Dalston has been lacking investment in recent years but a new regeneration scheme promises change.

A new army information centre has opened in Hackney, but not everyone has made them welcome.

Dame Anna Hassan, honoured for her services to education by the Queen retires this month.

Hackney observes the bicentenary of the abolition of the slave trade in its own special way.

Great Britain's Judo team hope to win gold in the 2012 London Olympics after disappointment in Beijing.

2009 is International Polar year. A team of scientists have sent a submarine under the arctic ice

Teachers in primary schools are threatening to boycott SATs exams in Y2+Y6. The NUT wants them scrapped.

Adverts for abortion clinics are to be shown on TV at prime time. This has caused mixed reactions.