The Latest Breaking News from Hackney

Hackney Carnival set to return for first time in five years

The carnival was previously cancelled following the death of the Queen and was held online during the Covid pandemic

Evening Standard · Mar 13, 2024

Two men convicted over gang shooting in Hackney club

Victim suffered gunshot wounds to the legs and collapsed in the street

Evening Standard · Feb 29, 2024

Man jailed for life for Hackney murder cannot be guilty, Court of Appeal told

Oliver Campbell’s conviction for murder in 1991 was ‘unsafe’, a hearing in London was told on Wednesday

Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2024

Police probe after teenager is killed in horror Hackney stabbing

A murder investigation has been launched after a 17-year-old boy died after being stabbed in Hackney, east London.

Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2024

Smoke and Ashes by Amitav Ghosh review: How the word hipster was coined — and the world hooked on opium

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,…

Evening Standard · Feb 16, 2024

Hackney man narrowly avoids jail for £250,000 illegal sports streaming operation

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

Evening Standard · Feb 9, 2024

Cowardly driver who fled Hackney hit-and-run that killed mum-of-two jailed for 11 years

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

Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2024

Murder investigation launched after death of man in Hackney

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

Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2024

Two jailed after father fatally stabbed outside Hackney Wick nightclub

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

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2024

London's STI crisis revealed: UK's top ten areas for sexually transmitted infections are in capital

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

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2024