A primary school class have premiered their short film at Empire Cinema in Walthamstow to rave reviews from the new mayor of Waltham Forest.

The Metropolitan Police has defended the use of tasers on the elderly and young as a "sufficient" tactic to protect the public and officers. 

Calls for use of cameras during incidents when weapon used by officers

Cabinet member for children and young people reacts to

One of the residents whose investigation found staff and visitors were being put at risk has called on Martin Esom to step down.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning with gusts of 40 to 50 mph expected until this evening.

A man accused of snatching a handbag from an elderly woman will appear in court today.

Leyton Sixth Form College hosted a US diplomat who had come to learn more about east London where parts of the Smithsonian Museum will be moving to.