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Romford stabbing: Hunt for knife attacker after man stabbed in back at The Brewery shopping centre

Police believe the victim was stabbed on a stairwell inside the shopping centre

Evening Standard

Met police drop rape investigation into Conservative MP Andrew Rosindell

MP for Romford was arrested in 2022 but Scotland Yard said evidence did not meet prosecution threshold

The Guardian - UK

Roof destroyed in fire in Romford attended by 60 London firefighters

London Fire Brigade send crews to Romford to tackle blaze

Evening Standard

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Illegal skin lightening products worth £21,000 seized from Romford shop

Some of the illegal items contained mercury which is known to have extremely harmful side effects

Evening Standard

Premier Inn apologises after Paralympian left stuck in hotel lobby for hours because of broken lift

Ellie Challis, world-record holding Paralympic swimmer, was forced to drive 200-miles home after ordeal at hotel in Romford, East London

The Independent UK

Man charged with murder of brain-damaged woman assaulted in 2009

Carolyn Kemp was attacked in Walmer Close, Romford

Evening Standard

London council will not light Hanukkah candles over fears of ‘inflaming’ tensions

Havering Council in east London has said it would be “unwise” for the traditional menorah to be installed outside Havering Town Hall in Romford

Evening Standard

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Council will not light Hanukkah candles over fears of ‘inflaming’ tensions

Havering Council in east London has said it would be “unwise” for the traditional menorah to be installed outside Havering Town Hall in Romford.

The Independent UK

'Fit and healthy' postman, 46, died after London doctors failed to spot blood clot

Family pays tribute to 'kind' man who died following surgery at Queen's Hospital in Romford

Evening Standard

Jail for fraudster who kept charity funds after Black Lives Matter protest

Xahra Saleem, of Romford, east London, had pleaded guilty to fraud by abusing her position as director of a company.

The Independent UK

Man found unconscious following attack in Romford

A man was found unconscious after being attacked in Romford, the Met Police has said.

Evening Standard

'My husband died aged 45 after working in hospitals filled with a silent killer'

NHS nurse Guru Ghoorah, from Romford, was "a loving father" who died after working in asbestos-filled hospitals without ever knowing he was "being exposed to danger"

Daily Mirror

The National Lottery reveals luckiest places to live in UK

It would appear that luck could actually live in the north

Wales Online

Luckiest UK city for lottery jackpot wins revealed - does your postcode make the list?

Compiling an official list of all winners since the National Lottery's launch in 1994 - hopeful players can now check how their hometown compares to others across the UK

Daily Mirror

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Evening Standard

Met Police officer charged with assault over Romford arrest

PC Jonathan Marsh is alleged to have used ‘excessive force’ during arrest in east London

Daily Mirror

Tributes to 18-year-old stabbed to death near Tube station over Bank Holiday

An 18-year-old man called Wazabakana Elenda Jordan Kukabu, from Romford, died following a single stab wound to the chest after being attacked before midnight on May 5

The Independent UK

Police name teenager stabbed to death in Dagenham

Officers found 18-year-old Mr Kukabu, from Romford, with stab injuries near Dagenham Heathway Tube station in east London.

Daily Mirror

Tesco is selling Greggs food in stores - see full list of locations

The supermarket opened new Greggs cafés in its Leicester Hamilton and Romford sites this week, creating ten jobs - see the full list of all the Tesco stores serving Greggs products

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UK town sparks backlash after banning hoodies to tackle anti-social behaviour

People visiting in Romford will not be allowed to wear ski masks, hoodies or helmets that cover their face as part of a trial scheme

The Guardian - UK

‘Stupid!’ Uproar in Romford as hoodies banned in shopping areas

The symbol of antisocial behaviour is back in the limelight as one London borough outlaws it

Daily Mirror

Teen said 'people are going to get terrorised' before killing woman, 88, with firework

Kai Cooper, 19, and another teen who can't be named for legal reason, posted a firework through the letterbox of 88-year-old Josephine Smith's house in Romford, leading to her death in a house fire

Daily Mirror

Brits storm out of Lanzarote holiday villa - as pool was 24C instead of 30C

Mum Gulnara Adomene, from Romford in East London, was staying at a pricey beachfront villa in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, with her pal Luda and both their kids

Daily Mirror

Harrowing 999 call audio of brave girl, 5, saying her mum 'got sick and isn't breathing'

Brave Zaynab Qasim was able to direct London Ambulance Service right to her location in Romford after her mum Samina Iqbal collapsed in the car during a school run

Evening Standard

Man, 23, arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl in Romford

Officers also seized a shotgun, ammunition cartridges and a significant number of Class B drugs at the suspect’s address

The Independent UK

Three teenage boys stabbed near east London train station

Teenagers aged 15, 16 and 17 found with stab wounds in Romford

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