The Latest Breaking News from Hackney

Elba is at his magnetic best in this fantastic documentary: challenging racist myths, comforting victims’ families and packing in more nuance than you’d think possible. He’s like a supernatural force

Hackney Council’s cabinet has approved plans to close or merge several primary schools as student numbers continue to drop

With four primary schools already forced to shut their doors permanently, Hackney faces becoming a ‘ghost area’ for education. The Standard speaks to locals fighting a council they say has already made its mind up

Unison says casual employees have ‘covered over 1,000 hours per month’ in Hackney

Other lives: Journalist and Labour party activist who helped to save Hackney reservoirs from development

Detectives called in as campaigners claim 50,000 social homes in London could be subject to fraud

Firm hopes to expand into Hackney and to launch in Paris after £13m investment

The suspect is believed to have fled scene in white Audi after alleged attack on girl

The number of young people without jobs is poised to tip 1 million, unless proper steps are taken to help them find work and secure their – and Britain’s – future

Police were called at 10.35pm on Saturday to reports of gun shots being fired in separate incidents in Hackney, east London.

No arrests have been made yet following the incidents