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Smoke and Ashes by Amitav Ghosh review: How the word hipster was coined — and the world hooked on opium

In Hackney, the London borough where I live, “hipster” is an essential bit of anthropological vocabulary. For they are everywhere, and come in various subclassifications. But where does this term-of-art, associated closely with East London and the trendier bits of many cities, actually come from? The poppy fields of India,…

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Acclaimed pianist Lang Lang's east London school lessons to expand nationwide

The scheme at Winns Primary School in Walthamstow was hailed a success

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Man in his 30s found dead after house fire in east London

Most of the ground floor of a semi-detached house was damaged and the man was pronounced dead at the scene

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Council U-turns on controversial West Ham lease of east London playing fields

An amateur club feared being made homeless over a decision to give lease of the fields to West Ham

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What do your trainers really say about you? From the East London Etonians to the Mayfair gallery girls

The trainer tribes have never been more divided in 2024, but do your sneakers say Primrose Hill or The Blue Posts? Joe Bromley has your guide

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Striking east London healthcare workers to stage rally in row over pay

Unite union says 'Grinch' will hand Christmas card addressed to Health Secretary over 'Scrooge' pay

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London mayor rejects plans to build Las Vegas-stye Sphere venue in Stratford

Sadiq Khan has vetoed plans for a Sphere venue in East London after studies showed it would have an unacceptable negative impact on local residents

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‘They want to give our pitch to boys’: girls’ football team fight to take up space

East London’s Vicky Park Rangers under-13s are mounting a legal challenge after being turfed out

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May trial set for Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary accused of terror offences

The 56-year-old from east London has been charged with directing a terrorist organisation

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UK’s Brightest Students Opt For US Ivy League Scholarships Over High Tuition Fees

Two East London students choose MIT's fully funded scholarship of £250,000 over Oxford and Cambridge

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J Hus: Beautiful and Brutal Yard review – still Britain’s most adaptable, charismatic MC

Back after three years away, the east Londoner is polarised between feelgood summer tracks and bleak reportage – but he makes it all cohere, despite some terrible sex puns

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Horror crash between £187,000 Lamborghini supercar and Royal Mail van leaves six injured

Emergency services raced to the collision in Beckton, East London, and took six people to hospital for their injuries, which were assessed as not life-threatening

Daily Mirror

Incredible transformation of town burnt to ground by wildfires - but facing fresh threat

Around 100 firefighters battled the blaze which reduced 19 homes to ashes, scorched the earth and left burned-out wrecks of cars in East London last year

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Mystery as man and woman found dead at Premier Inn alongside ‘unknown substance’

Pair found inside hotel room in East London

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‘No gimmicks and nothing for show’: Pidgin in Hackney appoints new head chef

Pidgin, one of East London’s buzziest modern restaurants, changes its menu every week, and no dish is ever repeated

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Revealed: London’s red-hot property postcodes, and where to look for discounts

Buyers might want to steer clear of frenzied north-east London and head to colder markets in central to find a property

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Ruthless fly-tippers dump 11 barrels filled with 'high strength' ACID on street

Newham Council in East London says 11 barrels of "high strength" industrial acid was dumped off a slip road in Beckton last week with officers hoping for witnesses or dashcam footage to emerge

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Husband stormed mum's home and murdered her while their children were at school

Yasmin Begum, 40, was found collapsed at her home in Bethnal Green, East London in March last year by school staff after she failed to pick her kids up

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Moment fearless man, 70, fights off moped thieves trying to take his £2,500 bike

Ben Derbyshire, a prominent architect, posted a shocking video of himself being targeted by "aggressive" masked thieves wielding power tools outside a cafe in Hackney, East London

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'Man jailed for stabbing my brother to death didn't do it - he MUST be freed'

Jason Moore is serving a life sentence for the 2005 knifing of Robert Darby in Ilford, East London. But Robert’s family insist Moore did not commit the crime

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Football fan gobsmacked by surprise text saying he'd won £5,000 - and it wasn't a scam

Ryan Porter, 26, from Chingford, East London, put on a 10 team accumulator on April 20 using a tenner he'd been awarded by Bet UK and forgotten about it

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Seven London spots to indulge sustainably (and eat superbly)

From the world’s first zero-waste restaurant to the east London boozer that grows its ingredients on the roof...

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Brits storm out of Lanzarote holiday villa - as pool was 24C instead of 30C

Mum Gulnara Adomene, from Romford in East London, was staying at a pricey beachfront villa in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote, with her pal Luda and both their kids

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Teenager charged as man, 19, left in critical condition following stabbing in East London

A teenager has been arrested and charged after a man, aged 19, was stabbed in East London.

Daily Mirror

Family forced to sleep in single room on blow-up beds as mould and rats destroy home

The Ali family has spent years trying to get the mould and rodent issue in their Plaistow, East London, home sorted but say the problem is now so bad they are living in one room

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