Hackney mayor admits she cannot stop eviction of autistic boy’s family
Greens concede they cannot halt eviction they once tried to block
Analysis
‘What date did Hamas attack Israel?’ – inside the council’s 7 October blunder
Internal messages reveal officers had moved the closing date forward from the end of October
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Food
Still kings of the wing - Seouls of Mischief at the Adam and Eve
The Korean-Mexican fusion team behind Mexican Seoul adds burgers to the menu at a Homerton boozer
Stage
Szpilman’s Holocaust survival story finds its voice in song
Thom Southerland’s London premiere weaves compositions into a story of survival in Warsaw
art
“A tree is never only a tree”: Arborealists bring Christmas show to Hackney Road
Free exhibition at the Batsford Gallery traces the Christmas tree back to an instinct its curator says is older than any religion
Books
Hackney pupils add their tales to 1.5-metre travelling book
Around 300 children joined Ministry of Stories workshops on Kingsland Road for a national project
Music
Met Police fail in bid to block taxi disco outside Hackney Wick station
Organiser admitted holding earlier events without the required notice, but councillors let this one go ahead
