Drowning of teenager Jack Susianta who fled police was accident, inquest rules
Police reject criticism they seemed ‘hesitant’ to help as teenager disappeared in river Lea
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Miscarriage of justice victim Sam Hallam takes compensation battle to Supreme Court
Legal fight taken to highest court in the land as Court of Appeal dismisses Sam Hallam’s compensation claim for the seven years he spent in prison
Junior doctors descend on Hackney Town Hall during second day of strike
‘We’re here at the Town Hall because we really want this to be heard by the public,’ said one protester
Dalston to hold wicker man blaze to herald start of summer
Foraging group to stage ‘May Fest’ in Abbot Street car park this Saturday
Feral – Ulli Mattsson review: 'urging new water through old riverbeds'
Laplander Ulli Mattsson has penned an elegiac musical tribute to her homeland
Campaigners stage protests against ‘damaging’ Housing Bill
Activists held vigil outside Town Hall before marching on Westminster in a weekend of protest
No refugees from Syria have been provided sanctuary by Hackney Council
The first Syrian refugee has yet to be resettled in Hackney, despite Mayor Jules Pipe last year saying the council wanted to ‘stand up and help’
Homerton medics show solidarity with junior doctors as strike begins
Consultants to cover emergency care as junior doctors slam government’s ‘unbelievable, disrespectful and aggressive’ stance over contracts
Police detective sacked over botched Mark Duggan gun investigation
Pistol-whipping committed by Kevin Hutchinson-Foster was not properly investigated by Met detective, police watchdog finds
Woman to be sentenced for plotting ISIS-style execution of her husband
Nurten Taycur offered undercover police officer £5,000 to murder Ercan Akan by slashing his throat
Sir David Attenborough to open Woodberry Wetlands
Acclaimed documentary maker to launch London Wildlife Trust’s new flagship nature reserve
In a Land of Paper Gods author on ‘naughty children who disappeared from history’
Rebecca Mackenzie talks about writing her debut novel, synchronicity and growing up in an evangelical environment
Diane Abbott faces £6,500 fine and possible prosecution for missing charity records
Hackney MP’s education foundation three months overdue in filing its annual return and accounts
Health campaigners urge Homerton Hospital not to privatise pathology laboratory
Future of ‘excellent’ pathology laboratory in doubt as hospital confirms it is considering ‘all options’
Lobster Bar, Hackney Central, review: sensational crustaceans
Specialising in seafood, Lobster Bar is broadening the scope of Hackney Central’s ever burgeoning restaurant scene
Crossing the divide – Spitalfields to see crowdfunded adaptation of Malorie Blackman classic
An extraordinary tale of social exclusion, terrorism and oppression, Noughts and Crosses has now been adapted for the stage. Its director Cheryl Walker talks about black representation and why her performers are “not just actors”