All news on the topic: Dagenham

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Hero off-duty London police volunteer catches knifeman who tried to kill woman and toddler
A hero off-duty volunteer police officer apprehended a knifeman who carried out a brutal attack on a woman and two children in East London.
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London police probe housing bribery in Barking and Dagenham
Bribes have been used to bypass the long waiting lists for affordable homes, according to the City of London Police, which has now launched an investigation into corrupt housing officers.
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Moment teens flee after setting off fatal house fire with firework at pensioner’s home
This is the moment when two teenagers fled following a firework attack that resulted in the death of a pensioner in his own home.
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Kara Alexander sentenced to minimum 21 years for drowning her two children before weekend handover
A mother who drowned her two sons in the bath and then laid them in bed before their father came to pick them up for the weekend has been sentenced to life in prison.
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Mother killed her two young children, who were discovered dead by their father
A mum murdered her two sons aged five and two in their east London home before leaving their bodies for their dad to find in their bunk beds.
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Dagenham stabbing: Woman and two children critically injured, man arrested
A woman and two young children were stabbed in a "shocking attack" in East London this evening and are fighting for their lives in hospital.
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Dagenham fire: Residents flee tower block inferno with ’Grenfell-style’ cladding
A planning application from 2023 shows the building in Dagenham, East London, was covered in “non-compliant” cladding and campaigners have demanded to know how such a fire could happen more than seven years Grenfell
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Dagenham chemical incident: Seven hospitalized after fish tank coral leak, homes evacuated
Seven people were rushed to hospital following the incident in Dagenham, which saw police evacuate a number of homes during a nighttime emergency this weekend