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Plastic found in Tesco Chocolate Desert
TESCO HAS recalled its own brand Finest Summer Edition Chocolate Affogato Dessert, because the product may contained pieces of plastic. The dessert comes in a pack weighing 538g and the affected dessert has various best before dates before and including April 2027. If you have this item, you are adv...
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Countries snarl like pe-fight boxers as talks start
PREPARING for the talks that are supposed to lead to peace in the Middle East has sounded like four boxers winding each other up as they prepare to enter the ring for the main and the warm-up fights. The Main Bout – USA and Iran The US establishment has looked at the failure of the ... The post Co...
UK leisure centre charity with 20 sites enters administration - one already to close
Fusion Lifestyle, which operates 26 leisure centres across the UK, has entered administration.
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Beauty chain to return to high street with 25 new stores after closing 150 last year
Bodycare collapsed into administration in September last year, forcing around 150 stores to close
Israel U-turns and will talk with Lebanon
NO-ONE SAW that coming. Since the fragile Iran/USA ceasefire began, Israel has been claiming that the agreement didn’t apply to them. They announced their intention to continue bombing Lebanon. Iran responded calmly, saying that if the ceasefire didn’t apply to Lebanon, there was no ceasefire â€...
A Mother’s Day ride that showed what child‑friendly streets can be
Rachael Swynnerton n discovering the joy and confidence of family cycling in Islington, thanks to safer, child‑friendly streets that help more people travel independently.
Families fear the government’s SEND reforms will make things worse
Chingford and Woodford Green Conservative MP Iain Duncan Smith reflects on local parents’ concerns about SEND provision and the impact proposed government reforms may have on children’s support services.
All 40 of UK fashion retailer's stores could close this month amid administration
Administrators are set to review Quiz's remaining 40 stores in the UK and seven concession stores in Ireland at the end of April, according to reports.
The TWENTY roads in Chadwell Heath that could have speed limits reduced to 20mph
Twenty roads across Chadwell Heath could have their speeds limits reduced to 20pmh including Heath Road, Burlington Gardens and Plantagenet Gardens.
Films showing at Odeon South Woodford this weekend
THE Odeon in South Woodford has a busy weekend, with blockbusters and family favourites set to run throughout
Billboard art forces people to notice pollution-choked river
Art created to draw attention to pollution in a river that flows through Ilford has been put up on a public billboard.
Husband takes on marathon challenge following wife's cancer diagnosis
A father-of-two is running this year’s London Marathon in support of life-saving cancer research
Did Trump blink first?
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has agreed to delay his unlawful attack on Iran. He had promised to devastate the country tonight, with missiles and bombs targeting civil infrastructure. Trump appeared quite cheerful as he announced that he would implement a two week casefire between the US and Iran, a de...
100 dead as measles sweeps through Bangladesh
IN 2025, just 125 cases of measles were recorded in Bangladesh. In the first three months of 2026, there are 900 confirmed cases and 6,600 suspected cases. One hundred people, mostly children, have died. Bangladesh vaccinates children against measles when they reach the age of nine months. The curre...
What we know so far as busy road closes due to MAJOR building fire
Emergency services are continuing to respond to a major fire in Barking, which has led to the closure of the A13 and widespread traffic disruption in east London.
80 firefighters tackle HUGE building fire causing traffic chaos on A13
Around 80 firefighters are tackling a building fire in Barking, causing traffic chaos on the A13.
Kanye West blocked from travelling to UK to perform at Wireless Festival 2026
Kanye West has been blocked from travelling to the UK to perform at the Wireless Festival as "it would not be conducive to the public good".
Man dies in Dagenham with major road closed by police
A man has died with his body near a major road in Dagenham.
Pedestrian with potentially life-changing injuries after crash in Barking
A man has been taken to hospital after being injured in a crash.
Suspected drink driver arrested after crash in Chigwell as gun and drugs found
A man has been arrested on suspicion of a series of offences after emergency services were called to the scene of a crash.