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Man who murdered ex-girlfriend’s bus driver father on east London street is jailed for life

Kamar Williams was caught by police at Notting Hill Carnival after killing Derek Thomas in Stoke Newington

Evening Standard

“She wanted to go and live in Hackney and be with the common people”: the pub encounter behind Pulp’s timeless classic Common People, the song that changed everything for Jarvis & co.

It’s 30 years since the Sheffield indie-rockers were riding high in the charts with their anthemic hit. Here’s the story of how it came together.

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Fugitive guilty of murdering ex-girlfriend’s bus driver father after being caught at Notting Hill Carnival

Kamar Williams stabbed ‘dedicated family man’ Derek Thomas in Hackney last year

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Notting Hill Carnival fugitive found guilty of bus driver’s stab murder

Kamar Williams went on the run after the attack in Hackney, north-east London.

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London borough that doubled 20mph zones shoots up league table of best places in capital to walk and cycle

Newham, City of London and Islington praised - but Tower Hamlets, Lewisham and Bexley criticised

Evening Standard

Police hunt man after serious assault in east London leaves victim with 'life-changing' injuries

Scotland Yard are keen to speak to Christopher Richards, 32, following a fight between two men in Hackney in the early hours of Saturday

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‘You can almost smell the marijuana’ – Dennis Morris, the boy photographer who made Bob Marley catch fire

He got his first cover shot at the age of 11. By 14, he was touring with a reggae legend, who taught him how to smoke. And he has spent the rest of his life chronicling Black British experience and so much more

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Teenager forced to expose herself in Met Police strip search says she may ‘never feel normal again’

Two Metropolitan Police officers have been sacked for gross misconduct following a four-week tribunal examining the strip-search in a Hackney school in 2020

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Two Met Police officers sacked for gross misconduct in Child Q search

A 15-year-old girl was strip searched by officers in Hackney, east London, in December 2020, after being wrongly accused of carrying cannabis.

Evening Standard

Two Met Police officers committed gross misconduct in Child Q search, panel says

A 15-year-old girl was strip searched by officers in Hackney, east London, in December 2020, after being wrongly accused of carrying cannabis.

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Two Met Police officers sacked over ‘humiliating’ strip search of 15-year-old schoolgirl

Black schoolgirl forced to expose intimate parts in ‘traumatic’ police search at Hackney school in 2020 after being wrongly suspected of carrying cannabis

The Independent UK

Best and worst boroughs for cyclists revealed amid concern London's cycling revolution has stalled

Hackney pips Islington to to be declared capital’s No1 place for cycling

Evening Standard

Family pay tribute to 'beautiful' mother stabbed to death in Stoke Newington home before gas explosion

The family of a woman who was found stabbed to death in Stoke Newington after a gas explosion, have paid tribute to a “beautiful daughter, sister, friend and mother.”

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Man, 37, fighting for his life after horror shooting in east London

Man, 37, in critical condition after Hackney shooting as police launch investigation

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Painstakingly restored 1792 house in Hackney for sale for £2.1m

A spectacularly restored Georgian house in Hackney is up for sale

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Race and lack of accountability involved in Child Q strip search, tribunal hears

A 15-year-old girl was strip searched by officers in Hackney, east London, on December 2020 after being wrongly being accused of carrying cannabis.

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Child Q: Officer who strip searched girl thought she was ‘doing the right thing’

The 15-year-old was strip searched by officers in Hackney, east London, on December 2020 after being wrongly being accused of carrying cannabis.

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Man, 30, dies after double shooting in west London street

It follows another gun attack where the victim arrived at a hospital in Hackney on Thursday morning

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Child Q told she ‘may be arrested’ if she did not consent to search, panel hears

The girl, known as Child Q, was strip searched by officers in Hackney, east London, on December 3 2020 after being suspected of carrying cannabis.

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Plan to demolish part of Dalston's Kingsland Shopping Centre and build "massive" tower blocks prompts backlash from residents

The project could see 254 homes built, but the applicant has admitted it will not meet Hackney Council's affordable housing policy

The Guardian - UK

Staff and students fight loss of A-levels at London college helping disadvantaged learners

BSix in Hackney gives pupils a second chance academically but new owner wants to focus on vocational courses

The Independent UK

Cinema, regenerated: Meet the Doctor Who fans who watched the finale on the big screen

IN FOCUS: At Hackney’s Castle Cinema, Whovians watched Ncuti Gatwa transform into Billie Piper with popcorn in hand, reports Kathryn Bromwich. Could it be the future of our cinema industry in a time of crisis?

Evening Standard

On the Sauce at Blinds, Hackney: Skin contact heaven for naturalists

Josh Barrie finds a bar with good wine and expects the memes to follow

Evening Standard

Disabled man trapped in Hackney flat for months slams landlord over rehousing delays

Wheelchair user Malcolm Cripps asked for a transfer from his third-floor housing association flat, after being repeatedly trapped inside due to a faulty communal lift

Evening Standard

London leaver: 'I miss the edgy, fashion-forward vibe of Hackney'

Moving from Hackney to Kent meant all three of Nicole Bremner’s children could attend the same secondary school

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