Junior doctors strike for third time over new contracts
Medics at Homerton Hospital come out in force as 5,000 operations cancelled across England
Read MorePolice issue urgent appeal to trace missing 84 year-old Raymond Pearce
‘It is crucial that he is located as a priority’, say police
Read MoreMary Wollstonecraft statue on Newington Green could receive government backing
Department for Education has ‘expressed an interest’ in providing official support for the campaign
Read MoreSkinning Out to Sea book review – Naval gazing
As a teenager, Mick Hugo swapped the dry land of East London for a life in the merchant navy. Now more than 50 years later, the Hoxton man has written a fascinating account of his seafaring days
Read MoreJustice campaigners seek answers on police spy
Undercover Policing Inquiry to investigate alleged infiltration and reporting on justice groups
Read MoreUrswick School pupils rise to Bake Off challenge
The event was hosted at The Urswick School and judges included celebrity chef Jack Monroe
Read MoreBishopsgate Goodsyard decision delayed amid ‘overshadowing’ concerns
Report into how much sunlight the development would block out ‘misleading’, says independent expert
Read MoreMary Seacole brought to the stage at the Rosemary Branch
Theatre marks 20th anniversary with play about pioneering Jamaican nurse, starring its artistic director and former Rolling Stones collaborator Cleo Sylvestre
Read MoreHackney Cypriot Association calls for refugee help
The Hackney Cypriot Association is on a mission to provide aid to the thousands of people living in Greece’s vast transit camps
Read MorePillow cinema team’s £45k bid to restore derelict Castle picturehouse
The team behind London pop-up cinema events has launched a £45,000 appeal to reopen the derelict cinema on Chatsworth Road
Read MoreFlorence and the Machine live review – 'exuberance and theatricality'
Florence and the Machine played an acoustic set at St John at Hackney Church last month in aid of War Child
Read MoreManufacturing discontent: where has all the industrial space gone?
A growing population and the housing crisis are creating a shortage of industrial land
Read MoreStik draws cash to help credit homeless Hackney residents
Residents of St Mungo’s hostel in Mare Street can now earn ‘credits’ by volunteering in the community
Read MoreTitbits – DSS discrimination by landlords, democratic deficits and DripApp
How to lance the boil of Homerton-style prejudice and pre-pay for coffees with monthly price plans
Read MoreLeader – Foster care sex child abuse scandal demands policy review
Rape and sexual assault of five girls by foster carer could have been prevented
Read MoreNSPCC criticises police over Hackney foster care child sex abuse
Children’s charity weighs in as pressure mounts for police review
Read MoreHackney passes budget amid protests against cuts to services
One protester said: ‘You should be ashamed of yourselves!’
Read MoreMeg Hillier MP condemns ‘onslaught’ against housing benefit renters after Digs protest
Calls it ‘almost impossible’ to rent thanks to private landlords and benefit cap
Read MoreCommunal gardens come into bloom
The Nomadic Community Gardens social enterprise transforms disused land into something for everyone
Read MoreWhy birdwatching is the new favourite pastime for East Londoners
Long considered the preserve of the uncool, birdwatching is fast gaining in popularity among city dwellers
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