The parents of Louise Cattell, a 21-year-old who died in her Hackney flat after using ketamine, are launching a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of the drug.…
It’s easy to imagine Seth ‘Sinner’ Roach – the boxer in Ned Beauman’s debut novel Boxer, Beetle – swaggering along, stopping perhaps for pie and mash, a swig of whiskey or an impromptu fight.…
Princess Beatrice seemed to have gleaned inspiration from her three years studying at one of the UK’s most respected art colleges, as she arrived at the royal wedding Westminster Abbey service wearing a daring hat designed by Irish milliner Philip Treacy.…
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a wedding happening next week. A royal one. When I took to the streets to ask east Londoners how they felt about the upcoming nuptials of Wills and Kate, it was clear a lot of people seemed – how shall I put this –…
Up to 25 shopkeepers on Well Street in Hackney face eviction after refusing to pay significantly increased rents demanded by their landlord. St John Hackney Joint Estates Charities, which owns the buildings on the south side of Well Street, is seeking to double rents in a hike that spells closure…
If you’ve come to the nail salon expecting a bond akin to the one you have with your hairdresser, forget it. You talk only when relaying information about which treatment you want: gel or acrylic, patterned or plain.…
This Valentine’s, people seem to have gotten their knickers in a twist over the Brazilian-waxed, bald-down-there aesthetic (which by the way has been around for a decade or so but is being talked about again because Rachel Johnson – editor of The Lady and sister of London Mayor Boris –…
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A right Royal party: did you plan your big day?
In case you haven’t heard, there’s a wedding happening today. A royal one. When I took to the streets last week to ask east Londoners how they felt about the upcoming nuptials of Wills and Kate, it was clear a lot of people seemed – how shall I put this…
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