The Latest Breaking News from Hackney

Delightful result of Hackney’s street tree compromise – and Sheffield’s sorry saga

Letters: The London borough let residents decide on a tree-by-tree basis, writes Mary Julian, while Jenny Hockey recommends a film on the tree battle in South Yorkshire

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2023

Hackney: Man admits causing cyclist's death by dangerous driving

Martin Reilly hit mother of two Gao Gao with a car on a notorious 'rat run'

Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2023

Family of black boy rammed by Met police car win fight for IOPC inquiry

Watchdog to investigate why 13-year-old with water pistol was knocked off bike by armed police in Hackney

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2023

Boy, 13, knocked off bike by police in Hackney after water pistol mistaken for real gun

The boy was knocked off his bike by a police van and handcuffed during the incident in east London in July.

Evening Standard · Oct 19, 2023

Met rammed boy, 13, playing with water pistol off bike and pointed guns at him

Force apologised for incident where boy was handcuffed and which his mother said left him broken

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2023

Hackney: Music student named as one of three people killed cycling in east London borough

Protest ride to Hackney town hall taking place on Wednesday evening

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2023

Homerton: Woman fighting for life after being hit by HGV on busy east London high street

Road closures are in place after the crash on Homerton High Street on Wednesday morning

Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2023

Boy, 16, raped woman and targeted eight others in Hackney Marshes sex attacks

Zyroam Allen, now 18, carried out the string of attacks in the space of 13 days

Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2023

Two men to appear in court over Hackney shootings

Two men were set to appear in court on Thursday following shootings in Hackney.

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2023

Could Antoinette Fernandez be the next Diane Abbott?

The Nigerian-born activist is the first Black female Green Party candidate for Hackney North and Stoke Newington. Hannah Ghorashi meets her and discovers a unique riches-to-rags story

Evening Standard · Oct 5, 2023