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Rashan Charles: Death ‘most likely’ caused by attempt to swallow package
Post-mortem found no injuries to suggest excessive restraint, police watchdog reveals
Read MoreRashan Charles: Police officer will not face criminal charges, says CPS
CCTV footage shows Charles being thrown to the ground during his arrest
Read MoreVittoria Wharf: Campaigners launch final bid to halt imminent demolition
Local politicians express urgent concerns as Save Hackney Wick claims new bridges were ‘never negotiable’
Read MoreRoad closures: Shacklewell residents accuse council of censorship following ‘shambolic’ ward forum
Town Hall says meeting was for people who live in Stoke Newington and Clissold wards
Read MoreUnregulated schools: ‘Government must act urgently’, says Hackney Mayor
Town Hall report finds up to 1,500 orthodox Jewish boys are being educated without proper safeguards
Read MoreClissold Park goats Bob and Dylan put down after battle with arthritis
‘The dearly loved Anglo-Nubian goats will be much missed by park staff and residents alike’
Read MoreMayor and campaigners trade blows over Britannia Leisure Centre plans
Both sides accuse the other of ‘misleading’ residents
Read MoreMayor scales back Council Tax Support cut ahead of Cabinet decision
Leading anti-poverty charity welcomes change but says new proposal will still hurt Hackney’s poorest
Read MoreStoke Newington parents slam council’s ‘scandalous’ traffic plans
Congestion expected to increase near William Patten primary – one of London’s most polluted schools
Read MoreStoke Newington church to host Sunday service – for dogs
New Unity’s atheist minister expects ‘chaos and confusion’
Read MoreStoke Newington residents rally against cycle superhighway plans
Divide as local bike campaign backs road closures
Read MoreHackney’s 3,000 urgent fire safety jobs revealed
Council has not said how many have been completed
Read MoreMan dies after knife attack in Stoke Newington
Police launch murder inquiry following attack on Shakespeare Walk yesterday evening
Read MoreTeen pleads guilty to acid attack spree
Seventeen-year-old Derryck John targeted moped riders in a two-hour rampage last summer
Read MoreSchool cleaner strike: Union leaves door open for talks
More than 40 school cleaners to drop their mops in pay row, as union says ‘someone has to do the dirty work’
Read More‘Secretive’ Water Rail bird caught on camera in Woodberry Wetlands
‘They are secretive birds so this is a special sight!’
Read MoreCleaners at six Hackney schools vote to strike over Living Wage and holiday pay
Unite the union warns ‘classroom rubbish will be uncollected and toilets uncleaned’
Read More2017 – a look back at the year of Fake News and flashy jackets
With a brand new year just underway, we reflect on what was a busy 12 months in the borough
Read MoreAll fire risks at Homerton’s neonatal ICU now addressed, hospital confirms
London Fire Brigade expected to lift enforcement notice issued in 2016
Read MorePublic warning after two ‘deliberately killed’ cats found in Hackney
Council’s cat safety expert issues advice amid reports that rabbits and foxes have also died in suspicious circumstances
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