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London GP warns capital faces 'particularly bad' flu season as infections rise

Hackney GP Dr Tehseen Khan said this year’s flu strain appears to be more infectious and is leading to an increase in hospital admissions

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Sadiq Khan under growing pressure to ban gambling adverts from the Tube

Barnet, Enfield, Brent, Hackney and Lewisham have all joined the Coalition to End Gambling Ads (CEGA)

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Meet the London creatives and artisans crafting the most heavenly gifts

Hackney jewels, chef’s knives forged in Peckham and scents made in Shoreditch

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London’s most affordable family home hotspots for well below the new £2 million 'mansion tax' threshold

The government has confirmed plans to impose a "mansion tax" by doubling the council tax on homes worth more than £2 million across the country.

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How many children in your London borough will benefit from Reeves axing two-child welfare cap? Check our interactive map

Newham, Tower Hamlets and Hackney set to be the London boroughs where most families benefit from lifting of two-child welfare cap

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Police launch urgent appeal to find missing Hackney man last seen two weeks ago

Jason Scarfe, 56, was last seen leaving his home address in Hackney on Wednesday, November 5

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Construction boss avoids jail after worker found dead on synagogue site in Hackney

Although the worker died of natural causes multiple life-threatening failures were found at the construction site

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Council tax hikes: Thousands of Londoners to pay for first time while some face bills doubling

Kensington and Chelsea is expected to follow in the footsteps of Wandsworth, Westminster and Hackney and double council tax bills for some home owners in the borough

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Fireworks spark flat fire and tree burns as LFB handles highest number of Bonfire Night calls in a decade

Crews responded to a flat fire in Whitechapel sparked by a firework, a box of fireworks alight in a Hackney park, and a tree fire in Brixton Hill, among other incidents

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Hackney primary school closed due to falling pupil numbers set to reopen as a SEN school for 48 pupils

The school would be repurposed to offer 48 new special school places for SEN students, providing tailored support as an expansion of Ickburgh School

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Fury as London council plans to open libraries just four days a week in 'salami slicing' budget cuts

Hackney Council planning to reduce opening hours for its eight libraries due to ‘severe’ budget cuts

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Met Police issue plea to help find missing 14-year-old girl last seen in east London

Detectives are searching for a missing 14-year-old girl last seen in Hackney

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Man charged with murder of 'much-loved' pensioner, 86, who died after 'aggravated burglary' at home in Hackney

Ashley Malcolm, 39, is accused of killing John Burke, 86, who was pronounced dead a day after being discharged by doctors from hospital

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Search for asylum seeker mistakenly released from prison enters third day

The Metropolitan Police has revealed the last sighting of Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was in Hackney, London, on Friday.

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London Knife Crisis Goes On To New Heights: How Did Boys with Blades Turn Dalston Street into Chaos?

On 15 October 2025, youths with machetes clashed outside Dalston's Starbucks; two teens arrested amid Hackney's high crime

Evening Standard

East London council pays out £572,000 in compensation to residents after record rise in complaints

The number of housing complaints sent to Hackney council has nearly trebled in four years

International Business Times UK

40% of London's Young Adults Can't Afford Even the Cheapest Homes — Here Are the Best Boroughs for Renters

Young Londoners face a housing crisis as 40% can't afford the cheapest homes, while average rents soar to £2,121 per month - Tower Hamlets and Hackney lead for renters.

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Meet the former Londoners who left Hackney to build a creative community on the north Devon coast

After travelling the world for a year, the creative couple decided not to return to Hackney but settle on the comparatively affordable north Devon coast

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E-bike firms at war as Hackney council agrees £93m deal with Lime and Voi but rejects Forest

Cheap rides promised for residents - but blow to hopes of implementing Londonwide set of e-bike rules

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Rabbi, 77, 'verbally abused and pelted with chicken bones' outside London Boots in apparent antisemitic attack

Shomrim said they are currently supporting the Jewish man who was left ‘shaken and traumatised’ in Hackney

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Man who died in park double shooting is ‘suspect’ in incident, say police

There were reports of gunshots in Clissold Park, Hackney, east London, at around 7pm on Wednesday.

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Man dies and woman injured after shooting in London park, say police

Woman in her 40s has been discharged from hospital after incident in Clissold Park in Hackney on Wednesday evening

The Independent UK

Man dies and woman in hospital after London park shooting

Hackney Council said on social media that it was ‘supporting the police with their investigations’

Evening Standard

Man dies and woman in hospital after shooting in park

The Metropolitan Police said officers responded to reports of a shooting in Clissold Park in Hackney at 7.06pm on Wednesday.

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Stoke Newington shooting horror: Man shoots woman before killing himself at popular north London park

Resident tells of how she heard gunshots ring out as people ran from Clissold Park in Stoke Newington

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