Seven teenagers and two adults arrested on suspicion of growing cannabis have been released on bail.

Thousands of people have been kept on the edge of their seats by the hundreds of actors who have trodden the boards at Theatre Royal Stratford East over the years.

The English Defence League (EDL) has described Walthamstow as "Islamist Bandit Country" ahead of a planned march in E17 on Saturday.

The family of a teenager who died suddenly have organised a basketball tournament to be held in his memory.

A body pulled out of the River Lea 'after being chased by police' has been named locally, with the circumstances leading to his death reported to a police watchdog.

Eyewitnesses described the victim being chased by police into the river before "disappearing" under the water.

Police in Waltham Forest have released an image of a cyclist who is suspected of attacking a driver following an argument.

Marlowe Road Estate regeneration is set to begin next year.