Two men were arrested after wielding a stun gun during rush hour at a train station.
MP Iain Duncan Smith will stand again in the Chingford and Woodford Green seat at the next general election.
An Ilford man has been sentenced to five years after possessing petrol bombs and being chased from a police station during the 2011 London riots.
Shoppers looking for a bargain are in for a treat as Saint Francis Hospice has opened its first charity shop in Ilford.
The manager of a department store has won an award for helping to raise more than £38,000 in a year for a cancer charity.