Hunger strikers linked to Palestine Action are ‘likely to die’ if justice secretary David Lammy doesn’t intervene, their lawyers have said. Six people jailed over alleged offences relating to the ...

Doctors from Homerton University Hospital are participating in a nationwide strike beginning today (Wednesday, 17 December). The British Medical Association (BMA) previously announced the strike over ...

The company has proposed Adia move his shop to Morning Lane. The area had been renamed Hackney Walk and was earmarked to house a strip of high-end clothing shops, something planners hoped would ...

Call handlers are still failing to pick up the phone within the force’s target, according to the Met’s mid-year review report. Last year the force was praised for making a “sustained and significant ...

Undercover Met Police officers secretly monitored and infiltrated a grassroots organisation working to expose corruption in the force, an inquiry has heard. The Undercover Policing Inquiry is ...

A London Overground line which serves multiple Hackney stations will close for 11 days over Christmas and three weekends in the new year.

A community arts group could face eviction from Hackney Downs Pavilion after more than 10 years if council plans to turn the space into a cafe are approved. Hackney Mosaic Project has been operating ...

Hackney Mosaic Project has met at the pavilion several times a week for more than 10 years ...

Hackney’s safeguarding chief has hit back at criticism of a hard-hitting review into Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy (MVPA) – calling it an “embarrassing misstep”. A long-awaited report by Sir Alan ...

The Metropolitan Police could face further staffing cuts if the impending funding settlement from the Home Office is inadequate, officials have warned.