Leeds Credit Union has lent more than £500,000 to people living and working in Barking and Dagenham, it has announced.

A property in Barking has been issued with a Partial Closure Order after Barking and Dagenham Council and the Police responded to multiple reports of serious antisocial behaviour.

Barking and Dagenham Council has announced ambitious plans to transform care for high-risk children in the borough, following a provisional offer of £5.4 million from the Department for Education (DfE). The funding is part of a wider £11 million capital investment by the council over the next decade to build and refurbish specialist homes for vulnerable young people. The DfE is match funding the capital portion of this investment.