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Hundreds of flats get green light in latest phase of 20,000 home 'new town' on Thames

More than 650 new homes approved in the latest phase of the Barking Riverside development

Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2025

London Labour councillors quit party over 'Gaza and anti-immigration rhetoric' and defect to Greens

The Barking and Dagenham councillors form the first political opposition to Labour in the borough in over a decade

Evening Standard · Sep 16, 2025

Barking lives up to its name with most noisy dog complaints in London

Southwark was the second-worst borough for noisy dogs with 2,144 complaints, while the City of London recorded just six

Evening Standard · Sep 12, 2025

Lorry driver quits job and buys vacuum cleaner after huge lottery win

Gary MacDonald was initially delighted to discover he had won £35, then realised there was an additional prize of more than £5.2m

The Independent UK · May 2, 2025

Lorry driver wins £5.2m on lottery, quits job, buys vacuum cleaner

Gary MacDonald, of Barking, east London, had been delivering parcels for more than 30 years.

Evening Standard · May 2, 2025

What smashed the far right in east London? A playbook that said connect, connect, connect

Labour peer Margaret Hodge shares how the party tackled the rise of the British National party in Barking before the 2010 general election

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2025

Travel news live: Latest Train and Tube status updates

Follow for the latest tube and train travel updates

Evening Standard · Mar 26, 2025

Man who drugged and filmed sexual assaults on schoolgirls jailed for 18 years

Mark Franklin, 56, from Barking, has been sentenced to over 18 years in prison for sexually assaulting four schoolgirls

Evening Standard · Mar 14, 2025

Hanif Redwood murder: Family of 'loving' dad shot dead in Barking appeal for witnesses

‘Loving’ father-of-two Hanif Redwood was shot while standing outside a birthday party in Barking

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025

East Ham: 40 firefighters tackle blaze at east London home

Fire crews from Stratford, Poplar, Plaistow, East Ham and Barking rushed to the scene of the blaze

Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2025