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Emma Bartholomew

Emma Bartholomew

Senior Reporter

Emma Bartholomew covers all the news in Hackney and Islington, from crime and politics to education, town planning and health. 

Hackney Council cyberattack: Stolen data published on the dark web

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Coronavirus

Lockdown: Thirteen card players busted by police in Hackney social club

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Coronavirus

Hackney gym owners fined £1,000 for breaching Covid rules

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Knife Crime

Homerton High Street attack: Man in his 50s stabbed in the back

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Police divers search for man who fell from boat into freezing River Lea

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Coronavirus

Stamford Hill rabbi and coronavirus survivor donates plasma to save others

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Gun crime

Woman arrested over London Fields shooting that left innocent bystander...

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Coronavirus

'New variant to blame' as coronavirus cases shoot through the roof in...

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Youngsters avoid injury after car smashes through railings and into...

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London Fields

Three arrested over London Fields shooting that left innocent bystander...

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