The Latest Breaking News from Hackney

Police patrol Hackney streets after ‘school war’ post urges pupils to bring weapons to mass fight

The shocking social media post calls for students to ‘be violent’ and bring sharp objects including compasses and metal combs to the ‘war’

Evening Standard · Feb 13

Teal by Sally Abé: Top chef to launch first standalone restaurant in Hackney in March

Dishes at Teal will include ‘lockets savoury’, a Victorian classic, and the ‘penny lick’, an ice cream snack once served by London street vendors

Evening Standard · Feb 12

Hackney micro-flat for rent for £750 a month doesn't have a kitchen

The tiny studio flat measures just 79 square feet, making it around half the size of a parking space

Evening Standard · Feb 11

Whyte's: Cult Hackney restaurant returns to London as Rotten Octopus after 30-city global tour

Newly dubbed Rotten Octopus, the restaurant will pop-up at Clara’s bistro in Shoreditch

Evening Standard · Jan 9

London councils split on taking part in £200m social housing scheme for asylum seekers

Hackney Council is keen to take part in the program, but Hillingdon said it will not ‘prioritise asylum seekers ahead of longstanding residents’

Evening Standard · Jan 8

Man dies in hospital three weeks after brutal east London pub attack

George Graham, 34, was involved in a large fight in Hackney on November 29

Evening Standard · Dec 23, 2025

Retired postman bludgeoned to death by his own brother after taking him into his Hackney home

Miller John was ‘extremely vulnerable’ when he was battered to death by his own brother

Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2025

Police issue appeal to help find man, 56, missing from east London for over a month

The 56-year-old was last seen leaving his home in Hackney, east London on November 5

Evening Standard · Dec 15, 2025

London GP warns capital faces 'particularly bad' flu season as infections rise

Hackney GP Dr Tehseen Khan said this year’s flu strain appears to be more infectious and is leading to an increase in hospital admissions

Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2025

Sadiq Khan under growing pressure to ban gambling adverts from the Tube

Barnet, Enfield, Brent, Hackney and Lewisham have all joined the Coalition to End Gambling Ads (CEGA)

Evening Standard · Dec 1, 2025