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Council tax bombshell: Thousands of Londoners to pay for first time while some face bills doubling

Kensington and Chelsea is expected to follow in the footsteps of Wandsworth, Westminster and Hackney and double council tax bills for some home owners in the borough

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Fireworks spark flat fire and tree burns as LFB handles highest number of Bonfire Night calls in a decade

Crews responded to a flat fire in Whitechapel sparked by a firework, a box of fireworks alight in a Hackney park, and a tree fire in Brixton Hill, among other incidents

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Hackney primary school closed due to falling pupil numbers set to reopen as a SEN school for 48 pupils

The school would be repurposed to offer 48 new special school places for SEN students, providing tailored support as an expansion of Ickburgh School

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Fury as London council plans to open libraries just four days a week in 'salami slicing' budget cuts

Hackney Council planning to reduce opening hours for its eight libraries due to ‘severe’ budget cuts

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Met Police issue plea to help find missing 14-year-old girl last seen in east London

Detectives are searching for a missing 14-year-old girl last seen in Hackney

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Man charged with murder of 'much-loved' pensioner, 86, who died after 'aggravated burglary' at home in Hackney

Ashley Malcolm, 39, is accused of killing John Burke, 86, who was pronounced dead a day after being discharged by doctors from hospital

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Search for asylum seeker mistakenly released from prison enters third day

The Metropolitan Police has revealed the last sighting of Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was in Hackney, London, on Friday.

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London Knife Crisis Goes On To New Heights: How Did Boys with Blades Turn Dalston Street into Chaos?

On 15 October 2025, youths with machetes clashed outside Dalston's Starbucks; two teens arrested amid Hackney's high crime

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East London council pays out £572,000 in compensation to residents after record rise in complaints

The number of housing complaints sent to Hackney council has nearly trebled in four years

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40% of London's Young Adults Can't Afford Even the Cheapest Homes — Here Are the Best Boroughs for Renters

Young Londoners face a housing crisis as 40% can't afford the cheapest homes, while average rents soar to £2,121 per month - Tower Hamlets and Hackney lead for renters.

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Meet the former Londoners who left Hackney to build a creative community on the north Devon coast

After travelling the world for a year, the creative couple decided not to return to Hackney but settle on the comparatively affordable north Devon coast

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E-bike firms at war as Hackney council agrees £93m deal with Lime and Voi but rejects Forest

Cheap rides promised for residents - but blow to hopes of implementing Londonwide set of e-bike rules

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Rabbi, 77, 'verbally abused and pelted with chicken bones' outside London Boots in apparent antisemitic attack

Shomrim said they are currently supporting the Jewish man who was left ‘shaken and traumatised’ in Hackney

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Man who died in park double shooting is ‘suspect’ in incident, say police

There were reports of gunshots in Clissold Park, Hackney, east London, at around 7pm on Wednesday.

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Man dies and woman injured after shooting in London park, say police

Woman in her 40s has been discharged from hospital after incident in Clissold Park in Hackney on Wednesday evening

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Man dies and woman in hospital after London park shooting

Hackney Council said on social media that it was ‘supporting the police with their investigations’

Evening Standard

Man dies and woman in hospital after shooting in park

The Metropolitan Police said officers responded to reports of a shooting in Clissold Park in Hackney at 7.06pm on Wednesday.

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Stoke Newington shooting horror: Man shoots woman before killing himself at popular north London park

Resident tells of how she heard gunshots ring out as people ran from Clissold Park in Stoke Newington

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Evening Standard

Hackney murder miscarriage of justice victim to sue police for ‘bullying’ him into confession

Oliver Campbell, 55, was wrongly jailed for the shooting of Baldev Hoondle in east London in 1990

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Man jailed for life over London shooting that left girl, nine, with bullet in brain

Javon Riley, 33, sentenced to at least 34 years after gangland attack in Hackney that also injured three men

Evening Standard

Hired spotter jailed over gang shooting of nine-year-old girl

Javon Riley, 33, from Tottenham, north London, was found guilty at the Old Bailey of causing grievous harm with intent to the girl in Hackney.

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Wetherspoons set to open two new London pubs - where will they be?

The budget pub chain is set to open new locations in London Bridge and Paddington as part of a nationwide expansion drive, while also selling off sites in Hackney and Peckham.

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Most in-demand areas among home buyers are outside the 'London banana'

The ‘banana map’ that went viral last week hides the reality of London’s property market

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Man who killed girlfriend in car then confessed to brother is detained

Kennedi Westcarr-Sabaroche, 25, was found dead in in Hackney, east London, on April 6 last year.

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Rat infestation causes months of 'terror' at east London apartment block

Residents have described enduring months of being unable to sleep due to hearing rats in the walls

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