The Latest Breaking News from Hackney

RSPCA call incident ‘truly horrifying’ and say cat’s head appeared to have been placed ‘carefully’

A man has been jailed after raping a woman in Hackney.

Familiar to millions of TV viewers through The Apprentice, the Hackney-born peer who has sunk the hopes of dozens of wannabe tycoons with the dreaded words “You’re fired” is one of the UK’s best-known business people.

Worried London politician calls for Sir Keir Starmer’s support following Hester’s ‘alarming’ remarks

The man exposed himself to an 11-year-old girl on a bus travelling in Hackney, east London

Charles Jeffrey, the lauded fashion designer adored by stars from Tilda Swinton to Harry Styles, reveals why he loves living in Hackney Central and how it inspires his collections

Three drug dealers running a line across Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Islington have been jailed for a total of almost 20 years.

Liam Taylor will be sentenced at later date over killing of Ailish Walsh, 28, in December

The speed limit will be reduced to 20mph on main roads in five London boroughs this week in a bid to improve road safety. Transport for London will cut the speed limit on 17 miles of “red routes” under its control in Camden, Islington, Hackney, Haringey and Tower Hamlets from…

Hackney Council say the popular outdoor lido will remain open during the construction phase

Three years after the Child Q incident, police are still targeting and strip-searching Black children. Here’s how we can stop this, says the musical artist, writer and community activist Franklyn Addo