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Well Street Common assault: appeal for witnesses after man left in critical condition

A 24-year-old man remains in a critical condition in hospital

Author: Hackney Citizen

Well Street Common assault: appeal for witnesses after man left in critical condition

City Hall scraps Met Police deal with Palantir

City Hall has blocked a £50 million contract over a “clear and serious breach” of procurement rules

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Ridley Road Shopping Village traders win reprieve after protesters block private security

The standoff marks the latest chapter in a nine-year battle between offshore developers Larochette and Ridley Road vendors

Author: Gabriel MacArthur

Ridley Road Shopping Village traders win reprieve after protesters block private security

Police 'fail to protect' women and girls from 'unacceptable' hate crime levels on TfL

There were 4,593 VAWG (violence against women and girls) offences on the Tfl network in 2025, with just 3 per cent resulting in a charge or summons

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

'The destruction of our livelihoods' - Ridley Road Shopping Village traders to hold public meeting as 'evictions' loom

Traders told to leave by 31 March as their landlord has declined to renew their tenancies

Author: James Barnes

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Met Police trialling use of handheld facial recognition technology, mayor confirms

Sadiq Khan confirmed the six-month trial, which involves around 100 devices, following questioning by Zoë Garbett

Author: Lizzie McAllister

Zoë Garbett urges Met to ‘immediately stop’ use of ‘invasive’ facial recognition tools

The London Assembly Member and Hackney councillor has published a report outlining concerns over the use of Live Facial Recognition (LFR) technology by the Met

Author: Sidney Khan

Young people don't trust Met Police or feel safe in their area, report shows

An investigation found young Londoners “feel they are not believed by the police" and that "they are seen as a suspect first"

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

Met Police fall short on key call handler target - 'there is more to be done'

Call handlers are failing to meet the force’s target to answer 90 per cent of emergency calls within 10 seconds

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter

'So many layers of lies' - police spied on Hackney organisation working to expose Met corruption, inquiry hears

The Hackney Community Defence Association (HCDA) was the subject of police monitoring for a decade

Author: Lizzie McAllister

'So many layers of lies' - police spied on Hackney organisation working to expose Met corruption, inquiry hears

Met Police may face further staffing cuts if Home Office fails to bridge funding gap say bosses

The Met Police have suggested they could be forced to make staffing and recruitment changes if they don't receive an expected funding uplift from the Home Office

Author: Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter