Hackney News

• Burglar Who Raped Woman in Hackney Home Jailed

  

  A burglar who broke into a 49-year-old woman's flat in Hackney and raped her has been jailed for 13-and a half years.

• Twelve Year Old Shot in East London

  The boy is recovering after being shot in the knee in Homerton. Police are investigating.

• More Pics of Unidentified Rioters Released

  

  More than seven months after the riots in London more pictures of unidentified rioters are still being released.

• Naked Calvin Klein Ad 'Offends Orthodox Jews'

  

  A Jewish community complained that a Calvin Klein advert featuring models in lingerie was offensive.

• Crane Worker Rescued After Collapsing 100 Feet Above Ground

  

  Firefighters have been called to rescue a man who collapsed while in a crane 100 feet off the ground.

• Police Raid In Hackney To Arrest London Rioter

  

  Police officers have raided an address in Hackney to arrest a suspect from the London Riots - one of 3,000 people arrested over the three days of disorder.

• Fire in Hackney

  

  Sixty residents had to be evacuated after the fire broke out in a block of flats in Homerton.

• One Week On From Riots, Hackney Hosts Tea Party

  

  Locals in Hackney took to the streets for a very different reason on Monday - to get the community together for a tea party.

• London Riots - Third Day Of Violence: Photos

  

  A third day of violence is happening in London, with youths clashing with police all across the capital.

• Wooden Beam Falls On Two Pedestrians In Dalston

  

  Two people, one a pregnant woman, have been hit by a wooden beam that fell from the front of a shop in Dalston.

• Man Convicted of Murdering Mother and Two Daughters

  

  He was caught nearly three decades after the brutal killing in Hackney.

• Another Student Protest Underway

  

  A day of action is being held over plans to cut the Education Maintenance Allowance.

• East London Gets New Maternity Unit

  

  Olympic Gold Medallist Denise Lewis opens a new state of the art maternity unit in Homerton.

• Weapon Found In Children's Park In East London

  

  Police are yet to arrest anyone after a shotgun with ammunition was found in a children's park in Hackney.

• Two Found Guilty Over Hackney Shooting

  

  The pair opened fire at each other in the middle of a busy street.

• Two Jailed Following Stoke Newington Murder

  

  19 year old Michael McCarthy was stabbed and then run over.

• Fifty Evacuated Following Stoke Newington Gas Leak

  

  It was almost eight hours before people were allowed back into their homes.

• Illegal Minicab Driver Jailed for Rape in Shoreditch

  

  The 49 year old was picked up by police for taxi touting - his DNA then matched the rape in 2003.