Health and Safety Executive 'aware' of Hackney house collapse
The Health and Safety Executive says it is "aware" of a building collapse in which a house under construction was left a heap of rubble.
Fire that destroyed half of flat caused by 'power tool battery failure'
A flat fire that damaged half of a flat in Stoke Newington is believed to have been caused by a battery failure in a power tool.
Thames Water issues update on likelihood of London hosepipe ban
As the weather heats up, the question of a hosepipe ban is on many Londoners' minds, so we asked Thames Water what the likelihood is of one being put in place in the capital.
Thames Water issues update on likelihood of London hosepipe ban
As the weather heats up, the question of a hosepipe ban is on many Londoners' minds, so we asked Thames Water what the likelihood is of one being put in place in the capital.
Hackney man jailed for over eight years after 'terrifying' aggravated burglary
A Hackney man was among a gang of burglars who held a knife to a terrified victim's throat before making off with a designer handbag in Abridge, Essex.
'I was robbed of my right to work - and left with no money, no food and no home'
A father who ended up homeless because he could not prove his right to work in the UK has described his lengthy experience with the Windrush compensation scheme as “worse than hell”.
Senior Met officer says 'sorry' for trauma caused in Child Q strip search
A Senior Metropolitan Police has apologised after an updated report on an incident in which Child Q, a Black schoolgirl, was strip searched by officers in Hackney in 2020.
Shop selling 100 wood-fired sandwiches a day set to open
Hackney restaurant Rogues is opening a new venue, Rogue Sarnies, in Hackney Road, offering sandwich rolls baked in a wood-fired oven.
‘We are waiting for rats to burst out of the walls’- Hackney dad on 'infestation'
A man living in an award-winning estate in Hackney said he can hear an infestation of rats in the walls of his flat.
Drug dealer linked to 'extremely violent' killing by blood on trousers
A drug dealer who left a man in Hackney with fatal injuries after punching and stamping on him has been convicted of manslaughter in a retrial.
