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The Latest Breaking News from Hackney

Hackney Council backs Edmonton incinerator despite fears over ‘dirtiest form of power’

Friends of the Earth and Greenpeace are among campaign groups deeply concerned about the new facility

Evening Standard

Venue where Lady Gaga and Rick Astley played says new flats would threaten its future

The Moth Club in Hackney is fighting a proposal to build two blocks of flats next door, amid fears it would lead to noise complaints from residents

The Independent UK

Teenager who shot innocent mother dead as she tried to protect her children wrote rap ‘glorifying’ her murder

‘Remorseless’ Joshua Alexander jailed for minimum of 29 years for shooting Lianne Gordon during a turf war

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Teenager jailed for shooting woman dead through her front door

Joshua Alexander, 17, was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 29 years at the Old Bailey on Monday.

The Independent UK

Teen convicted of killing 17-year-old in Hackney after stabbing him in chest with machete

Nathan Bawuah, 17, was knifed in the chest in a Hackney street

Evening Standard

Big Night, Hackney, review: Skewers, cocktails and chaos in the best possible way

Hackney’s Big Night serves smoky skewers, pickle-packed cocktails and a homely vibe that’s impossible to resist, says Lilly Subbotin. What starts as dinner might just end with a dartboard challenge and one too many shots – because why not?

The Independent UK

More London bus stops fitted with CCTV in bid to improve safety for women and girls

New locations include Brent, Croydon, Hackney, Lambeth, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Westminster

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Teachers at top academy in Hackney ‘screamed at’ and humiliated pupils, say angry parents

Mossbourne academy accused of bullying and damaging children’s mental health as local authority asked to step in

The Guardian - UK

'Eighteen month forensic delay for death of London cyclist not good enough', says MP

Harry Webb, a 27-year-old music student, died in a suspected hit-and-run in Hackney

Evening Standard

Moth Club fears future under threat by new block of flats which might start complaining about noise

Evening Standard

Most dangerous junctions in London for cyclists revealed as council slammed for 'failing to improve safety'

TfL’s target to eradicate all road deaths by 2041 ‘will surely be missed’, warn campaigners

Evening Standard

‘I learned to sword fight in heels’: how Susie McKenna is rewriting the rules of panto

With subversive scripts and a spotlight on local talent, this former principal boy is busy revolutionising pantomime – but there’s still room for bawdy gags

The Guardian - UK

Hackney 'bleach' attack: Man doused in corrosive liquid at busy London market

A man has been arrested after victim was doused in ‘corrosive liquid’ at Broadway Market

Evening Standard

Historic England releases 'at risk' list with Stoke Newington Town Hall and Charlton House added

A total of 26 sites have been added to the register in London, while 26 others have been removed having been ‘saved’

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Woman who fell to her death from Hackney council flat ‘was trying to fix drainpipe’

Coroner’s report finds Sarah McGreevy died after climbing on box on sixth floor balcony to unblock pipe repaired with tape

Evening Standard

'F*** off!': BBC presenter Nicky Campbell targeted by phone thief on Oxford Street

One Hackney resident has even had their phone snatched and then thrown back since it was the wrong brand

Evening Standard

Woman plunged to her death from sixth-floor Hackney flat while trying to unblock broken drainpipe

Police heard that neighbours had been climbing onto their balconies to unblock pipes

Evening Standard

Stamp duty: first-time buyers in four London boroughs to face the biggest increases

First-time buyers in Haringey, Hackney, Richmond and Wandsworth face stamp duty rises of £11,250 next year, while those in Barking will pay £876 more

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Evening Standard

Hackney Council to slash charity grants amid budget crisis

Council will cut over £800,000 in grants to local charities as it tackles a projected £37m overspend

Evening Standard

Chelsea wants chicken wings and Lewisham loves Gails: The top Deliveroo orders per borough

From katsu curries to smashed burgers, here’s what every inner London borough has been ordering this year on Deliveroo

Louder

Portals Festival announces more bands including Poly-Math, Spurv and Teiger and more...

Portals celebrates its tenth anniversary in 2025 at London's EartH in Hackney on May 24 and 25

The Independent UK

Youth guilty of shooting woman dead through front door

A 17-year-old has been found guilty of the murder of Lianne Gordon, who was shot dead in her own home in east London in December 2023.

Evening Standard

Hackney: Teenager guilty of murdering mum who was shot dead trying to protect her children

A 17-year-old has been found guilty of the murder of Lianne Gordon, who was shot dead in her own home in east London in December 2023

Evening Standard

London universities join forces to demand safer cycling after spate of staff and student fatalities

LSE to host public meeting in wake of death of two staff and PhD student

Evening Standard

Hackney teachers warn borough will end up 'childless' as more schools face closure

Teachers have warned that secondary schools in Hackney could have to close in six to seven years as pupil numbers continue to drop

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