The Latest Breaking News from Hackney

Speeding driver high on laughing gas who killed music student on bike in east London is jailed

Tiffany Treanor-Johnson, 27, was speeding at 53mph in a 20mph zone in Hackney when she knocked down and killed cyclist Harry Webb

Evening Standard · 3h ago

East London landlord failed to address fire safety concerns of tenants, fined £30,000 by city council

A Hackney landlord has received a hefty £30,000 fine due to neglecting critical fire safety measures. The recent implementation of the Renters Rights Act by Hackney Council has added requirements aimed at protecting tenants, such as restricting evictions without sufficient cause and capping rent hikes to once annually. Mayor Zoë…

The Economic Times · Oct 4

Burglar who headbutted and killed great-grandfather, 86, in his east London home jailed for 18 years

Ashley Malcolm pleaded guilty to manslaughter at the Old Bailey after the attack in Hackney last September

Evening Standard · Oct 1

Watch: Fire tears through community garden in east London

Footage shows firefighters battling blaze in Hackney as flames shoot up into night sky

Evening Standard · Sep 24

Kayaking became my escape — out on the water, all my troubles disappeared

A charity surrounded by high-rise Hackney estates turns local kids into passionate kayakers — and teaches them critical life skills

Evening Standard · Sep 24

Disabled protesters slam proposed ‘Russian Roulette’ floating bus stops in Hackney

National Federation of the Blind warns disabled people were being ‘designed out’ of London

Evening Standard · Sep 22

Team behind Hackney restaurant Sune to open 'proper boozer' in Smithfield Market

The team’s new spot ‘The Poet’ will open in November

Evening Standard · Sep 17

Moment protester 'thrown to the ground' by Hackney Council security officer

Footage appears to show a security guard at Hackney Council pushing a protester to the ground during an ‘occupation’ of the council HQ

Evening Standard · Sep 12

Empty Stoke Newington Town Hall costing council £850k a year

A Grade II-listed former town hall has become an £844,000-a-year drain on Hackney Council, as fresh efforts to rescue the crumbling building are hit by delays and spiralling costs

Evening Standard · Sep 10

For Colored Girls Who have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf review

4/5 Ntozake Shange’s legendary impressionistic play is a suitably adventurous addition to the reopened, ever-exciting Hackney Wick theatre The Yard

Evening Standard · Sep 9