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Emma Bartholomew

Senior Reporter

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

Dominic Cummings, former Chief Adviser to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, giving evidence to a joint i

Coronavirus

A look into Hackney's Covid cases in the weeks before lockdown

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Jay Blades, whose book Making It, by Jay Blades with Ian Gittins, is published by Bluebird

The Repair Shop’s Jay Blades on how he mended his own life

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There will be "a host of wild characters" at Glam's club nights, from drag queens to burlesque dancers

New nightclub Glam to open in Shoreditch in June 

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Kirk Haworth, a north east contestant in the Great British Menu

'I cried for a week': Hoxton chef Kirk Haworth on Great British Menu exit

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Two protesters use bamboo lock-ons to block the road outside the Newsprinters printing works at Brox

Trial halted after Extinction Rebellion protester glues himself to the dock

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A woman wearing a face mask passes a 'Hello London' sign in Covent Garden, London, following the fur

Lockdown Easing

What can't open in north London when Covid lockdown rules ease?

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Kirk Haworth, a north east contestant in the Great British Menu

'The pressure is intense': Hoxton vegan chef competes in Great British Menu

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City Road was taped off after a man was stabbed outside Moorfields Eye Hospital

Knife Crime

'Massive stabbing' in Old Street: Man attacked outside Moorfields Hospital

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Independent candidate Martyn Perks (Bunhill)

Local Elections 2021

Anti-LTN independent candidates deny creating new political party

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London Fields, Hackney

London Fields: Woman's cheekbone fractured in broad daylight attack

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