Yanis Varoufakis speaks truth to power at Clapton economics talk
Former Greek finance minister was high-profile name at Round Chapel event to get ‘ordinary people’ interested in philosophy, politics and economics
Read MoreOscar win for Hackney director Asif Kapadia
Amy Winehouse documentary completes clean sweep of major awards with Academy Award win
Read MoreIn Stormy Nights, Dream Maps, review: 'an ambitious first record'
Inspired by the transmissions of a mysterious Russian radio station, In Stormy Nights is the enigmatic debut album by Dream Maps
Read MoreCouncil incompetence left up to 1,300 voters unable to vote in General Election, damning report finds
Voters left off electoral register due to bureaucratic bungling as new system rolled out
Read More'If it's weird and wonderful we'll play it' – Cave Club comes to Hackney Central
Moth Club is the new home of a legendary psychedelic club night run by Rhys Webb of the Horrors
Read MoreDigs campaign slams ‘discrimination’ against renters on housing benefit
‘No DSS’ policy affects disabled and low income workers
Read MoreRow breaks out on Twitter after police ‘blame’ injured cyclist for #NoHelmet
Police tweeted #NoHelmet after an elderly man was knocked off his bike by a van
Read MorePlane Stupid runway activists spared jail
All 13 climate change protesters found guilty of aggrevated trespass handed suspended sentences
Read MoreCould ‘fat activism’ hold the solution to the obesity crisis?
There’s more to this social movement than loving your body and feeling good, says author and fat activist Charlotte Cooper
Read MoreCould 'fat activism' hold the solution to the obesity crisis?
There’s more to this social movement than loving your body and feeling good, says author and fat activist Charlotte Cooper
Read MoreHackney Community College to merge with Tower Hamlets College amid budget squeeze
Public asked to suggest a new name for colleges’ governance structure
Read MoreUchi, review, Clapton: ‘ It truly felt like a neighbourhood restaurant’
Clarence Road is the centre of a discreet boom in Japanese cuisine, with home-style café Uchi the latest to open its doors
Read MoreUchi, review, Clapton: ' It truly felt like a neighbourhood restaurant'
Clarence Road is the centre of a discreet boom in Japanese cuisine, with home-style café Uchi the latest to open its doors
Read MoreA Steady Rain, Arcola – review: two cops in an 'armpit of a place’
American police drama by Mad Men and House of Cards writer Keith Huff is compelling but plot veers too close to cliché
Read MoreYield N16 review: ‘a good option for midweek indulgence’
A natural wine shop, charcuterie and bar on Newington Green is discerning when it comes to the provenance of its products
Read MoreYield N16 review: 'a good option for midweek indulgence'
A natural wine shop, charcuterie and bar on Newington Green is discerning when it comes to the provenance of its products
Read MoreOrthodox Jewish schools slammed for ‘narrow views of role of women in society’
Ofsted finds multiple failings at two independent religious schools in Stamford Hill
Read MoreHow London’s terror attacks inspired novel No More Heroes
Hackney-born author Stephen Thompson talks about his latest novel, set in the immediate aftermath of the 7/7 bombings
Read MoreHow London's terror attacks inspired novel No More Heroes
Hackney-born author Stephen Thompson talks about his latest novel, set in the immediate aftermath of the 7/7 bombings
Read MoreJulia Holter, Oval Space, live review: 'not pigeon-holed by expectations'
The enigmatic Californian was in East London this week for an electrifying live show
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