The Latest Breaking News from Ilford

Across the country, Labour is enjoying 20-point leads in the polls. But in individual constituencies, sitting MPs don’t feel so safe. Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting is perhaps the most high-profile example. The Ilford North MP is facing a challenge from an independent candidate over a single issue: Gaza.

Saydi Abu Sheikh, 23, and Zakariya Jeilani Mohamed, 31, were left dead or dying in a bedroom in a five-minute revenge raid in Ilford in October 2022

Ricardo Fuller, 24, collapsed on the dancefloor of the Discoteca No Problem in Ilford, east London, after being chased and stabbed.

Hewa Rahimpur came across as a friendly young man struggling to get by, but was responsible for transporting up to 10,000 people across the Channel

Balasankar Narayanan, 43, is suspected to be travelling across the country by train

Kamran Khalid, 18, was killed in an ‘extreme and brutual attack’ in east London

The lido will have six lanes for outdoor swimming and a cafe and children’s splash pad

Wah Bey dumped waste near residents’ bins and left bags of rubbish on the street in Ilford

The 56-year-old was arrested at his home in Ilford, east London, last month.