Set in a future East London, Maximón follows a Guatemalan immigrant and artist, Ixchel, who is visited by the Mayan god of mischief. Kavanagh’s first short film, All is Calm, received awards including ...

Seven community organisations have been given £1,500 each to run repair cafés in Hackney between now and Christmas, the council has announced. The grants, worth £10,500 in total, will pay for free ...

Julia Pascal is a British playwright, director and scholar. Growing up in Blackpool and Manchester, she trained as an actor and worked as a journalist before becoming a playwright and theatre director ...

Hackney Council will be under a legal duty to keep its tenants’ homes cool by the end of this year, as City Hall publishes evidence that around a million London homes may already be at high risk of ...

On 22 September 1999, Scottish painter and decorator Harry Stanley stopped off for a lemonade on his way home at his local Hackney pub, The Alexandria (now The Lauriston). He put a plastic bag on the ...

Deputy prime minister David Lammy has come out against plans for a 24-hour adult gaming centre on Blackstock Road, in the latest twist in a fight that has united residents on the Hackney–Islington ...

The racist murder of Altab Ali in May 1978 is widely recognised as a turning point for the Bengali community in East London. His killing galvanised a generation of activists and united a community ...

Under-fire academy chain Mossbourne Federation is facing further criticism after outlining its response to a scathing safeguarding review. Education expert Sir Alan Wood’s report, published last ...

The Mayor of London has confirmed the Metropolitan Police Service is will trial the use of handheld facial recognition devices following questioning by Zoë Garbett. Sadiq Khan confirmed this week that ...

Transport for London (TfL) is “lacking depth and nuance” when it comes to engaging with the needs of disabled people travelling around the capital, a damning City Hall report has concluded. The London ...

Meet the residents of Pemberton Place - where the period homes are large, tasteful and expensive. Max Anderson and his wife Karolina have just moved into a rented house with their two small children ...

A record 206 e-bike and e-scooter fires were recorded in London in 2025, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) can reveal. Two Londoners lost their lives in tragic blazes, taking the total ...