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The massive Thames Clipper riverboat service that normally carries around four million commuters a year between Canary Wharf and the City is being suspended from Saturday because of the pandemic crisis.

A Newham family business is offering to disinfect four care homes in the borough free of charge.

The mayor is calling for more powers to tackle “unscrupulous” businesses trying to profit from the coronavirus pandemic.

A row has erupted after the future of a “nationally recognised” arts centre was thrown into doubt.

There are mornings when Nosakhare Omoijade’s children wake up with bloody noses.

Strike action could be back on the table in Newham Council’s refuse division where at least six dustmen have been kept off work.

The trust behind a Stratford free school is set to open a new primary school next year.

Disadvantaged pupils are at even greater risk of underachieving compared to peers because of the coronavirus lockdown, a charity’s founder has predicted.

A school rated inadequate by the education watchdog Ofsted has been taken over by a trust.

Wondering how to keep your children entertained and educated during lockdown? Here are seven useful resources to keep them from climbing up the walls.

Downing Street has announced the closure of all schools in England from Friday afternoon, March 20.

A secondary school has been rated “inadequate” by the government’s education watchdog.

A new heritage trail to celebrate some of east London’s extraordinary women has been launched.

A top American museum is set to take on a two-year residency in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Plans have been submitted to restore a “severely dilapidated” disused pub and build a 68 room hotel next door.

Holocaust survivor John Hadju spoke of the need to remember what he and thousands of other Jewish people endured during the Second World War at a Holocaust Memorial Day event in Stratford.

A range of events celebrating the borough’s diversity through centuries of migration will be held throughout May after a funding boost for Newham Heritage Month.

A service has taken place to mark the temporary closure of a memorial garden dedicated to West Ham United fans.