The Latest Breaking News from Hackney

In Hackney, the London borough where I live, “hipster” is an essential bit of anthropological vocabulary. For they are everywhere, and come in various subclassifications. But where does this term-of-art, associated closely with East London and the trendier bits of many cities, actually come from? The poppy fields of India,…

A man from east London has avoided jail after selling almost £250,000 worth of illegal sports and television content.

Martin Reilly has multiple previous convictions and was driving an uninsured car when he struck Gao Gao as she was cycling home

A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a man in Hackney.

Trei Daley was stabbed during an argument outside a takeaway last year

Public health experts warn that sexual health services on brink of 'crisis' in UK

Trei Daley died from being attacked after an argument outside a takeaway

Charlie Sims and Honey Spencer's project is something of an antidote to “chef-led” pretentiousness, says Jimi Famurewa

The images enter my sleep, and trouble me awake. A speeding car cannonballs across a wet road, flips and smashes head-on into a female cyclist riding home. This is no Netflix horror show. This was a residential street in Hackney on September 21 last year.

Gao Gao died after she was hit by a driver speeding at almost 50mph in a 20mph residential street in Hackney as she cycled home

The Tory party lost its last seat on Richmond council on Friday, but defeated Labour in a bizarre by-election in Hackney