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LFB Dozens of firefighters have extinguished a fire in the basement of a data centre in east London. London Fire Brigade (LFB) said around 60 firefighters and eight fire engines were called to Nutmeg Lane, Blackwall at 04:50 GMT on Saturday. The fire broke out in a battery room containing lead-acid batteries and was brought under control before 07:00. The cause of the blaze has not been determined.

Elsa is a beautiful little girl, a raucous bundle of excitement and laughter. I am pleased to have seen photos of her. I know from reports that she lights up the space around her. She is happy and settled in her new family, as yet unaware of how she differs from other children. These siblings share something quite extraordinary. No one that they will meet in life is likely to understand what it is like to be a foundling, but they each know and understand.

Det Insp Sam Lockstone, from the Met, said: "With every hour that passes since Yafee was last seen, we are becoming increasingly worried." The boy is described as being of Asian appearance with brown hair, medium build, around 5ft 4in tall (1.6m). When last seen, he was wearing a school uniform a black blazer and trousers with a black and yellow tie. He was reported missing at 20:40. The Met said he was potentially alone last night on the streets with no phone or other means of seeking help.

Police are urgently appealing for help to find a 12-year-old boy from east London who has gone missing on a freezing cold night. Yafee was last seen by a family member just after 5pm in Khartoum Road, Newham, which is off Barking Road just south of Plaistow Park. His family have been searching the local area and speaking to his friends but he has not been found. The boy was reported missing to police at 8.38pm.

Gareth McConnell doesn't see things like everyone else. He sees the world in technicolour, as his photographs of wild horses illuminated in neon light and his psychedelic flower arrangements attest. His take on street photography is equally vivid. In his new photo book, Window, published by Sorika, McConnell brings together beautifully grainy crops of scenes from his bedroom window in east London - a supermarket carpark, a funeral car passing by, strangers going about their day.

The paniers in question, unlike Marie Antoinette's, buckle and twist around the body, their lines sloping and asymmetric, their hemline left raw and trailing. Yet each undulation, although random, is intentional, each mistake carefully calibrated, if not precisely calculated. Rocha loves the look of the unfinished and undone, but it's actually only achieved as the result of lots of hard work.

Phil Stone, a resident of Sutton Wharf, described the maintenance issues, stating, "We've really had nothing but problems over the last ten years. The latest of which is we don't have any water at all; toilets don't flush, showers don't work."

The exhibition, Next Stop, at the Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives, showcases the evolution of transport in East London over 900 years.

The chronic issue of paan spitting has turned this once-vibrant stretch of east London into a stained, neglected, and unhygienic embarrassment.

Bow Arts has announced the acquisition of two buildings in east London to convert into long-lasting affordable studio spaces for creatives, aiming to tackle the cost of living crisis.

Snaresbrook Crown Court has the highest backlog in England, with 4,185 cases, impacting justice delays for both victims and defendants.

Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium reflects east London's hipster era, surviving through challenges, but now faces closure unless fans crowdsource to help purchase and sustain it.

"Crews are working hard to bring this fire under control. High Street North will remain closed while the incident is ongoing."

The body of a woman in her 50s was recovered from a canal in East London, as confirmed by the Metropolitan Police.

The Charabancs and Cadillacs project has been collecting travel and transport memories through oral history and reminiscence sessions over the last two years.

We are so grateful to those two clubs that they allowed our girls to actually have that opportunity to continue their training.

Emergency services were called to East India Dock Road, at around 10.15am today (April 19) after a crash involving a car and a bike.