Bridget Phillipson said a Tory amendment to the schools Bill is unnecessary as she defended removing automatic academisation of failing schools.

Shayden Mullings, from Harold Hill, ran over a police officer on the A12 in Chadwell Heath during a 100mph chase.

A Metropolitan Police officer could face dismissal over an allegation that she called black officers “cotton pickers”.

The London Fields is currently called Martello Hall and has been bought by an independent pub chain with 53 venues across London ...