Man arrested after a woman and two children stabbed in east London Suspect is being held on suspicion of attempted murder after incident in Dagenham The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2024
Couple attacked by knifepoint bag snatchers near east London Tube station Police were called to reports of a robbery in Heathway, Dagenham on Thursday evening Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2024
Mother relives terror of locked exits during Dagenham tower inferno as families struggle on in hotels Four weeks on from a harrowing fire, many residents of a Dagenham block of flats remain in temporary hotel accomodation The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2024
Building regulations still need 'more teeth' post Grenfell, London fire chief warns The blaze in Dagenham proved that regulations still need strengthening, London fire commissioner Andy Roe says Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2024
'Grenfell, Dagenham... how many more?': Inside London's shameful cladding crisis Today’s Grenfell report has called for urgent work on fire safety, but victims — and those still trapped in London’s 1,300 cladded buildings — say there isn’t time to lose. Katie Strick reports Evening Standard · Sep 4, 2024
Bride gifted replacement wedding dress after losing hers in Dagenham fire Agnieszka’s £2,500 dress was destroyed along with most of her and her fiance’s belongings Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2024
Dagenham fire: Council aims to raise £20,000 to help 'distressed' victims 'get back on their feet' A GoFundMe page for affected families has been set up by Barking and Dagenham Council Evening Standard · Aug 28, 2024
Bride-to-be 'devastated' after losing £2,500 wedding dress in Dagenham fire Residents Lukasz and Agnieszka say they ‘lost everything’ in the blaze Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2024
Angela Rayner warned she must end ‘national scandal’ of unsafe buildings after Dagenham inferno Exclusive: Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack told The Independent that it was ‘a miracle’ nobody was killed in the blaze in Dagenham over the bank holiday weekend The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2024
Removal of unsafe cladding from buildings ‘too slow’, says Angela Rayner Deputy PM visited Dagenham, east London, after fire tore through block of flats undergoing remedial works The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024
Mother trying to flee Dagenham fire faced ‘padlocked gate’ as alarms ‘failed to go off’ London Fire Brigade launches investigation after confirming ‘known fire safety issues’ in Spectrum building The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2024
Urgent action needed to replace cladding after Dagenham fire, Grenfell report author warns Dame Judith Hackitt criticises ‘buck passing’ for slow progress on repairs in seven years since disaster The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2024
Dagenham: Mother who fled huge blaze in block of flats says fire gate had been 'padlocked shut' The mother-of-two described how she felt like she was going to die when she came across a fire escape that had been cut off during the blaze Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2024
Dagenham fire: 'Unsafe cladding' to form part of probe into cause of huge blaze in east London Twenty people were rescued and more than 80 people were evacuated from the building, which had ‘known’ fire safety issues Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Aug 26, 2024 Questions over cladding after fire at Dagenham flats brought under control FBU calls for urgent investigation into blaze in east London as another fire begins at tower in nearby Poplar
Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2024 Watch: Huge fire rips through block of flats in east London More than 100 people were evacuated from burning building in Dagenham with over 200 firefighters tackling the blaze
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2024 Dagenham fire latest: Investigation launched into east London flats blaze as second fire in Blackwall put out A number of fire safety issues were known to authorities about the building on Freshwater Road
Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2024 Dagenham fire LIVE: Investigation to probe 'safety issues' at east London block as major incident stood down and all residents safe Cladding being removed from building at time of fire to form part of probe into huge blaze which saw two people taken to hospital and more than 100 people evacuated
The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2024 Drivers warned of new parking scam after rise in cases across the country Cases have been reported in Barking and Dagenham, Northumberland, Northamptonshire, South Tyneside and Pembrokeshire
The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2024 Seven in hospital after chemical incident in East London Patients taken to hospital and houses cordoned off following the chemical incident in Dagenham
Evening Standard · Aug 11, 2024 Seven rushed to hospital after 'chemical incident' in Dagenham as homes evacuated Several people were rushed to hospital with breathing difficulties after a suspected chemical leak in Dagenham on Saturday night.
Evening Standard · Aug 4, 2024 Boy, 16, charged with murder after ‘vulnerable’ pensioner killed in Dagenham firework attack Robert Price’s body was discovered by firefighters who forced entry to the property on Oval Road North
Evening Standard · Aug 2, 2024 Suspected arson attack in Dagenham which killed pensioner 'started by firework' The firework was ‘thrown’ inside Robert Price’s home
Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2024 Dagenham fire: Pensioner who died in suspected arson attack named as teenager charged with murder Robert Price, 76, died from inhalation of fire fumes and burns
Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2024 Teenager arrested on suspicion of murder after man dies in house fire in Dagenham A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of murder following a deadly blaze at a property in Dagenham.