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Tackling homelessness is key to eradicating TB
NHS struggles to treat with patients with no fixed abode who have tested positive, says Homerton Hospital
Read MoreQuince essentials: the local story of an exotic fruit
From Ancient Greece to the present day, quince is the versatile staple of many a kitchen
Read MoreWhy tutoring is not just for posh kids
The private tuition business is growing, but is it diversifying too? One tutor offers a unique perspective on the industry
Read MoreBishopsgate Goodsyard: Hackney and Tower Hamlets mayors in joint bid to halt scheme
Jules Pipe and John Biggs to make case against construction of ‘massive tower blocks’ at public debate
Read MorePrefab sprouts: entire home to be dropped onto London Fields building
Similar projects could provide solution to social housing woes
Read MoreMarks and Spencer seeks to move into controversial Stoke Newington site
Campaigners question whether ‘another expensive food store adds anything to the mix’, as offer put in on Wilmer Place site
Read MoreHackney animal rights campaigner Maria Dickin honoured with blue plaque
English Heritage recognises ‘animal NHS’ founder, who was born on Cassland Road
Read MoreLondon Sex Worker Film Festival seeks to challenge 'whorephobic' society
Films about sex work and related issues such as migration, race, gender and violence to be screened this weekend at the Rio Cinema
Read MoreLondon Sex Worker Film Festival seeks to challenge ‘whorephobic’ society
Films about sex work and related issues such as migration, race, gender and violence to be screened this weekend at the Rio Cinema
Read MoreEveryone in Hackney can help tackle climate change, divestment experts urge
The borough’s investment in fossil fuels through its pension fund and the environmental implications were subjects of the Hackney Divestment Debate
Read MoreResident sues ‘callous’ Hackney Council to prevent playground eclipse
Call for Hackney Mayor Jules Pipe to enforce historical agreement protecting Colvestone Primary School’s access to light
Read MoreTo treat naked artist Poppy Jackson as a joke is to dismiss something powerful
Straddling the roof of Toynbee Hall, Jackson’s performance at Spill festival was a daring piece of experimental art. So why did most media reports reduce it to the lowest common denominator?
Read MoreLondon Fields residents clash over car-cutting measures
Rival petitions launched after council announces plans to block off roads to through-traffic
Read MoreDying prisoner Sabri Karatas granted compassionate release
Sabri Karatas’s brother criticises Ministry of Justice for delay in decision
Read MoreSadness over closure of Bliss Café as gentri-fried breakfasts order of the day
Regulars express sadness over the closure of Dalston Lane’s ‘haven for old timers’ after 15 years of trading
Read MoreFamily of prisoner dying in Hackney hospice beg for his release
‘He might be a criminal but he is still a human,’ says brother of Sabri Karatas who has days left to live
Read MoreMayor 'deeply shocked' at plans to close the Cass
Petition gathers momentum against relocating art school, described as the ‘Aldgate Bauhaus’, out of East London
Read MoreMayor ‘deeply shocked’ at plans to close the Cass
Petition gathers momentum against relocating art school, described as the ‘Aldgate Bauhaus’, out of East London
Read MoreCancellation of witchcraft play is 'akin to censorship'
Girls’ school pulls plug on touring play citing explicit references to child abuse
Read MoreCancellation of witchcraft play is ‘akin to censorship’
Girls’ school pulls plug on touring play citing explicit references to child abuse
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