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London warned of heightened risk of wildfires as UK set for hotter than usual summer and heatwaves

Scores of homes were destroyed by fires in Wennington and Dagenham in July 2022

Evening Standard · Jun 6, 2025

Teenagers who killed pensioner in firework attack on his east London home jailed

Killers were caught on CCTV punching a hole in Robert Price’s window and pushing a firework into his home in Dagenham

Evening Standard · Jun 2, 2025

Revealed: London borough with highest number of tenants threatened with eviction

Exclusive: Analysis of official data has revealed that Barking and Dagenham has the highest rate of possession claims

Evening Standard · May 17, 2025

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‘Terrified’ widower killed when teens torched house with firework, court told

76-year-old Robert Price had been the target of a prolonged campaign of harassment and criminal damage.

Evening Standard · May 13, 2025

'Unknown flying flaming objects' helped spread huge Dagenham fire that left 80 homeless

It is still not possible to determine the exact cause of the blaze or whether it was started accidentally or deliberately, according to a report by London Fire Brigade

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2025

Dagenham fire: Black smoke seen across London after scrap metal and cars catch fire at industrial estate

Ten fire engines and around 70 firefighters are attending a fire at the site at Willoughby Drive in Dagenham

Evening Standard · Apr 6, 2025

Teenagers jailed for brutal daylight shotgun and machete attack in Dagenham

All three had their sentences reduced by between a third and half because they were under 18 when they committed the offences

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2025

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Mum murdered her two young sons who were found dead in their bunk beds by their dad

Kara Alexander, 47 killed Marley, five, and Elijah, two, in their home in Dagenham, east London

Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2025

Man who converted guns for criminals in back garden shed in east London jailed for 10 years

Luke Parr was jailed for more than 10 years over gun conversion workshop in Dagenham back garden

Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025

Dagenham: Two hospitalised after 'gas leak' at house in East London

Two people were rushed to hospital after suspected gas leak in Boulton Road

Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025

Leaseholders vent anger after Dagenham fire block demolished: 'We're paying for flats that don't exist'

Over 80 residents lost their homes after the Spectrum Building in Dagenham was destroyed in an inferno in August

Evening Standard · Dec 4, 2024

Cladding-issue flats demolished in east London months after devastating fire

More than 80 people were evacuated and two were taken to hospital after the building set alight in Freshwater Road, Dagenham, on August 26.

Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2024

Dagenham fire: Demolition works begin after block of flats destroyed by 'nightmare' blaze in east London

Residents spoke about how one fire gate had been ‘padlocked shut’ following the huge blaze

Evening Standard · Dec 2, 2024

Smithfield meat market to close for good after relocation plans voted down

City of London Corporation rejects plan for new Dagenham site and will offer traders about £300m in compensation

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2024

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Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2024

London’s historic Smithfield meat market to close

The City of London Corporation has shelved plans to relocate Smithfield and Billingsgate fish markets to a £1 billion development in Dagenham.

Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2024

London's 900-year-old Smithfield meat market to close as Dagenham move abandoned

City of London Corporation seeks to absolve itself from responsible of running the near-1,000-year-old Smithfield market, as well Billingsgate

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2024

Two women in hospital after bus roof ‘taken clean off’ in tree collision

The crash occurred on Hedgemans Road, Dagenham, at around 10am on Wednesday.

Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2024

Dagenham bus crash: Two taken to hospital after roof ripped off double-decker

Witnesses said the roof was taken ‘clean off’ after hitting a tree

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 20, 2024

Ford cuts 4,000 jobs in Europe, including 800 in UK, after slowdown in EV sales

Carmaker does not specify where British cuts will fall but Dagenham and Halewood will not be affected

International Business Times UK · Nov 11, 2024

East London Introduces £1,000 Penalty For Cat-calls, Joining France And Spain In Anti-harassment Push

Barking and Dagenham council has introduced fines for catcalling and wolf-whistling following community feedback and alarming statistics on harassment.

Evening Standard · Nov 8, 2024

Plan to move historic Smithfield and Billingsgate markets to Dagenham halted

Scheme reviewed ‘in order to determine its next steps and to ensure the financial sustainability of the project’

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2024

Man charged over triple stabbing of boy, 2, girl, 8, and woman

Kulvinder Ram, 48, of First Avenue, Dagenham, will appear at Barkinside Magistrates’ Court on Monday

Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2024

Dagenham stabbing: Man charged with murder after woman and two kids attacked in east London

A woman, an 8-year-old girl and 2-year-old boy were among the victims

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2024

Woman and two children, 8 and 2, stabbed in ‘truly shocking’ attack

The woman in her 30s, an eight-year-old girl and a two-year-old boy remain in hospital after the attack in Dagenham

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024

Dagenham stabbing: Man in custody after woman and two children stabbed in ‘shocking attack’

Police were called at around 5.35pm on Friday to reports of three people injured in First Avenue, Dagenham

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