spain In Anti-harassment Push

Barking and Dagenham council has introduced fines for catcalling and wolf-whistling following community feedback and alarming statistics on harassment.

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Evening Standard

Cat-callers in east London to face £1,000 fines in new crackdown on street harassment

Barking and Dagenham Council has added sexual harassment to its Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO)

Evening Standard

Stamp duty: first-time buyers in four London boroughs to face the biggest increases

First-time buyers in Haringey, Hackney, Richmond and Wandsworth face stamp duty rises of £11,250 next year, while those in Barking will pay £876 more

Evening Standard

Pictured: 'Innocent' father-of-two shot dead outside bar in Barking as two arrests are made

Hanif Redwood, 32, was shot dead in the street

Evening Standard

Murder investigation launched after man dies following horror shooting in east London

Police rushed to Linton Road in Barking following reports of a shooting on Sunday morning

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Who is Morgan McSweeney? The man replacing Sue Gray at the heart of Keir Starmer's government

Morgan McSweeney quashed leftwing factions in Lambeth and helped see off the BNP in Barking before coming to work for Sir Keir Starmer

Evening Standard

Barking fire: Two people rushed to hospital as blaze destroys flat in east London

The cause of the fire remains under investigation

Evening Standard

Mother 'still lies awake at night' after daughter, 13, dies from allergic reaction to Costa hot chocolate

Hannah Jacobs died within hours of taking a sip of a hot chocolate that contained dairy milk in Barking last year

Evening Standard

Latest phase of ‘Scandi style’ housing estate completes for Barking's 15-minute city regeneration scheme

West Phase 2 of the Gascoigne Estate is the latest addition to an ambitious project to regenerate Barking

Evening Standard

Girl, 13, died after hot chocolate at Costa Coffee due to 'failures to follow processes to discuss allergies'

Hannah Jacobs, 13, of Barking, east London, died within hours of sipping the drink bought by her mother

The Independent UK

Drivers warned of new parking scam after rise in cases across the country

Cases have been reported in Barking and Dagenham, Northumberland, Northamptonshire, South Tyneside and Pembrokeshire

Evening Standard

Ex-Labour MP candidate who dropped out of election race cleared of any wrongdoing as he blames smear campaign

A London Labour MP candidate who was accused of sexual harassment weeks before the general election has been cleared of any wrongdoing.

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