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Why are strip-searches not a matter of public debate in the UK?

The recent story of Child Q, the 15-year-old black schoolgirl who was accused by her teachers of smelling of cannabis and subjected to a strip-search at her school in Hackney, London, without an appropriate adult present, has rightly elicited outrage.

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Ten years since London 2012: who are the real winners and losers of the Olympics regeneration game?

Hosting the games was slated to improve the fortunes of this corner of London but, while the cost of buying is certainly higher, price growth is not the legacy London actually needs.

Evening Standard

Couple slammed for having BBQ in park hours after firefighters battled blaze

The man and woman were photographed cooking on a BBQ in Millfields Park, in Hackney, East London, just feet away from a patch of land that had erupted into flames hours before

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Other lives: Social worker who moved back to his native Jamaica to become a lecturer at the University of the West Indies

The Guardian - UK

Search for missing woman last seen in Hackney over a week ago

‘When Sarah Everard went missing, I had as much as concern as everyone else did. I don’t look at a colour chart if a woman goes missing. When she went missing every media outlet covered it,’ campaigner says

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RIBA Stirling Prize 2022: Elephant and Castle housing flats shortlisted for top UK architecture prize

This year’s shortlist for the UK’s best new building includes a Hackney primary school and a net-zero office in Liverpool Street

Evening Standard

It’s Tropic-hell Tuesday! But come on, London, can’t we enjoy the sun?

Welcome to Tropic-hell Tuesday. London is sizzling in the big 4-oh, the Met Office has issued its first-ever red weather warning for extreme heat and, what do you know, Londoners from Hackney to Hounslow are acting like the world is going to end. Again.

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Passengers in Bury face inflation busting rise in Hackney carriage taxi fares

Average fares for a two mile journey are set to go up by more than 13 per cent

Manchester Evening News

The Hackney Riviera and London’s wild swimming shame

The River Lea at Hackney Marshes is one of the most polluted in the country, and campaigners warn other spots are just as bad. Hattie Crisell investigates

Evening Standard

Woman, 19, taken to hospital after being shot in Hackney

A teenage girl was rushed to hospital after being shot in north London in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

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Hackney Central station’s £3m Overground entrance opens

A £3million second entrance has opened at Hackney Central station to offer easier access to the Overground and town centre.

Evening Standard

Amazon: e-cargo bikes to replace thousands of van deliveries in London

Online retailer opening ‘micromobility’ hub in Hackney as part of efforts to cut carbon emissions

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The Standard View: ‘Special measures’ ought to be rock bottom for the Metropolitan Police — Londoners deserve better

It’s no one-off. The problems cannot be laid at the door of a single rogue officer or isolated WhatsApp message. The Metropolitan Police, London’s police service, has essentially been placed in special measures after being hit by a series of scandals, from the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving…

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Met Police charge teenager, 16, in Hackney Marshes sexual assaults investigation

Police continue to appeal for those with information to come forward

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How much taxi fares in Cardiff are set to go up by as hackney carriage changes approved

The proposal for a fare increase was brought forward by drivers due to an increase in the price of fuel and the cost of living

Evening Standard

“We’re terrified. Have the police learnt nothing after Sarah Everard?” — how a spate of sex attacks in Hackney has re-ignited women’s safety fears

Three men have now been arrested over the 22 reported sexual assaults on lone women in the area since February. But why did it take so long and how can locals be sure it won’t happen again? Katie Strick reports

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not a monument, it’s a celebration’: Windrush sculpture unveiled in Hackney

Thomas J Price’s Warm Shores was created from composites of 30 residents connected to the Windrush generation, and shows how monuments can represent the communities they stand in

Wales Online

Hackney carriage taxi fares could see big increase in Cardiff as drivers hit with rising costs

Proposals from the Hackney Carriage Alliance also include a charge increase for waiting times

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Evening Standard

Talking Point: Where is London’s coolest area to live?

Forest Gate and Deptford, and not Hackney, are apparently the places to live now

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Police launch investigation after man in 60s found ‘on fire’ in Hackney

The man’s death on Albion Rd is being treated as unexplained but not suspicious while an investigation is underway

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Met Police officers involved in strip-search of Child Q facing gross misconduct investigation

Four Metropolitan Police officers are being investigated for gross misconduct as part of a probe into a black pupil who was strip-searched at school.

Daily Mirror

Britain's 100 best restaurants revealed - see if your local is on the list

The National Restaurant Awards 2022 were dominated by London's scene but Ynyshir, in Machylleth, Powys, became the first restaurant outside England to take the top prize

The Independent UK

Police name man who died after party stabbing

Police said Lamar Jackson, 39, of Hackney, died after suffering from stab wounds.

Evening Standard

Hackney skinny house measuring just three metres wide listed for sale for £1.3 million

This converted coach house is priced more than double the London average per square foot

Evening Standard

Living in Hackney Wick: London Festival of Architecture’s Rosa Rogina on her creative east London neighbourhood

Architect and curator Rosa Rogina gives us a tour of her vibrant east London neighbourhood.

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