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Central Line okay this weekend... but not Circle, Metropolitan or Hammersmith & City - Credit: Mike Brooke Passengers on the Underground face services suspended this weekend on the Circle, Metropolitan and Hammersmith & City lines, while on the roads the Blackwall and Rotherhithe tunnels close at night. Circle/Hammersmith & City: No trains on the entire lines Saturday and Sunday (July 24-25) due to staff shortages in the control room.  Metropolitan: Nothing running from Aldgate on Saturday or Sunday on the entire line until 12 noon. Replacement buses north of Wembley Park.  ...

Video footage shows severe flooding in Havering and Dagenham as a "tornado" struck Barking on Friday night. Clips posted on Twitter show roads flooded...

A jury has ruled that the police shooting of Romford father Richard Cottier was a lawful killing - but does that verdict tell the full story? His partner Melissa says no.

He told the court: “It’s my opinion that officers did a really good job obtaining as much information as possible and that all information was passed on to the tactical firearms commander. “In particular, PC Bishop’s efforts to allay her fears and gather information were all a very good piece of work by him.” He added that using non-lethal force, such as a taser or baton gun, would have risked “not neutralising the threat” officers believed Mr Cottier posed to the public. Dr Itiel Dror, a cognitive neuroscientist hired by the Independent Office of Police Conduct, also testified�...

The inquest of a Romford father shot dead by police, Richard Cottier, has heard the unloaded air rifle he was holding was powerful enough to kill.