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Greens challenged over ‘divest now’ claims as officers red-flag risk
Former Labour councillor brandishes Green leaflet demanding £30m divestment at pensions committee
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Council defends scrapping ‘generous’ cap on social care charges
Tower Hamlets charges nothing for home care, despite Hackney’s claim it is falling into line with neighbours
Graphic novel brings Spitalfields-born feminist Mary Wollstonecraft to life
The Talbots draw Mary Wollstonecraft’s messy, radical life in ink
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Sequins, sweat and theatre
Kendo Nagasaki and Sir Peter Blake bring British wrestling to Atom Gallery
Armet Francis’ archive comes to Autograph
Rarely seen images by the photographer, from Windrush portraits to the New Cross Fire protests, are now online
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Veteran actor Greg Hicks climbs Ibsen’s tower at the Arcola
The RSC favourite on ageing, wrestling with God, and why Hilde is no victim
BAFTA-winning artist brings Mayan trickster god to East London
Daniel Kavanagh set to release second short film following a debut that won festival awards in Santa Barbara and Munich
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Curve Garden friendship brings a lost 1963 song to life
Rediscovered while tidying the house after his wife’s death, Justin Lewis's track reached a singer championed by Elton John
Labour accuses Hackney Greens of hypocrisy over party whip
The role carries an extra £6,724.20 allowance, though Greens insist their leadership still saves residents money
Greens reject Labour bid to spare Woodberry Down tenants second move
Council papers show Labour planned double decants on the same estate in 2010
Judge ‘not minded to remove’ Hackney chief executive’s name from injunction in leaseholder contempt case
Both sides are now negotiating to settle the contempt application and disrepair claim
Road changes near you – cycle hangars, parking bays and play streets
Eight traffic orders, 81 changes to Hackney's streets — and three schemes you can still object to
Hackney tops London schools exclusions table as capital’s rate falls
All 50 permanent exclusions came from the borough’s secondary schools, with none from primaries
Golden Boy review – Josh O’Connor sweats through Odets’ Depression-era boxing drama
Stanley Townsend, Daniel Mays and Hayley Squires round out a cast in which the women get little to do
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