An unloved industrial stretch of one of the capital’s major rivers is becoming the focus for intensive new housebuilding in east London. The Poplar section of the River Lea, which winds through ...

Firefighters have been trying to control a blaze at a 19-storey block of flats in Poplar, east London. Dozens of fire engines are at the scene, with several floors affected. CCTV footage from a ...

More than 100 firefighters and 20 fire engines were called to tackle a blaze at a 19-storey block of flats in east London. Fire engulfed parts of New Providence Wharf in Poplar, London Fire Brigade ...

Two men have been arrrested on suspicion of murder, after a man was stabbed to death in Poplar last night. Police were called out to Simpsons Road at around 22:10, to reports that a man had been ...

Firefighters were called to the east London block at 08:55 BST and managed to bring the fire under control by about 11:30 Cladding played no part in a fire that broke out in a 19-storey London tower ...

A City businessman was battered to death by a gang of teenagers on BMXs after a “trivial” row in a takeaway as he walked home from a drinks party, witnesses said today. Detectives were today hunting ...

RSPCA officers have been called out to east London to rescue a snake native to the United States that was caught in a mousetrap. The orange and white corn snake was spotted by a passer-by in Station ...

20:32, Mon, Jul 27, 2020 Updated: 22:48, Mon, Jul 27, 2020 Police have been called to East India Dock Road, in Tower Hamlets, after reports of a young child falling from a block of flats. The child ...

Some households in east London are still without power after a fire at an electricity substation initially caused 28,000 homes to be cut off. Engineering teams worked through the night at the site, on ...

Photos show smoke rising high into the air across Poplar, east London, and drifting across the city. Emergency services dashed to Providence Wharf, an upmarket apartment complex beside River Thames, ...