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Living in Hackney Wick: London Festival of Architecture’s Rosa Rogina on her creative east London neighbourhood

Architect and curator Rosa Rogina gives us a tour of her vibrant east London neighbourhood.

Evening Standard

Roads drivers should dodge in London to avoid a fine on the Jubilee Weekend

Drivers are advised to avoid roads in Hackney, Clapham, the West End and Islington this weekend as people flock to London in their millions for the Platinum Jubilee

Daily Mirror

Inside historic London mansions and stately homes: ornate interiors and striking architecture on show across the capital

From Hackney’s oldest house to a 1700s architectural ‘experiment’, some of London’s most striking properties are open to visitors this weekend. Here’s our pick of the best.

Evening Standard

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Britain's most dangerous places to live for burglaries revealed - see full list

A new study by Confused.com analyses the burglary rates between 2017 and 2021 across Britain to show the "most dangerous" and safest areas to live

Daily Mirror

Man jailed after huge brawl involving 10 people and a machete in Hackney

He was sentenced to two-and-a-half years’ imprisonment

Evening Standard

Man jailed for 21 years following horror stabbing in Hackney

Jardel Jones carried out the attack in June 2020 after travelling in a car with several others in a bid to find and kill a member of a rival gang

Evening Standard

Family home measuring tiny 2.7m wide put on market for £1.3m

The four-storey house in trendy Hackney boasts a south-facing garden, off-street parking and two bedrooms with property connected by a bespoke steel and timber staircase

Daily Mirror

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Whiteness is at the heart of racism in Britain – so why is it portrayed as a Black problem?

In 2020, two police officers in Hackney strip-searched a 15-year-old Black girl at her school. Police conducted the search of this child, known as Child Q, without the consent of her parents, without an appropriate adult present (despite this being required by the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984), and…

The Conversation

Ministers told to make ‘sad’ Londoners happier for Levelling Up agenda

Islington, Camden, Southwark and Hackney were named as being in the ten most miserable local authorities

Evening Standard

Nottingham Hackney taxi prices to go up as fuel and living costs soar

Diesel prices have increased by 24% since the last fare increase in 2018, from 135.1p to 177.5p per litre

Nottingham Post

Why I live in Brockley: Supper club host Rahel Stephanie on why she swapped Hackney for south London

Rahel Stephanie, host of cult Indonesian supper club Spoons, on falling for Brockley’s green hills and quieter pace

Evening Standard

Local elections 2022: your complete guide to the votes happening across the UK on May 5

May 5 sees a big set of elections across the UK. In England, there are contests across 146 councils. In London, every council seat is up for election across all 32 boroughs. Elsewhere where there are elections, at least one-third of the council seats are being contested, with some authorities…

The Conversation

London elections 2022: Labour retains Hackney

Londoners went to the polls for the local elections on May 5. Joe Talora has the lowdown on the vote in Hackney

Evening Standard

Living in Hackney: director Nadia Latif shares her tips for her diverse East End community

Film and theatre director Nadia Latif lives in Hackney’s real-life Albert Square. She explains why it’s the best part of London

Evening Standard

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Man taken to hospital after fire near Hackney’s Broadway Market

A man has been rushed to hospital after a fire broke out in a flat close to Broadway Market.

The Conversation

Black people are often associated with deviance – but I never understood the true impact until I was racially profiled

The horrifying experience of Child Q, a 15-year-old girl who was subjected to a strip search by police officers in her school in Hackney, London, is a harrowing example of how British society associates Blackness with deviant behaviour.

Daily Mirror

Ordinary-looking London home hiding wacky floral interior 'must be seen to be believed'

The property in Hackney, north London looks like a standard home from the outside, but open the front door and you will feel like you're in a garden - and even the bathroom has a floral surprise

The Guardian - UK

Hackney horses at risk but native goats thriving in the UK

Rare Breeds Survival Trust annual watchlist shows ‘low-input species’ benefit from changing nature of farming

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Provisions Wine & Cheese: Cult grocer to London’s top restaurant opens second site in Hackney

A favourite of some of London’s best chefs, Provisions has headed east for its next move

The Independent UK

Child Q: Council urges Met Police to admit racism as force changes strip-search policy

Black schoolgirl was ‘wholly failed’ by institutionally racist force, says Hackney chief

The Guardian - UK

Met police urged to admit racism after strip-search of black girl in Hackney

London council chief says treatment of 15-year-old at school shows institutional racism in force still exists

Daily Mirror

Man tells of living with 'rats the size of dogs' in 'mouldy' council flat

Nic, 50, moved into his Hackney flat in 2001 and claims that ever since he has had to cope with a horrific pest infestation including huge rats the "size of his springer spaniel"

Evening Standard

Buying off-plan: six-year high in sales of unbuilt homes in London hotspots Hackney and Southwark

Driven by a lack of available homes on the market, the share of homes sold off-plan rose for the first time since 2016, with Cotswolds, Southwark and Hackney among the hotspots

The Guardian - UK

Handel in Hackney review – easy beauty and determined string playing

The London Handel festival takes the composer’s music into spaces that wouldn’t normally hear it – with mixed results

The Guardian - UK

Child Q staff were not aware strip search had taken place, school says

Hackney school says no teachers were present during intimate search of a 15-year-old black girl by police

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