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'Dangerous' gang members jailed after Hackney shootings
Three brothers and an accomplice have been jailed after violent Hackney gang shootings - as one left an innocent member of the public injured on their way to work.
‘Disbelief’: Pitcairn House resident left unprotected after asbestos was found in her ceiling
'I caught my granddaughter playing tea parties with the water that was leaking – now I know that was asbestos water,' the woman said
Thameslink launches children's Poetry in Motion competition
Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho is getting ready to judge the 10 best entries in a “poetry in motion” competition run with the Thameslink rail network.
Call to give Londoners the 'right to grow' on public land
A ‘people’s rally’ is bringing community food growers together from all over London next weekend to create a charter for the “right to grow food” on public land.
Leaks, mould, broken alarms, duct-taped windows: Residents on Hackney estate plagued with issues put criticisms directly to council chief executive
'Residents have been ignored, and many feel like the block has been abandoned,' said one person who lives at Pitcairn House
City Police appeal to find owners of phones stolen in London
Police want to return stolen mobile phones to their owners after recovering 24 that they believe were snatched in the City or West End on March 26.
Overground line from Hackney Downs to be blocked this summer
Trains will not run on the London Overground between Hackney Downs and Chingford for more than two weeks during the height of summer.
Does Royal Mail post worldwide? Delivery options for posting
Sometimes you might need to post outside of the UK - here are your international delivery options with Royal Mail.
London Marathon weather: Hour by hour Met Office forecast
Running in the London Marathon? Here is the hour-by-hour Met Office forecast for Sunday, April 21.
Race Across the World winners use prize on 'gap decade'
The first winners of Race Across the World Tony and Elaine Teasdale have shared how they use their prize-winning money.
City of London Police crackdown on red light dodging cyclists
Nearly 1,000 cyclists have been slapped with fines for dodging red lights in the past nine months in a crackdown by City of London Police.
Rainham sex attacker and bomb hoaxer Gary Preston is jailed
A man who sexually assaulted a woman at knifepoint in Rainham in 1988 and carried out a terror hoax campaign across the country has been jailed.
Heathrow Airport: Firm fined after dad crushed to death
A firm has been fined £160,000 after a “loving dad” was crushed to death at Heathrow Airport.
The 6 best foods for anyone running half or full marathons
As with most exercise, there are certain foods that you can include in your diet that will have a positive impact on performance.
Horror 42 hours across London with four stabbed
Four people have been stabbed in another grim 42 hours across London.
Oliver Campbell Hackney murder case mentioned at Parliament
Oliver Campbell's continuing conviction for murder is an 'outrageous miscarriage of justice', MPs were told in a parliamentary meeting.
Stamford Hill Estate leaseholders ‘sickened’ after being told to pay up to £35k each for roof repairs
Residents accuse Southern Housing of 'mismanagement' and 'historic negligence'
‘We need more social housing’: Photographer Tom Hunter on Hackney’s evolution and the threat of ‘monoculture’
The artist, who lives and works locally, was speaking as his new exhibition went on display in London Fields
Man charged over stabbing of Met Police officer in Enfield
A man has been charged with GBH and class A drug offences after a police officer was stabbed while on duty in Mandeville Road, Enfield.
Hackney: Man jailed for raping same victim three times
A man has been found jailed for raping the same man three times in Hackney over a period of eight years.