# Hackney

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# Taxi Service

Taxi group suggests 'village drivers' could be the answer to rural transport problem

A subsidy will be required to make it attractive for drivers to offer the service.

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Feb 27th 2019, 6:20 AM

# Acid Attack

Man who acted as lookout while gang sprayed acid on shopkeeper's face in UK jailed for ten years

Peter Brown waited outside the shop as four other men carried out the attack.

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Oct 4th 2018, 10:40 AM

# Road Rage

London police seek cyclist with 'large beard' who punched man unconscious, broke woman's nose after crashing into them

The man fled the scene on his bike after assaulting a group of three people.

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Oct 2nd 2017, 7:30 PM

# dalston

Pictures: Violent protests in east London after 20-year-old dies after being chased by police

Bottles were thrown and mattresses were set on fire as the riot police stepped in at the scene in Dalston.

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Jul 29th 2017, 1:37 PM

# London

Man who raped ex-wife in dungeon jailed for 13 years

Police officers believe the woman came under significant pressure from family members to withdraw the allegations.

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Jun 23rd 2017, 4:27 PM

# TOWIE

Police hunting boyfriend of reality star in connection with London nightclub acid attack

Last night police said that they wanted to speak to 25-year-old Arthur Collins in connection with the attack.

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Apr 19th 2017, 1:34 PM

# Hackney

Man charged over murder of one-year-old boy and attempted murder of girl in London

The one-year-old girl is in a critical condition in hospital.

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Mar 21st 2017, 11:40 AM

# Murder Investigation

Man arrested after murder of one-year-old boy in London

A one-year-old girl is also in a critical condition in hospital.

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Mar 20th 2017, 8:08 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should CCTV be mandatory in all taxis?

Are taxis safe enough – or can more be done?

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Aug 12th 2015, 7:00 PM

# London

Man sent to prison for filming up womens' skirts on the Tube

Zeynel Uclay has been sentenced to three months for each of the incidents to be served concurrently.

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Jul 19th 2015, 12:25 PM

# Backlash

Crackdown on rough sleeping in London hipster hotspots sparks outrage

Rough sleepers could be fined up to €1,360 in some of London’s most sought after boroughs.

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Jun 4th 2015, 4:07 PM

# advert

'Top class' striker wants to play for your team, puts up hilarious flyers

Meet Gary Goals, who claims he can ‘do all types of the goals’. He won’t play between the sticks though.

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Jan 7th 2014, 5:16 PM

# Lonely

Rural hackney licences to be given out for €50

The move was introduced today to help people living in rural areas with problems of isolation.

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Dec 12th 2013, 12:58 PM

# London riots

Police probe: No evidence that Mark Duggan fired at officers

Ballistic tests indicate that a handgun found at the scene of Duggan’s death had NOT been fired.

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Aug 9th 2011, 5:58 PM

# London riots

BlackBerry website hacked by anti-police 'hacktivist' group

BlackBerry’s manufacturer said it would allow police to access BlackBerry Messenger posts – and got hacked in return.

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Aug 9th 2011, 5:34 PM

# London riots

London mayor Johnson brandishes a broom on the streets of the city

The mayor was heckled as he visited the Clapham Junction area. Meanwhile shops and businesses across London have stayed closed or shut early this afternoon.

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Aug 9th 2011, 4:15 PM

# London riots

Cameron cuts holiday short as violence spreads in London and Birmingham

Several buildings are ablaze in the Croydon area, as looting and violent clashes with police continue in parts of east and south London. The violence has also spread to Birmingham city centre.

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Aug 8th 2011, 10:35 PM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Monday

In today’s fix: Obama says ‘yes we cAAAn’, more violence in London, picture emerges of Norway’s killer polar bear, and the man who’s gone back to his desk job, after being president of Somalia…

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Aug 8th 2011, 8:09 PM