Doormat ‘privacy breach’: Hackney Council under fire over housing benefit messages
Town Hall is publically identifying claimants, critic says
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Hackney Police Station latest: squatters could be evicted tomorrow after judge rejects defence
‘We are homeless and have nowhere else to go,’ say those occupying building earmarked for free school
Hackney Labour win big at election and top Euro poll as Greens criticise ‘antiquated’ system
Jules Pipe declines to rule out standing yet again after winning fourth term as Mayor of Hackney
Election 2014: All the results live and as they are announced at the Britannia Leisure Centre
Live coverage from the Hackney vote count
Eclectic mix of contemporary art on display at Shoreditch gallery
Moving nudes and serene landscapes are among the works on display at Cock ‘n’ Bull gallery’s latest show
Is this the future of Hackney’s iconic Rose Lipman Building?
Artist pens plans for new development on site where demolition is ‘only a matter of time’
Macaulay Culkin plays gig at new Clapton pizza delivery shop
Home Alone star plays set with his comedy band The Pizza Underground at the launch of a new pizza joint in Clapton
Win cinema tickets to see Thief at the Barbican
Five pairs of tickets are up for grabs to see Michael Mann’s 1981 thriller
The Trial of the Jew Shylock – review
Adaptation of The Merchant of Venice at the Rosemary Branch theatre explores the complexity and humanity behind one of Shakespeare’s most controversial characters
Watch highlights from the Hackney Citizen’s Great Mayoral Debate 2014
Candidates and their representatives answered questions from the public at event at Arcola Theatre
‘Hidden’ wildlife havens of Stoke Newington and Walthamstow revealed
London Wildlife Trust plans to open up manmade lakes to more people
Tower Theatre Company on hunt for new permanent base in Hackney
Thespian collective searches for venue to bring end to 11 years without home
George Orwell's East London footsteps
George Orwell spent a few months early in his career living rough in East London. Sixty-five years after the publication of his masterpiece 1984, the East End Review revisits the streets that influenced his writing to see what – if anything – has changed
Ban glyphosate, environmentalists tell Hackney Council at campaign launch
Former Friends of the Earth chief is among those pushing for herbicides issue to be on political agenda
Leaflet watch: Just how accurate is Clissold Liberal Democrats’ ‘others can’t win’ claim?
Labour and Greens question veracity of graph even Lib Dem organiser Ben Mathis seems apologetic about
Get ready to vote on 22 May says Hackney resident Jenny Watson, Electoral Commission chair
Make sure you know how and where to vote says election chief