Driver dragged from cab and kicked in face in terrifying assault near London Fields
Victim pleaded with assailants to stop attacking him as he lay bleeding on the ground
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Elite wheelchair basketball players to shoot hoops at Hackney Sparrows base
Eight teams to compete in winner takes all tournament on 6 July
Hackney Weekend pop gig made no money for Marshes upkeep admits Council
2012 concert that caused damage to green space was cited as example in debate about money-making events
Wildlife trust makes splash with plans to open up Hackney reservoirs to visitors
Birds could also benefit from scheme to make manmade Victorian lakes more accessible to public
Kill time at death talks: Morbid Anatomy lecture series at Last Tuesday Society
Batty events for those with grave concerns take in such subjects as the Neapolitan cult of the dead and London’s folk medicine
Hooded Gainsborough Primary School pupils leave desks to spraypaint playground wall
Luckily it was part of an official art project or they could have risked detention or worse
Over a decade after Stephen Lawrence inquiry, how has stop and search changed?
Judicial inquiry into 1993 murder condemned disproportionate use of powers. Now experts hear too many young people still feel the law is ‘not for them’
Mother Clucker at the Shacklewell Arms – review
Free range fried chicken wings and thighs bring Southern soul to Hackney
Criminal London: A Sightseer’s Guide to the Capital of Crime – review
Fiendish history of our streets laid bare in criminally good volume
Competition – win tickets to see Circle Mirror Transformation at the Rose Lipman Building in July
Toby Jones stars alongside Imelda Staunton in hotly anticipated Royal Court show
Skin Tight at Park Theatre – preview
Relationship issues are unpacked with explosive intensity in a new show by Epsilon Productions
Artist Nick Sellek’s toy town vistas present scaled down versions of East End streets
Less than bucolic miniature landscapes on show at Darnley Gallery reflect his fascination with gritty urban architecture
Still no automatic right to film or tweet Hackney Council meetings despite new guidelines
Town Hall refuses to amend constitution that bars use of electronic devices but claims to have a ‘relaxed approach’ to bloggers
Hackney Mayor Jules Pipe re-elected as Chair of London Councils
Political leader of borough vows to help protect city’s funding as he begins fourth term as chair of cross-party organisation
Gerry Cottle Jr raises roof with new ‘Cine-Gigs’ series
Is it a concert? Is it a film? Son of famous circus owner tells why his new venture straddles both realms