Channel 4 video: a local filmmaker talks to two members of a gang about possible reasons for the riot and their relationship with the police
The Hackney author discusses his second novel, which readers have greeted with acclaim
A new eatery in London Fields leads the way in health-giving, sustainable, ethical food
Kids are coming back to sport as Olympics organisers target couch potato youngsters with enticing outdoor events aimed at reversing negative associations with regimented PE lessons
Half the borough’s children live in poverty. Missing, too, are the summer courses that kept minds and hands busy
“These teenagers have got nothing better to do… they think that they’re well hard”
London’s Tory Mayor has said that the riots’ “background field of causation” is “very, very, various.”
Hackney Citizens’ Advice Bureau offers information to local residents on what to do
What were the reasons for this week’s violent disturbances in the borough?
