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Persistant fly-tipper handed triple-whammy of court sanctions in London council first

Carmen Vasile at one point is said to have dumped a B&Q shopping trolley stacked with rubbish bags

Evening Standard · Nov 11

Disabled man handed £20k payout from London council after being forced to crawl to the toilet

The man is paralysed from the waist down and could reach the bathroom with his wheelchair — forcing him to crawl across the floor

Evening Standard · Oct 8

600 million litres of sewage entering river flowing through London each year, shock study finds

Sewer misconnections and faulty drainage infrastructure are causing 240 Olympic-sized swimming pools worth of sewage to flow directly into the river annually, research finds

Evening Standard · Aug 29

East London Pakistani restaurant fined £4,000 for fly-tipping rubbish on its own doorstep

Video shows two men leaving Chaat N Grill in Ilford Lane and dumping bags of rubbish on the pavement

Evening Standard · Apr 16

Man forced to sleep in his car for a year after east London council fails to find him housing

The man, known as Mr X, was attacked several times after ending up on the streets

Evening Standard · Sep 9, 2025

Health secretary Wes Streeting ‘horrified’ after aide admits indecent exposure

Health secretary called for Sam Gould to resign as a councillor

The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025

London councillor working for Wes Streeting pleads guilty to indecent exposure

Sam Gould, a senior aide to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, unlawfully exposed himself in two incidents in east London

Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2025

Labour MP Jas Athwal stands down as councillor in Redbridge

By-election to be held on March 27

Evening Standard · Feb 25, 2025

Labour MP Jas Athwal criticised as landlord of 'mould and ant-infested' homes stands down as councillor

Mr Athwal's resignation from Redbridge Council comes after he was elected MP for Ilford South at last year’s general election

Evening Standard · Feb 24, 2025

Police officers to dish out on-the-spot fines for sexual harassment in Redbridge

Police officers will be given the power to fine people on the spot for sexual harassment in Redbridge.

Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2024