Firefighters at the scene after a blaze at a block of flats on Freshwater Road in Dagenham, East London. More than 100 people were evacuated from the building, the BBC reports. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said it was called at 2.44am on Monday with crews from Dagenham, Ilford, Romford, Barking and surrounding fire stations at the scene. Picture date: Monday August 26, 2024.



The property in Freshwater Road was undergoing “remedial” work to remove and replace 'non-compliant cladding'.

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Six terraced houses were damaged on Third Avenue in Dagenham, London Fire Brigade (LFB) has said.

Fire leaves street engulfed in smoke and 100 firefighters at the scene 

Met Police officers were called out to the house by a man who said he planned to take his own life.

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Jordan McSweeney appeared at the start of proceedings at the Court of Appeal on Friday via videolink, but left after around 45 minutes.

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Jordan McSweeney, who refused to attend his sentencing hearing, was previously handed a life sentence with a minimum term of 38 years.

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The property also had no working smoke alarms, broken kitchen cupboards, an exposed bathroom light and a bad infestation of bed bugs.

The property also had no working smoke alarms, broken kitchen cupboards and an exposed bathroom light.

Flat riddled with bed bugs, mould, damp and switch stuck with duct tape

A source close to the mayor branded the attack by the Mr Khan’s Tory opponent at the last mayoral election “utter nonsense”.

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Police said it was a 'tragic case' and one which has left the couple’s three children 'utterly distraught'.

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The council hoped the case would send a "strong message" to others who are "making people’s lives a misery".

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Residents in Dagenham have been subjected to trouserless displays under the cover of darkness.

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Ashley Loveday was driving a stolen van on a major road when he crashed into an Uber cab killing Grace Payne, who was the passenger in the vehicle at the time.

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Police are looking for a man who has been exposing himself through letterboxes to elderly women in east London.

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Daughter Emmanuella said she was told there would be a six to 10 minute wait for an ambulance when she called 999 after her mother's health began deteriorated.

Mum, 40, died after waiting nearly 2 hour for an ambulance

The bodies of a two-year-old boy and a five-year-old boy were found at an address in Cornwallis Road, Dagenham, on Friday afternoon. 

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Jordan McSweeney targeted more than one woman before he preyed on the 35-year-old as she walked home from a night out.

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