The 21 strides Phillips Idowu hopes will take him to Olympic gold
The British triple-jumper is getting closer to Jonathan Edwards’ 16-year-old world record
Read MoreBarbican unveils Olympics arts festival
Programme includes theatre productions starring Juliette Binoche and Cate Blanchett, and major Bauhaus exhibition
Read MoreJulia’s Eyes – review
Until 26 May 2011, Rio Cinema
Read MoreLeona Lewis – interview
With a ‘more uptempo’, ‘darker’ album due out later this year, the superstar singer talks about what’s next
Read MoreBBC Radio 1 announces Olympics music festival in Hackney
Two days, 100,000 people and six stages on Hackney Marshes, 23-24 June 2012
Read MoreBritain’s youngest ‘hitman’ convicted of woman’s murder
Teenage gang member known as Riot was 15 when he killed Gulistan Subasi outside her Hackney home last year
Read MoreSlavery claim women to receive payout from the Metropolitan police
Four awarded total of £20,000 after high court judge rules their allegations were not properly investigated
Read MoreCocknBullKid: Adulthood – review
(Moshi Moshi)
Read MoreRSPB condemns killing of River Lea coots
A bird conservation charity has described the stoning of a nest of a mother bird and her chicks as ‘vile, repugnant and barbaric’
Read MoreMcDonald’s opens farm gates for Olympic borough schools
Hackney school children find out how the food that will feed London 2012 spectators and athletes is reared, grown and harvested – just don’t mention the chickens
Read MoreStoke Newington resident plunges off tower for St Mungo’s homelessness charity fundraiser
Melissa Houghton abseils from London’s tallest abseil-able building, at Guy’s Hospital
Read MoreMacbeth
Thurs 19 – Sat 21 and Thurs 26 – Sat 29 May 2011, St Leonard’s Church Shoreditch
Read MoreHackney Labour councillor defects to Conservatives
In a surprise move, Cllr Linda Kelly joined the Tory benches at last night’s council AGM
Read MoreHackney lawyers fight legal aid cuts
Today, the House of Lords debates The Case for Civil Legal Aid, as local lawyers protest against the Government’s proposed plans to reduce Legal Aid
Read MoreEat right for summer: facts about fats
Stay healthy: which fats to eat, which ones to reduce – and which to avoid
Read MoreLove Like Poison – review
Until 19 May 2011, Rio Cinema
Read MoreLondon Olympics’ ticketing process is peculiar, says Boris Johnson
Mayor comments come amid concerns over applicants being deducted money weeks before finding out what tickets they’ll get
Read MoreHackney writer wins Orwell Blog Prize
Graeme Archer has bagged a prestigious national writing award
Read MoreDalston’s Bradbury Street re-opens
After a period of upheaval, local traders talk about the future of their street
Read MoreWell Street Common May Festival 2011
12noon – 5pm Sunday 22 May 2011, Well Street Common E9
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