Max Hoehn is ambitious. His latest project is to radically transform Alexander Pushkin’s The Queen of Spades and bring it to the Arcola theatre in Hackney.

With public opinion of journalists at its nadir following the News of the World phone hacking saga, the era of honest hard-hitting journalism seems to be over. That may be the case for the United Kingdom, but across the globe, journalists are still challenging their governments, campaigning for human rights and risking their careers and [...]

Ahead of the release of record label Hessle Audio’s compilation CD on

A group of Goldsmiths College students visited one of the most hostile places on Earth: Hebron in the West Bank. This is what they saw.

Two men have died in a fire in Shadwell that took place last night. The men, thought to be aged around 20 and 40, were pronounced dead after being found at a maisonette in Chapman Street.

Legendary hip hop star Snoop Dogg will play his only UK festival show this summer, by headlining the Lovebox weekender event in July. The rapper will reunite with his crew Tha Dogg Pound, which includes Warren G, Kurupt and Daz Dillinger, to perform his debut album Doggystyle, at the three-day festival, from July 15- July [...]

A 14-year-old girl has died a week after she was knocked down by a hit-and-run driver in Croydon.

A charity that provides services for young people in Tower Hamlets has won £25,000 for its outstanding contribution to improving healthcare.

Up to 150 mental health jobs are to be axed by next month as the government continues to implement NHS efficient savings. The cuts, which will affect areas in South London, including Lewisham and Croydon, are part of 3,230 jobs across the capital which will be terminated.

Barts and the London NHS Trust is to scrap more than 600 jobs over the next two years as it attempts to reach government efficiency targets.