Transfer news: West Ham have moved a step closer to the £15.5million signing of Liverpool striker Andy Carroll after co-owner David Gold confirmed on Twitter that the England international will have a medical with the London club tomorrow.

Luke campbell launches national sports programme for young people in deprived communities

A hero who ran into a blazing house to rescue a stranger said he was prepared to die saving the mother-of-two because it was “for a good cause”.

Almost a year has passed since the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games took the capital — and the nation — by storm with athletes including Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis, David Weir and Sir Bradley Wiggins making it a summer of success for Team GB.

There are only a few days left to get tickets for the Richard House Children’s Hospice Midsummer Ball at the Hilton, Canary Wharf on Thursday.

Newham & Essex Beagles sprinters James Ellington and David Bolarinwa came face to face with the fastest man on two legs on Friday night as they clashed with him at the latest Diamond League meeting in Norway.

Women of the Forest Gate Women’s Institute were declared Newham’s “answer to Mary Portas” by the MP for West Ham after throwing their first village fete on Saturday.

The manager of a department store has won an award for helping to raise more than £38,000 in a year for a cancer charity.

This student really rose to the occasion when he dressed as a loaf of bread for a protest rally to solve world hunger last Saturday.

A man who ran into a blazing house to rescue a mother of two from an upstairs bedroom deserves a medal, according to a neighbour.

Fitness fanatics who meeting up every week for a friendly run have celebrated their first anniversary.

A 19-year-old has been jailed for four years for breaking into a man’s house and stabbing him repeatedly with a screwdriver.

A robber who was seen “sizing up potential victims” outside a Tube station before punching a man to the floor for his mobile phone, has been jailed for four years alongside a teenage accomplice.

Newham Council’s rejection of a planning application for the UK’s biggest mosque is set to be the subject of a public inquiry this year.

Newham athlete Niall Flannery just missed out on first place in the England under-23 Championships at the weekend

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Children and adults enjoyed a fun morning but also learnt about looking after their teeth

A group of students from a newly opened sixth form gained advice about applying for university from the head of admissions at Oxford University.

Another betting shop has been given the green light to open up after Newham Council lost their legal battle against gambling chain Paddy Power today.

A Lord visited the borough’s first secondary free school last week where he got down to some serious learning with its new pupils.

A pensioner found murdered in East Ham has been named locally as Vethanayagam Anthonypillai.

Leyton Orient will host League One rivals Coventry City in the first round of the Capital One Cup after the draw took place earlier today.

A pensioner found dead in his home died of head and neck injuries.

Gary Burks has the remains of half-a-million people buried in what effectively is his front garden—another 800 are added every year to his 200 landscaped acres.

The monolithic Mittal Orbit erected as a permanent artwork at the Olympic Park has earned a Civil Order of the British Empire for its Indian-born creator in the Queen’s Birthday Honours announced tonight.

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The 27-year-old is now at a secure facility for assessment.

Youngsters invited the male relatives they look up to in to share the school day with them to say thank you for being fantastic!

The man convicted of the murder of Danny O’Shea has been jailed for at least 24 years at the Old Bailey today.

Campaigners will picket the Town Hall on Thursday to demand that no residents will be evicted as a result of government welfare changes.

A man is planning to run the entire length of the River Thames over seven days to raise cash for his sick sister.

Health experts across the borough ran a series of events to make people aware of diabetes and the steps they can take to avoid developing it.

Police detectives released a CCTV image yesterday of a man wanted in connection with a sexual assault on an overground train.

Shoppers at Gallions Reach are savouring the culinary delights of Lebanese food after two friends decided to open up a mobile restaurant.

Students have been presented with awards made out of melted down weapons by a charity and praised by their MP for turning their friends off gang life.

Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the death of an elderly man in East Ham.

Police seized around £10,000 worth of jewellery from a suspect accused of funding an “extravagant lifestyle” by melting down stolen goods.

Medics from the NHS Newham Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) have released a prospectus that sets out how they will develop in their role of buying and monitoring health services.

Newly-crowned WBU lightweight world champion Stephen Ormond says he wants to fight Kevin Mitchell ‘as soon as possible’.

A sports agent with links to footballer Ashley Cole was cleared at the Old Bailey today of murdering teenager Danny O’Shea in a “revenge” attack.