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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.”

Evening Standard · Jun 22, 2025

Woman fatally stabbed at scene of London gas explosion named as Annabel Rook

Man, 44, arrested on suspicion of murder after incident in Stoke Newington that police believe was ‘domestic-related’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 17, 2025

Charity worker found stabbed in house after gas explosion

The 46-year-old who died at her home in Stoke Newington, north-east London, has been named as Annabel Rook.

Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025

Popular east London pub boarded up as staff left 'without jobs overnight'

A popular Stoke Newington pub has been boarded up and temporarily closed

Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025

OPINION - The London Question: Are runners the most annoying people in London in January?

Is there anything worse than seeing joggers (or “runners” as they like to call themselves) in London in January? It’s cold, dark and our thick layer of Christmas-induced blubber is refusing to drop off naturally like an iguana’s tail. Everywhere you turn there are people pounding the streets wearing Salomon…

Evening Standard · Jan 18, 2025

High Court challenge over plans to close Hackney children’s centres dropped following 'unlawful' consultation

The council had planned to shut Fernbank and Sebright centres in Stoke Newington and Haggerston

Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2024

Marjana Semkina shares new video for Anything But Sleep featuring Jim Grey of Caligula's Horse

Iamthemorning will perform a full band headline show at St Matthias Church in Stoke Newington on November 1

Louder · Oct 4, 2024

Diane Abbott says Keir Starmer is 'in the pockets of millionaires' amid donation row

MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington calls out party over gifts accepted

Evening Standard · Sep 21, 2024

What can you get for £400k in London? Ten of the best two-bedroom flats for sale across the capital

Our pick of budget-friendly listings for the discerning first-time buyer or downsizer, from Surrey Quays to Stoke Newington

Evening Standard · Sep 13, 2024

Neil Kinnock thought Black MPs were ‘an embarrassment’, claims Diane Abbott in memoir

In her book, ‘A Woman Like Me’, the MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington is deeply critical of Lord Kinnock’s leadership

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2024