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Community group founder calls for mandatory ethnic pay gap reporting

Abdul Hamid

Coronavirus

Jon King & PA

A community group founder has joined calls for mandatory ethnic pay gap reporting to help tackle differences in wages between groups.

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Coronavirus

Covid hospital admissions and deaths in stark decline, NHS trust data shows

Adriana Elgueta

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Lisa Denison is a fundraiser for Saint Francis Hospice.

Saint Francis Hospice | Opinion

Saint Francis Hospice: Fundraising during Covid 'incredibly hard'

Michael Cox

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Third Avenue in Dagenham at the Crosby Road end.

Housing

Fines for Havering landlords who put Dagenham tenants 'in danger'

Andrew Brookes

Three teenage boys have been arrested on suspicion of burglary in Dagenham. Picture: Met Police

Metropolitan Police

Police officer sacked after 'encouraging friend to lie about collision'

Michael Cox

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Romford hospital on national cancer trial

NHS

BHRUT in capsule trial for detecting colorectal cancer

Cash Boyle

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A design by Havering student Lois Ramsey, which will adorn hoardings in Axe Street, Barking.

Education

Student's design to adorn hoardings at Barking development

Andrew Brookes

Lewis Thomas

Crime

Jailed: Burglar who drove on wrong side of road trying to flee police

Jon King

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Right Revd Peter Hill, Bishop of Barking.

Bishop of Barking to retire

Michael Cox

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Right Revd Peter Hill, Bishop of Barking.

Easter

Bishop's message: 'Easter changes everything'

Right Revd Peter Hill

Angel Toledo and Marina Page

Hospital staff on facing discrimination in their family and former jobs

Rachael Burford, Ldrs

Barking GP Dr Jagan John

Health

GPs available over Easter in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge

Andrew Brookes

women walking along a path

Social enterprise urges older people to keep exercising

Sally Patterson

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Callum Atkins, 25, from Romford with his painted NHS tribute.

NHS

Painting and decorating students pay tribute to NHS

Andrew Brookes

Alan Kingsford working in the hospice garden

Saint Francis Hospice

Making Saint Francis Hospice garden a haven for patients and visitors

Alan Kingsford, Saint Francis Hospice volunteer

Louise Head is associate director of research and chief medical officer’s services at King George and Queen's hospitals.

Covid - A Year On

Coping with grief amid Covid: 'Only wrong thing to say is saying nothing'

Adriana Elgueta

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Alison Friend has volunteered at Covid vaccination centres in Havering.

Covid - A Year On

Covid - A Year On: Volunteers on playing their part in vaccination effort

Michael Cox

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Christine Ezediuno

Saint Francis Hospice | Opinion

Hospice therapies team are out of this world

Christine Ezediuno, Senior physiotherapist at Saint Francis Hospice

King George Hospital in Goodmayes. Picture: Ken Mears

Queen's Hospital

A&E waiting times getting worse at Queen's and King George hospitals

Victoria Munro, Local Democracy Reporting Service

Charity ambassador taking on walking challenge for autism awareness week

Charity News

Ambassador Alex stepping up for Autism Awareness Week with Hadrian's...

Cash Boyle

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A drawing in memory of Sarah Everard

Women's Safety

Most women in east London feel unsafe, survey finds

Adriana Elgueta

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GPs in Barking and Dagenham, Havering and Redbridge are urging practising Muslims to not delay having their Covid-19...

Coronavirus

GPs urge Muslims to get Covid-19 vaccine during Ramadan

Roy Chacko

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Barking and Dagenham Redbridge Newham Tower Hamlets Havering receive funding boost

London boroughs to receive Covid Winter Grant Scheme funding boost

Cash Boyle

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Ella Vanderhook

Volunteering at hospice has made me enjoy the little things in life

Ella Vanderhook, Saint Francis Hospice volunteer

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Education News

Profoundly deaf teenager tops class in accountancy exam

Jon King

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Rajesh Jain, critical care lead at Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT).

Queen's Hospital | Special Report

One year of Covid: Hospital staff relive working through pandemic

Michael Cox

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covid-19 tributes collage

Coronavirus | Your Posts

One Year of Covid: Your tributes to those from east London who have died

Jon King

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Woman doctor wear protection face mask talking with patient in clinic office

Coronavirus

'Long Covid' clinic set up by BHRUT for those still suffering

Rachael Burford, Local Democracy Reporting Service

Simone Sims leads the Hospice at Home team

Saint Francis Hospice

We can never go back to how normal was but we can look to the future

Simone Sims, Saint Francis Hospice

King George and Queen's Hospitals receive donation

Charity News

Nursery group pledges annual £5k donation for children in hospital

Cash Boyle

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