Brent news

• EastEnders star opens up about Rainham childhood in BBC family history series

  07-05-2025 21:40 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Ross Kemp has opened up about his childhood in Rainham as part of BBC family history series Who Do You Think You Are?
  
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• Brent Retreats as Uncertainty Mounts - TradingView

  07-05-2025 21:22
  Brent Retreats as Uncertainty Mounts  TradingView
  
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• Firefighters tackle late-night blaze at Lewisham dry cleaners

  07-05-2025 21:16 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters attended the scene on Lewisham Way after the London Fire Brigade was called at 11:47pm on May 6.
  
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• Police ban planned Israel-Gaza protests in Swiss Cottage this Friday

  07-05-2025 21:01 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
   The protest, organised by the International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network (IJAN), was due to take place on Finchley Road at the junction with Eton Avenue.
  
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• Labour MPs urged to focus on future amid post-election discontent - Brent & Kilburn Times

  07-05-2025 20:35
  Labour MPs urged to focus on future amid post-election discontent  Brent & Kilburn Times
  
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• Natural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil Forecasts – Oil Retreats Amid Profit-Taking - FXEmpire

  07-05-2025 19:46
  Natural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil Forecasts – Oil Retreats Amid Profit-Taking  FXEmpire
  
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• Man, 20, taken to hospital after being stabbed in Plumstead

  07-05-2025 19:44 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Police were called at 2.59pm on Wednesday, May 7 to Penfold House following reports of a stabbing.
  
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• Elderly man from Colliers Wood missing for more than a week

  07-05-2025 19:13 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  John was reported missing on Thursday, May 1, and has not been seen or heard from since.
  
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• Two taken to hospital after multi-car crash on major A-road in Ilford

  07-05-2025 18:57 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Two people were taken to hospital after a multi-car crash on the A406 southbound in Ilford.
  
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• All to know about Sir David Attenborough's new documentary (and how to watch it)

  07-05-2025 18:36 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Sir David Attenborough's new film Ocean With David Attenborough, is releasing to coincide with his 99th birthday.
  
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• Man who planned to bomb Bluewater shopping centre ‘deported to Pakistan’

  07-05-2025 18:18 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A terrorist jailed for plotting to bomb Bluewater shopping centre has been deported to Pakistan, according to the MailOnline.
  
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• ‘Professional criminal’ from Romford jailed for stealing £3k jacket from luxury store

  07-05-2025 18:14 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A man from Romford has been jailed for shoplifting in Knightsbridge.
  
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• Crackdown on rogue landlords and 'dangerous' properties

  07-05-2025 18:10 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Havering Council hopes two new licensing schemes will crack down on rogue landlords.
  
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• Sir Lenny Henry and Richard Curtis ‘honoured’ to accept philanthropy award - Brent & Kilburn Times

  07-05-2025 18:05
  Sir Lenny Henry and Richard Curtis ‘honoured’ to accept philanthropy award  Brent & Kilburn Times
  
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• Work underway on £65m revamp of building 'everybody has a connection with'

  07-05-2025 18:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Construction work has begun to create new offices and restored public spaces on the site of Haringey Civic Centre.
  
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• Thousands of naked cyclists set to return to the streets of London

  07-05-2025 18:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Thousands of naked cyclists are set to return to London this summer for the World Naked Bike Ride.
  
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• Man died from drug overdose at music event, court hears - Romford Recorder

  07-05-2025 17:45
  Man died from drug overdose at music event, court hears  Romford Recorder
  
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• Man died from drug overdose at music event, court hears - Guardian Series

  07-05-2025 17:45
  Man died from drug overdose at music event, court hears  Guardian Series
  
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• Man died from drug overdose at music event, court hears

  07-05-2025 17:45 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Brent man Florin Filigean died from drug toxicity after collapsing at a music event at Waltham Forest's Roxwell Trading Park, an inquest was told.
  
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• Prolific Bromley shoplifter locked up and banned from Co-op and M&S

  07-05-2025 17:02 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Joseph Carrigan has been jailed for over four months for shoplifting.
  
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• LIVE updates on A13 crash in Dagenham with 'long traffic delays'

  07-05-2025 16:51 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A crash on the A13 in Dagenham is causing delays to traffic. Live updates here.
  
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• A13 crash in Dagenham with 'long traffic delays'

  07-05-2025 16:51 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A crash on the A13 in Dagenham is causing delays to traffic. Live updates here.
  
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• Campaigners warn of widespread opposition to 26-storey tower blocks

  07-05-2025 16:49 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Campaigners against plans for 26-storey high-rise tower blocks in Gospel Oak are setting up in Queen's Crescent Market for two months to let the community know what's happening.
  
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• Inside the newest festival in London offering a unique music experience

  07-05-2025 16:35 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  There are already so many summer festivals in London, but Polygon Live LDN promises something unique.
  
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• Police trace £15 million fraud to Hackney with two arrested in early morning raids

  07-05-2025 16:11 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Two male suspects have been arrested in Hackney as part of an investigation into a multi-million fraud and money laundering scheme.
  
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• Inquiry hears of ‘anguish’ over compensation for infected blood victims - Brent & Kilburn Times

  07-05-2025 15:59
  Inquiry hears of ‘anguish’ over compensation for infected blood victims  Brent & Kilburn Times
  
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• King jokes with workers during visit to London’s super sewer - Brent & Kilburn Times

  07-05-2025 15:51
  King jokes with workers during visit to London’s super sewer  Brent & Kilburn Times
  
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• New football regulator must be ‘watertight’ to survive club legal challenges - Brent & Kilburn Times

  07-05-2025 15:42
  New football regulator must be ‘watertight’ to survive club legal challenges  Brent & Kilburn Times
  
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• Alejandro Garnacho happy at Manchester United amid speculation about future - Brent & Kilburn Times

  07-05-2025 15:42
  Alejandro Garnacho happy at Manchester United amid speculation about future  Brent & Kilburn Times
  
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• Boy, 16, taken to hospital after Crouch Hill stabbing

  07-05-2025 15:36 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A 16-year-old boy has been taken to hospital after a stabbing on Dickenson Road, Crouch Hill.
  
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• Pakistan labels Indian missile strikes ‘act of war’ - Brent & Kilburn Times

  07-05-2025 15:30
  Pakistan labels Indian missile strikes ‘act of war’  Brent & Kilburn Times
  
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• High Stock bidding to pose Derby dilemma in Dee Stakes - Brent & Kilburn Times

  07-05-2025 15:30
  High Stock bidding to pose Derby dilemma in Dee Stakes  Brent & Kilburn Times
  
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• Sainsbury's shoppers 'wont use self-checkouts again' as major change rolled out

  07-05-2025 15:29 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Sainsbury's customers said they 'won't use self-checkouts again' as supermarket makes major change after 'reviewing' security measures
  
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• VE Day: 'What we remember 80 years on'

  07-05-2025 15:28 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Three retired hospital workers from Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust (BHRUT), which runs Queen's and King George Hospitals, have been reliving their childhood memories of VE Day street parties held back in 1945.
  
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• Primark shoppers 'lost the plot' over new charge coming this month

  07-05-2025 15:26 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Primark will charge 15p for its staple brown paper bags across all UK stores from next week (May 12).
  
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• Brent Crude Oil Hovers at $62 - TradingView

  07-05-2025 15:16
  
  Brent Crude Oil Hovers at $62  TradingView
  
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• Shocking footage shows armed police searching Queensbury roads after 'gun sighting'

  07-05-2025 15:11 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Armed police searched the streets of Queensbury near Essoldo Way after reports of a group of men with a gun.
  
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• Witnesses wanted as man, 22, dies after falling from height in Soho

  07-05-2025 15:09 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
   Officers were called to a residential property in Brewer Street at 2.02am on Saturday, May 3, where Ryley Harbord was pronounced dead at the scene.
  
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• Wetherspoon set to open 15 new pubs across UK (and one is coming this month)

  07-05-2025 14:55 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  JD Wetherspoon is planning to open 15 new pubs across the UK, according to reports, with five of the new locations already having opening dates.
  
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• Fire damages two homes in Worcester Park

  07-05-2025 14:48 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A fire damaged two homes in Worcester Park this morning.
  
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• Film award for story of little boy who died at just 11 months

  07-05-2025 14:25 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A film about a little boy who died a month before his first birthday at Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospice in High Barnet has won the ‘Highly Commended’ trophy at the Brand Film Awards 2025.
  
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• Crowds celebrate VE Day in newly pedestrianised high street

  07-05-2025 14:14 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A Big Street Party celebrating VE Day and launching the beginning of a pedestrianisation trial in Camden High Street took place on the early May bank holiday Monday.
  
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• Brent rogue landlords fined after cramming 15 people in seven-bedroom home - Brent & Kilburn Times

  07-05-2025 14:10
  Brent rogue landlords fined after cramming 15 people in seven-bedroom home  Brent & Kilburn Times
  
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• Brent rogue landlords fined after cramming 15 people in seven-bedroom home

  07-05-2025 14:10 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Rogue landlords illegally crammed 15 people into a seven-bedroom property in Kenton, Brent.
  
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• Major new housing development decided on appeal

  07-05-2025 14:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Developer Croudace Homes has found out the outcome of its appeal seeking planning permission for 344 new homes in Shenfield.
  
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• Aardman announces Halloween-themed Shaun The Sheep film - Brent & Kilburn Times

  07-05-2025 13:39
  Aardman announces Halloween-themed Shaun The Sheep film  Brent & Kilburn Times
  
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• Care worker caught on camera abusing Bexley pensioner at his home

  07-05-2025 13:30 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  A care worker pleaded guilty to ill-treating or willfully neglecting an individual in Bexley.
  
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• Shopfronts go back to the 1990s for filming of Steve Coogan Netflix crime drama

  07-05-2025 13:17 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Shopfronts in Fortis Green Road, Muswell Hill, were given a 1990s makeover during filming of new Netflix crime drama Legends, starring Steve Coogan and Tom Burke.
  
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• WATCH as thousands of bees swarm Hornchurch flats in 'biblical event'

  07-05-2025 13:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  Flats in Victor Walk, Hornchurch, have been swarmed by thousands of bees with one homeowner comparing the situation to a “biblical event”.
  
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• Illegal workers found at Leytonstone cafe

  07-05-2025 13:00 via thisislocallondon.co.uk
  
  People were found working illegally at a Leytonstone café by authorities during a visit, a Waltham Forest Council meeting heard.
  
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