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Boy, 15, and 54-year-old man arrested after fire at Ilford restaurant

Emergency services were called to Indian Aroma in Woodford Avenue, Gants Hill, Ilford, at about 9pm on Friday.

Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2025

CCTV shows horrific moment east London restaurant is firebombed as diners flee

Harrowing CCTV footage shows a man in flames running into the street for help following the attack

Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2025

Fire at Ilford restaurant like a Halloween scene, local businessman says

Firefighters rescued five people from the restaurant in Ilford, east London.

Evening Standard · Aug 23, 2025

Pictured: Man stabbed to death in Ilford as family pay tribute to 'social butterfly'

Gurjeet Singh, known as Gary, was stabbed to death following an altercation at an address in Felbrigge Road

Evening Standard · Jul 31, 2025

'Almost forgotten' east London river to be revamped in £3m project

Public access to the River Roding in Ilford has been long neglected

Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2025

Man stabbed to death in Ilford, east London, as five people are arrested on suspicion of murder

Five people remain in custody after a man was stabbed to death in a home in the early hours

Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025

World’s oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh dies in road accident aged 114

Singh died in Punjab, India, after being hit by a car while trying to cross a road

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025

Fauja Singh: World's oldest marathon runner, 114, from east London dies in road accident in India

Fauja Singh’s London-based running club and charity, Sikhs In The City, said their upcoming events in Ilford will be a celebration of his life

Evening Standard · Jul 14, 2025

Women in UK ‘still not safe’ as mourners gather to remember murdered Zara Aleena

The 35-year-old was walking home from a night out when she was stalked, assaulted and killed by a sexual predator on 26 June 2022 in Ilford.

Evening Standard · Jun 29, 2025

Vigil to mark three years since Zara Aleena’s murder

The 35-year-old law graduate was killed as she walked home from a night out in Ilford, east London, in the early hours of June 26 2022

Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2025