HISTORICAL FACTS: 9 | History Defined

Three arrested after young man stabbed to death in Hackney

Two 21-year-old men and a 22-year-old man have been arrested on suspicion of murder, Scotland Yard said

Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2025

Hidden London: Paper Dress Vintage, Hackney

As a grassroots venue, Paper Dress has given a platform to all sorts of artist, finds Claudia Cockerell

Evening Standard · Feb 22, 2025

Met Police hunt three men after ‘good guy’, 20, stabbed to death in Hackney street fight

Public urged to call 999 if they see Raynolph Asante, Rhamyah Bailey-Edwards or Travis Mitchell

Evening Standard · Feb 21, 2025

Teenager found guilty of killing boy after confessing to online girlfriend

The 16-year-old defendant chased and stabbed ex-friend Pharrell Garcia once in the heart in Stellman Close, Hackney, north London, last July.

Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2025

Teachers strike over six Hackney school closures as 28-day consultation begins

Teachers and parents take to picket line over Hackney Council plans to merge six schools in the borough

Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025

Outrage as mystery vandal targets Hackney street trees in fresh wave of attacks

Locals have lobbied the Town Hall over “aggressive, brainless snapping”, ring-barking and other “sophisticated” techniques used to vandalise and destroy trees throughout Cazenove ward

Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2025

Beloved Hackney rooftop bar Netil360 and nightclub NT's Loft at risk from 'luxury block of flats'

Hackney's popular venues, Netil360 and NT's Loft, have warned about plans for a ‘luxury block of flats’ nearby

Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025

Idris Elba: Our Knife Crime Crisis review – vital viewing from Hackney’s A-list crusader

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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025

Hackney Council presses ahead with plans to close four schools as student numbers plummet

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

Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025

'London could be childless': Parents and teachers in last-ditch attempt to save Hackney schools from closure

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

Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2025