In pictures: Tower blocks demolished

Two tower blocks have been blown up in spectacular fashion in the east London borough of Hackney.

The two blocks, Sutherland and Embley, were on the Nightingale Estate in Hackney

One of the 22-storey towers collapses as demolition charges are set off

The buildings are making way for 64 housing association homes

As one tower collapses, charges are set off in the second block

The tower blocks are reduced to rubble, clearing the way for new homes to be built