Britain’s youngest ‘hitman’ convicted of woman’s murder
Teenage gang member known as Riot was 15 when he killed Gulistan Subasi outside her Hackney home last year
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London Olympics’ ticketing process is peculiar, says Boris Johnson
Mayor comments come amid concerns over applicants being deducted money weeks before finding out what tickets they’ll get
London Living Wage: a message from the Mayor
Boris Johnson and Ken Livingstone are both trying to claim ownership of the London Living Wage campaign
Health agency issues Olympics emergency warning
Health Protection Agency says upheaval caused by its abolition could pose ‘extreme risks’ during Olympic Games
Yes, but is it drawing? London 2011 Biennial Fundraiser
The best works auctioned at east London’s Drawing Room, by Turner prizewinners and younger artists alike, are self-regarding, silly, and muse on the nature of drawing itself
2012 Olympic tickets in high demand
Organisers say fears over the ticketing process have not been borne out
Olympic Park: name that neighbourhood
A competition for the public to name the five neighbourhoods planned for the Olympic Park after the Games provides an exacting challenge
Gang members jailed for life over teenage girl’s murder
Two men found guilty of killing innocent schoolgirl in pizza shop revenge attack that went wrong
Second arrest in Olympic staff explosives case
Arrest of man in Wales follows swoop near London 2012 site on dog handler understood to work for G4S security
Olympic 2012 site in London sees security guard arrested for explosives
40-year-old dog handler held after vehicle searched in a car park off Pudding Mill Lane
Budget night in Hackney
There was a ritual element to last night’s budget-setting in one of London’s stroppiest boroughs. The real politics of cuts have yet to start
Olympic velodrome opens on time, on budget and is ‘best in the world’
Chris Hoy tips world records as velodrome is first venue in Olympic Park to open – though concerns linger over the others
Ten Mossbourne academy students win Cambridge University offers
Former Ofsted inspector praises ‘spectacular breakthrough’ at Mossbourne academy in Hackney, one of poorest parts of UK
The East End’s Olympic hopes are being dashed
The local population were promised jobs and a starring role. Now it seems many may barely feel touched by the games
Gilbert & George collect sex workers’ cards for latest works
Artists’ exhibition revisits ‘postcard art’ of their early careers
Operation Trident cuts threat provokes backlash
Victims of crime and MPs have voiced concern over plans to cut unit investigating violent crime within the black community