The first International Anti-Street Harassment Week began yesterday. Running from March 18-24, volunteers in countries from Britain and America, to Egypt and India, will raise awareness and encourage people to share their experiences. Street harassment varies in character. It may be wolf-whistling, sexual comments, following, and even grabbing. Any behaviour directed towards a person in [...]

Seventy arrests have been made in Hackney as part of a London-wide crackdown on licensing breaches, anti-social behaviour and drug offences. Operation Condor was launched on Friday, mobilizing 247 Hackney and Metropolitan police officers across the borough. Arrests were made for offences including drug possession, taxi touting, pickpocketing, fighting, and persistent begging.

Five men have been treated for gunshot wounds, believed to have been sustained during a shooting in Homerton, Hackney.

  At 6am on Sunday February 19, a man was shot by Metropolitan Police officers on Stanstead Road, Forest Hill. Officers arrived at Elsinore Road following reports from members of the public that a man was attempting to break into a vehicle.

Fine Art students from Goldsmiths College, University of London, have created a series of exhibitions based on commonalities in the work of student artists.

Boris Bikes will move into Tower Hamlets and Hackney on March 8 as part of Transport for London’s expansion of the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme.

Hackney actor Adam Deacon, 28, was pronounced Orange Wednesdays Rising Star at last night’s BAFTA awards ceremony. In his acceptance speech Deacon said: “It’s not just a win for me, it’s a win for the underdog, and it’s a win for any young person out there that’s got a dream to better themselves.”

Slip down a side alley off Tower Hamlet’s Bishopgate and you’ll find yourself outside a brightly lit, ’80s themed brunch cafe. Enter, casually, and approach the counter. When asked for your order simply state: “I’m here to see the Mayor.” If all goes to plan, you will be directed to the door of a white [...]

Discount booze and value-brand beans are common sights in student abodes, and in the aftermath of the festive season budgets are tighter than ever. But it doesn’t have to be that way, as Rachael Healy finds out.

Emma West, the woman charged with a racially aggravated public offence order following an alleged tram rant, appeared at Croydon Magistrates Court this morning. West, who was captured on a video then viewed by over 11 million on YouTube, was granted unconditional bail until her case is heard at Crown Court on February 17.