Sound systems and struggle: community spirit in east London – in pictures
After getting to know the domino-playing locals in Gillett Square, Roland Ramanan began photographing their world of music, romance and hardship
July 2024
Nine-year-old shot in Hackney may never again ‘speak or move properly’
Police renew appeal for information on motorcyclist who fired into restaurant where girl was having family meal out
June 2024
Path to power
‘Such disrespect’: Diane Abbott row looms over race for Hackney North seat
Though veteran MP is standing again for Labour, drawn-out dispute has left many black voters despondent
May 2024
I want to be an MP for as long as possible, Diane Abbott tells supporters
‘I feel sick’: fury in Diane Abbott’s constituency at treatment of their MP
March 2024
Diane Abbott thanks supporters at anti-racism rally in east London
The Rake’s Progress review – stylisation tips towards surrealism in ETO’s staging of Stravinsky parable
December 2023
Closure of primary school in Hackney highlights struggle of London families
Residents ‘absolutely fuming’ about council’s decision to shut Colvestone primary and transfer its pupils
November 2023
‘It was a case study for what not to do’: the regeneration project that became a £100m luxury ghost town
The plan was to take old railway arches in a run-down area of east London and turn them into a high-end fashion hub. Instead, Hackney Walk ended up deserted. What went so disastrously wrong?
October 2023
Delightful result of Hackney’s street tree compromise – and Sheffield’s sorry saga
Letters: The London borough let residents decide on a tree-by-tree basis, writes Mary Julian, while Jenny Hockey recommends a film on the tree battle in South Yorkshire
May 2023
Judi Love review – solo tour crowns funny girl done good
You’d expect bawdy lines delivered with deadpan frankness from the rising TV star, but injections of knockabout physicality raise her stage showpiece to higher joy
March 2023
Damp, dirt, decay: is the mould in this east London housing block the UK’s worst?
Man in critical condition after incident at Hackney station
January 2023
Tenant with incurable lung disease ‘caused by mould’ to sue Hackney council
Max, 38, goes to court over chronic sarcoidosis that damp conditions in his flat put him at “extra risk of lung complications”, according to doctors
December 2022
Mother Goose review – a feather in Hackney Empire’s cap
Clive Rowe gives a masterly performance as he shapes the high jinks while wearing fabulous frocks in infectiously funny panto
August 2022
Fundraiser for east London gay bar hits £100,000 target after surge in donations
Friends of the Joiners Arms intend to create the UK’s first community-run LGBTQ+ venue to replace pub on Hackney Road
July 2022
Other lives
John Small obituary
Amazon: e-cargo bikes to replace thousands of van deliveries in London
June 2022
Child Q: four Met police officers facing investigation over strip-search
Four officers served with gross misconduct notices after black schoolgirl searched without another adult present
April 2022
Met police urged to admit racism after strip-search of black girl in Hackney
London council chief says treatment of 15-year-old at school shows institutional racism in force still exists
