Labour has retained control of Barking and Dagenham Council despite significant gains for Reform UK and the Green Party in the borough elections.

Issue has led to council-run ‘noise service’ team operating in the borough Albert Tait is a general News Reporter for The Telegraph, covering a range of topics ...

Experts say the balconies on the estate in Barking, east London, were "a disaster waiting to happen" Balconies on a new-build housing estate in east London, built by construction giant Bouygues UK, ...

The HSE is contacting the local council "to understand the circumstances" and see whether it needs to investigate The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has confirmed it is looking into the ...