Body issues: new lit magazine Funhouse gets corporeal
New short story and illustration publication gets to grips with grotesque human forms for its maiden issue
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‘Calculating thieves’ pretend to check water pressure before making off with possessions
The secret garden: Woodberry Wetlands nature reserve to open after nearly 200 years
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Plans to build on Hackney Marshes get green light
Inquiry finds in favour of new sports pavilion as objections from environmental groups are overruled
The Fantasy of Representation at Beers Contemporary – art review
Some clichéd content is the Achilles heel of an otherwise striking exhibition at Beers Contemporary on representational art
‘Beholden to tycoons’: Diane Abbott accuses fellow Labour London mayoral candidates
Hackney MP condemns rival contenders for accepting donations from property developers
Hamlet – stage review: 'ambitious, visually lavish and perfectly-pitched'
Benedict Cumberbatch delights as the indecisive Prince of Denmark, but a stunning set is the real star of the Barbican’s production
Million pound price tag slapped on ‘affordable’ shared ownership flat
‘Stylish’ housing association property in Hackney requires buyers to have income of at least £77,000 pa
Complaints relating to prostitution in Hackney up 70 per cent
Police report a significant rise in residents’ complaints about anti-social behaviour linked to sex work
Bakkhai – stage review: Greek tragedy's modern makeover
Ben Whishaw impresses as a Greek god in Anne Carson’s slick adaptation of The Bacchae by Euripides
Earmark apprenticeships for young people in care, Barnardo’s urges
Hackney highlighted as an area of concern as charity calls for jobs to be set aside for care leavers
Bailiffs come knocking for 1,000 residents to recover council tax
Report finds that thousands in Hackney can’t afford council tax payments
London Feminist Film Festival gets underway
A packed programme of films about subjects ranging from a Cuban drummer to Judaism starts tonight at the Rio cinema