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Read MoreChild Q: Police watchdog completes investigation into officers involved in strip-search – but disciplinary action yet to be decided
The Independent Office for Police Conduct previously warned the four officers that it was considering potential gross misconduct
Read More‘Chaos and energy’: Hackney artist Stik donates work to Southbank Centre to fund free workshops for children
Move follows a successful partnership earlier this year that saw children create ‘stamps’ of the artist’s iconic stick figures
Read More‘Why was it me?’ Child Q still haunted by school strip-search, safeguarding expert reveals in hard-hitting report
Jim Gamble says experience is ‘still a weight on the child’s shoulders’ as he sets out raft of recommendations for tackling institutional racism
Read MoreShoreditch gallery ‘devastated’ after being told to remove ‘iconic’ rooftop sign
Jealous Gallery has recieved backing from major artists in its bid to save the lettering
Read More‘What else am I capable of?’ Disabled woman from Hackney achieves dream of learning to fly – thanks to charity scholarship
Malky Padwa, 33, said the experience has changed her life and made her ‘rethink my capabilities’
Read More‘Avoidable uncertainty’: Council makes housing allocation policy more accessible following stern words from watchdog
Local government ombudsman said lack of information was causing confusion among people on the waiting list for homes
Read MoreHackney Singers feature on packed Stokebourne bill
The popular choir will perform at the festival to celebrate 170th birthday of St Matthias Church
Read MoreCouncil to train up local air quality champions in effort to spread knowledge of health risks
Amost one in 10 deaths in Hackney are linked to air pollution
Read More‘Delighted’: One of Hackney’s leading cultural hotspots says its pandemic recovery efforts are ‘taking effect’
Shoreditch Town Hall’s latest report offers sense of optimism after ‘deep impact’ on finances
Read MoreOsvaldo Licini: Rebellious Angel, Estorick Collection, exhibition review: ‘Playful, whimsical and very moving’
The first UK show dedicated to the 20th-century painter offers visitors a ‘flight of fancy’
Read More‘Medievalism’: Campaigners bristle as Hackney’s transport boss puts borough forward for road pricing pilot
Cllr Mete Coban says ‘affordable road user charging’ is next step in cutting carbon – much to the chagrin of Free Our Streets group
Read More‘No surprise’: More than 30 breaches of emissions limits at north London’s incinerator last year, new data shows
Exploding gas canisters were to blame for the majority of rule breaks, as local waste authority boss calls on people to stop ‘irresponsibly’ putting them in household bins
Read MoreChild strip-searches: More incidents come to light after police ‘data error’
Scotland Yard admits mistakenly underreporting its use of the tactic – prompting London politician to demand a ‘guarantee of proper transparency’
Read MoreOren Deli, Broadway Market, food review: ‘Colour, flavour, and pounds of gorgeous bread’
The jump from deli to restaurant may be ‘a little premature’, but what’s on offer is dazzling
Read More‘Above and beyond the call of duty’: Phone-snatching youth found guilty after off-duty police officer intervenes
A teenager has been convicted after an off-duty officer spotted him armed with a knife about to snatch mobile phones
Read MoreUnderground car park fire below block of flats caused by ‘boiler fault’
25 firefighters tackled a fire in a car park on Lea Bridge Road
Read MoreHomerton man jailed for murdering wife for ‘financial gain’
Quyum Miah had history of stealing from Yasmin Begum to fund his drug habit
Read MoreLondon Fire Brigade makes BBQ plea ahead of weekend of hot weather
Capital’s assistant fire chief says grass fires can spread rapidly and cause ‘significant damage’
Read More‘We can follow waste like a trail of blood,’ council warns fly-tippers as fines more than double in a year
Town Hall enforcement officers tracked down 40 offences last year – up from 13 in the preceding 12 months
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