Nearly 3,500 households are in temporary accommodation in Hackney, the council has confirmed – just a week after a collective of London authorities warned the Treasury about “unsustainable” levels of ...

Two years ago, in this very theatre, I reviewed Carey Crim’s weighty drama, Never Not Once, about the spiralling after effects of rape. Now her new piece, 23.5 Hours, takes a different angle on the ...

Hackney’s elected mayor and councillors will now have to pass enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks after local politicians last night voted to adopt the rule with immediate effect. It ...

Older residents and those living with disability or illness in Hackney are set to benefit from hundreds of “specialist” homes. Hackney Council has revealed its latest plans for adult social care, ...

London’s mayor Sadiq Khan has defended his £70 million community regeneration project amid concern for the capital’s market traders. The Good Growth Fund, launched in 2017 to “give power to local ...

The role of police officers in Hackney’s schools is to be overhauled – four years after the Child Q strip-searching scandal. The changes aim to address serious concerns about such officers’ conduct ...