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Family 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
Read MoreOffice politics: Town Hall to raise cash by renting out Keltan House
Mare Street building could be turned into bar as ‘continued austerity measures’ pushes council into leasing assets
Read MoreColvestone Primary School: developers deny daylight report is ‘misleading’
Independent report raises overshadowing concerns for nursery playground but developers insist tests were thorough
Read MoreTheatre’s green dream boosted by cash for carbon-neutral heating
Dalston’s Arcola Theatre has won £12,500 funding to install a new heating system after hundreds voted for the proposal online
Read More'Time has come' for a Hitchcock museum in Leytonstone
Moves are afoot to find a permanent site in East London to celebrate the ‘master of suspense’
Read More‘Time has come’ for a Hitchcock museum in Leytonstone
Moves are afoot to find a permanent site in East London to celebrate the ‘master of suspense’
Read MoreFamilies face monthly rent shortfall of £783 after benefit freeze, warns charity
Shelter report warns of Hackney ‘blackspot’ over government plans to freeze housing benefit until 2020
Read MoreHomerton stabbing: man charged with murder of Jerome Scott
Hackney teenager Chevaughn Chin appears in court today charged with murder
Read MoreMan dies hours after being pulled out of River Lea
A passer-by alerted emergency services after spotting a pile of clothes and a bike on the towpath yesterday morning
Read MoreFurther Education feels the squeeze as government pushes apprenticeships
Arts courses and ‘soft courses’ at risk as adult skills budget dealt another blow
Read MoreStoke Newington baker wins gold prize for ‘practically perfect’ baguette
Judges at the Tiptree World Bread Awards praised the owner of Spence Bakery for her ‘great crumb structure’
Read MoreMan charged with attempted murder after detective shot in Haggerston
The police officer was shot in the shoulder during an undercover firearms operation
Read MoreTeenager arrested after man stabbed to death in Homerton
An 18-year-old man was arrested at the scene and remains in custody
Read MoreHaggerston shooting: man held as police officer recovers in hospital
Met Commissioner praises bravery of officer shot in the shoulder during undercover operation on Scriven Street
Read MoreMudern art: tonne of soil from Hackney Marshes transported to Tate
East Marsh topsoil used to fill planters in Abraham Cruzvillegas’ exhibition Empty Lot on now in the Turbine Hall
Read MoreGoing stir crazy with absinthe friends
Food historian looks at the history of tonics and digestifs – for medicinal purposes, of course
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