Met Police apologises for strip-searching Black schoolgirl, 15, who was left traumatised
The Metropolitan Police has apologised after a 15-year-old Black girl was strip-searched at a school by officers. A statement from ...
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Tag: Hackney
Man ‘tried to sexually assault woman and bundle her into his car’ in East London
A man allegedly tried to push a woman into a car and sexually assault her in East London. The incident ...
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Hackney shooting: Police believe one of a masked group of 5 men ‘brutally’ shot victim as they urgently appeal for witnesses
Detectives urgently appealing for witnesses believe one of a group of masked men ‘brutally’ shot a boy in broad daylight ...
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Missing pregnant woman previously found wandering railways, say police
Hackney Police are keen to learn the whereabouts of missing person Catriona Smart. The 33-year-old woman is pregnant and was ...
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Hackney Wick pub collapse: Witness says mezzanine came down ‘in a matter of seconds’ as locals left ‘scared’ by incident
Witnesses who saw a mezzanine of a bar collapse in Hackney Wick have said that the "whole thing just came ...
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East London’s abandoned swimming baths that look stuck in time
If you've lived in Hackney for any length of time, you've probably walked past it. If you head north-west of ...
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Woman baffled as she gets huge cardboard box of garlic sauce from London takeaway
We’ve all been there - ordering a takeaway only to find they’ve left off your six McNuggets, or that you’ve ...
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East London girl, 6, died after cardiac arrest in dad’s arms in paramedic’s ‘worst case scenario’
A 'fit and healthy' girl, aged just 6-years-old, died after going into cardiac arrest in her home in East London ...
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Twins jailed for brutal gang stabbing after incriminating drill lyrics describing weapon used were found
A pair of twins have been locked up for their part in a brutal stabbing that left their victim lying ...
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Three men locked up for ‘horrifying’ Hackney stabbing spree against random victims
Three men have been locked up after a stabbing spree along a busy Hackney street. Police were called to Mare ...
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The unremarkable London Overground station with an incredible view of the city
If you ask most Londoners which station has the most impressive view, they are most likely to say Blackfriars, which ...
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Man in hospital after stabbing in Hackney – latest updates
Police are investigating after a stabbing took place on Boleyn Road in Hackney on Monday evening. A man in his ...
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‘Black boys are often viewed as older but my photography shows them as they are – just children’
Kay Rufai has travelled all over the world showcasing young black boys for what they are - children. But now ...
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Inside the ‘stunning’ Hackney house that has been named as one of the best homes in the UK
A stunning extension on a house in Hackney is among the incredible UK houses to have won a major architectural ...
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The abandoned London Underground line where passengers would’ve only had to wait 20 seconds for a train to arrive
As with so much in London Underground history, things could have been so different for North East London. Commuters today ...
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Dozens of Londoners gather outside Hackney Town Hall to fight for safer housing for residents with serious health conditions
Dozens of Londoners gathered outside Hackney Town Hall with banners and drums on Tuesday (October 26) to campaign for safer ...
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