The Latest Breaking News from Hackney

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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…