Clay Oven, a family-run Dagenham restaurant, has been crowned best takeaway of the year at the Curry Life Awards 2026.

A church in Romford town centre is up for sale for £650,000. The Elim Christian Centre, a detached brick-built property close to the heart of the town, has been listed for sale with planning use ...

Havering Town Hall held a remembrance ceremony on October 12 for Baby Loss Awareness Week, as bereaved families lit candles in memory of babies who died.

The SNP’s backing for the pension triple lock is not political, First Minister John Swinney said as he recommitted to the policy if he was in charge of an independent Scotland.

A health and safety investigation has been launched into the incident at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park, in Doncaster, where a man named in reports as William Chapman was killed after entering the tiger ...

Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca has defended his players’ celebrations after Sunday’s victory at Liverpool. City won 3-0 at Anfield on Sunday in their first match since the club was found guilty ...

Sir Allen is making up for lost ground after missing 15 months with a serious leg injury, recording a comeback win on the Flat and bouncing back to form over jumps, putting up an improved showing to ...

The boss of Premier Inn owner Whitbread has said UK tax hikes caused the firm to cut back on planned UK hotel investments, which would have created more jobs. Dominic Paul, chief executive of the ...

Romford accountancy firm Clemence Hoar Cummings has moved to new Blackburn House offices after joining Explorator Group, supporting growth and clients.

Memories of the mighty Shergar will coming flooding back at Ascot on Saturday, when one of the sport’s most famous names is officially inducted into the British Racing Hall of Fame.

Ellison, who trained Onesmoothoperator to win a Northumberland Plate before stepping up to double Group-race success in Australia, nearly delivered the perfect hour on Saturday for owner Patrick Boyle ...

Any delaying of tough decisions by John Healey at the Budget is “not the right approach”, a leading economic think tank has said as it urged the Chancellor to raise some £8 billion in taxes to rebuild ...