In July this year, six-month-old Abdullah Ali died after contracting chicken pox. On Monday (1 December) an inquest into his death concluded that he had succumbed to encephalitis, a rare but serious ...

Campaigners have now called on Sir Sadiq Khan, the chair of TfL, to implement a similar plan when it comes to tackling violence and harassment of women and girls on London’s tubes and buses.

Hackney’s Children and Young People Scrutiny Commission has issued a Call for Evidence as part of a review into how the council and its partners can better support children and young people.

A new Aldi is set to open its doors in east London but scores of residents fear it could stoke anti-social behaviour in the area. In October, Hackney Council granted planning permission for the German ...

Organisers of the annual Winter Toy Appeal are hoping for a Christmas miracle as they issue an urgent plea for donations.

In the report, entitled ‘Mind the Funding Gap’, the cross-party committee called on the mayor and TfL to restart the development of Crossrail 2 – a new line linking national rail networks in Surrey ...

Under a new scheme by the council, from May 2026, most private landlords will need to apply for a licence for each property they let. The scheme aims to protect renters from rogue landlords and ...

Labour MPs have celebrated the end of the two-child benefit cap policy despite voting not to scrap it last year.

Hackney Coalition against Palantir has held its first rally protesting Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust possibly entering into a deal with a controversial US data company. The group, which ...

Some 13 bus routes are expected to be impacted, including several that service Hackney and seven to Westfield Stratford shopping centre – meaning Londoners hoping to pick up Christmas presents or ...