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Sir Richard Branson's Virgin to 'explore' stopping trains to France at Stratford in east London

‘It's a big and fast growing commercial opportunity,’ says East Ham MP Sir Stephen Timms pushing the case for a Stratford International stop

Evening Standard · Sep 8

Murder charge after man shot dead in car in London street

Sergiu Leahu, 40, has been charged with the murder of 42-year-old Masum Miah following a fatal shooting in east London . Police were called to St Bartholomew’s Road in East Ham at around 3am on 18 August, where Mr Miah was found with gunshot wounds inside a car and pronounced…

The Independent UK · Aug 24

Police appeal after motorcyclist dies following crash with car in East Ham

The motorcyclist, a man in his 40s, was taken to hospital but died on the evening of July 7

Evening Standard · Jul 8

Map reveals the London areas top of country’s social mobility league

East Ham has been ranked as the top constituency for opportunity, followed by Stratford and Bow and Brent West

Evening Standard · May 15, 2025

Constance Marten denies carrying baby in supermarket bag while on the run

Constance Marten calls the suggestion she and her co-accused carried their baby Victoria in a supermarket bag ‘absolutely absurd’

Evening Standard · Apr 28, 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

Gang jailed for violent East Ham attack after gym argument which left victim with bleeding on the brain

The gang pulled the 35-year-old victim from his car and stamped on his head

Evening Standard · Aug 10, 2024

Family pay tribute to ‘treasured’ siblings killed in East Ham house fire

The children have been named as 13-year-old boy Nakash Malik, 11-year-old girl Aayat Malik and seven-year-old boy Muhammad Hanan Malik

The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2024

Three kids who died in East Ham house fire were ‘loved beyond words’, say parents

Khurram Malik and Naumana Gul Khan said of their children: ‘Your lives were a blessing, your memory a treasure’

Evening Standard · Jul 26, 2024

Third child dies after house fire in east London

Newham’s mayor describes tight-knit community’s grief, shock and horror at devastating news

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2024