Police are appealing for assistance to trace a woman who has gone missing from the Homerton Hospital, Homerton Row, E9. Danika Thomas, 23, was last seen leaving the hospital at about 18:40 hours on Thursday 18 September 2011. She is described as black and was wearing a green pullover/ jumper, brown tracksuit and a brown [...]

    The fashion designer whose studio is based in Hackney, wowed them again at  London Fashion Week, when he showed his summer 2012 collection a week ago. Fast,  a Canadian who graduated from Central St. Martins, is known for his exciting and innovative use of yarns of  wool, linen, silk and cotton in his [...]

I have not got a bad word to say about Tom Hardy, one of our most promising and talented young actors. He changes not just his persona but also his physical form to suit his roles. Hardy was amazing as the fruit loop convict in ‘Bronson’ and practically stole the show, acting wise at least, [...]

Youth worker Emeka Egbuonu’s book has much to teach policymakers following the riots, writes Rachel Williams

  When you think of the 1970s which images pop into your head?  Glittery disco balls or flared trousers and tank tops, perhaps? There is a flipside to such rose-tinted recollections as the Seventies were also a time of drab brown interiors, too-tight suits and poorly chosen hair-cuts. All these latter items pop up in [...]

Allow 5 hours for this food-lover’s hike across Hackney