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Met vows to become 'anti-racist' after Child Q case failings

Paul Summerson, 43, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court. Picture: Met Police

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The Metropolitan Police has outlined the actions it will take following revelations that a Black child was strip searched at school in Hackney, stating its intention to become a "truly anti-racist organisation".
The This is awkward Clean Cities campaign is drawing attention to a need for bike storage in Hackney and Islington

Cycling

'Bikes in a bog' billboard campaign calls for more storage

Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

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Holborn Studios on the Regent's Canal. Picture: Jason Joyce

Planning and Development

Holborn Studios saved from "total destruction" by planning committee

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A CCTV camera under Market Walk near the Maltings in Salisbury

Data

Hackney and Islington are two of the most CCTV-filled places in UK

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Night Overground is returning next month connecting Hackney and Islington to the wider Night Tube network.

Transport for London

All-night Overground to return in time for the festive season

Holly Chant

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London Fields low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) traffic filter. 

Hackney Council

Top places in London with the healthiest streets

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Mayor of Hackney Philip Glanville cuts a ribbon to mark the opening of the new Britannia Leisure Centre.

Health

Free flume rides for young people this summer as New Britannia Leisure...

Holly Chant

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People gathered outside Hackney Town Hall on October 1 to protest road closures and traffic restrict

Hackney Council

Campaign groups link up for Hackney Town Hall anti-road closure demo

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Jaimie Shorten’s sharks now installed at City Road Basin.

Hackney Council

Hoxton's singing sharks move to Islington

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A man walks past a sign created in support of the NHS during the pandemic

Hackney Council

Campaigners to protest at GP surgeries as outrage grows over US takeover

Ed Sheridan, LDRS

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