Manhunt launched as baby boy dies and girl critically injured in Hackney
Tragic incident took place on Wilberforce Road near Finsbury Park
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Nightingale residents force council to act on ‘dangerous’ parking
Town Hall finally ramps up enforcement following complaints that cars blocking emergency access to estate are ‘putting lives at risk’
Rough sleepers’ charity denies informing on EU nationals to Home Office
Thames Reach slams reports as ‘misleading and factually incorrect’ and says it has not helped detain anyone in Hackney
Black Hackney councillors at women’s day event asked ‘are you cleaners?’
Councillors Sophie Conway, Carole Williams and Sade Etti say incident highlights issues around perceptions of black women – but do not want guard to lose job
Artist behind ‘beware of Jews’ signs in Stamford Hill apologises
Franck Allais says sign reported to police as a hate crime was not intended as an antisemitic statement
Martello Hall, Hackney Central, restaurant review
The atmosphere may not fit Mare Street like a glove, but the Italian-meets-Mediterranean food on the menu is undeniably superb
A Process Revealed, book review: Stadt and deliver
Timber-framed behemoth Stadthaus on Murray Grove is the subject of A Process Revealed, which demystifies the apartment block’s architectural approach
Citadel Festival: Victoria Park shindig takes shape with Michael Kiwanuka, Bonobo, Laura Marling and more
Music and arts festival announces programme of acts and events to be staged alongside headliners Foals on Sunday 16 July
Owners of controversial LD50 gallery told to ‘vacate premises’, claim campaigners
Shutdown LD50! declares victory in blog post but gallery boss Lucia Diego dismisses claims as ‘false information’
Dalston’s Hackney Pirates put on a show at the Rio
Literacy charity premieres film made by children at red carpet bash
Two choices for Haggerston Baths’ future – but pool hopes vanish down plughole
Mayor urges residents to get involved in new consultation before final decision is made
Hackney law centre ‘thrilled’ by Lady Fraser donation
Author gifts £500 to legal charity in memory of her late husband, local-born playwright Harold Pinter
Jailed: retired Stoke Newington vicar who abused choirboy
Cyril Ashton Rowe sentenced to four years in prison for crimes committed in 1970s and 1980s
‘Small wins give us confidence’, say business rates campaigners
Mayor welcomes budget measures but local trader says government is still ‘punishing’ small businesses
Hackney Showroom announces JOY & DISSENT: A festival of cultural activism from 27 March – 9 April
To celebrate their 2nd birthday, creative and cultural space Hackney Showroom has put together an outstanding programme of cutting edge new performance, bringing together 20 new shows & 80 artists
Three sheets to the wind: we take a wine-centric look at a trio of new local eateries
Quaffs were taken at Whitechapel Refectory (the cafe located inside the Whitechapel Gallery) as well as Newcomer Wines and Furanxo, both on Dalston Lane