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Brussels central square transformed into giant Japan-inspired flower carpet

Inspired by Hokusai’s 'The Great Wave off Kanagawa,' the carpet features more than 700,000 flowers and measures approximately 70 metres long and 24 metres wide.

Euronews

Vampire Crawlers Beginner’s Guide (Release)

Updated April 21, 2026: Vampire Crawlers is released on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. Poncle and Nosebleed Interactive are patching

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Haruki Murakami honored with awards and a jazzy tribute in New York

Haruki Murakami recently received two honors in New York for his contributions to literature and cultural exchange

The Independent UK

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Haruki Murakami to be celebrated with an evening of words and music in New York City

Haruki Murakami will be honored in December with an evening of words and music

The Independent UK

London council to slash e-bike hire costs with fare cap and take on 'wild west' parking

Hackney Council has told firms bidding to operate the borough’s electric bike sharing scheme that it wants trips capped at £1.75 – the same as a bus fare

Evening Standard

Record shop blocked from hosting silent disco over noise complaints

Hackney Council denied a local record shop permission to host the events after the Town Hall received several noise complaints

Evening Standard

'Enough is enough': Hackney residents trapped in failing lifts as council blames nesting falcons

A leaseholder living at Rozel Court told the council residents were getting stuck in the lifts daily

Evening Standard

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Plan to demolish part of Dalston's Kingsland Shopping Centre and build "massive" tower blocks prompts backlash from residents

The project could see 254 homes built, but the applicant has admitted it will not meet Hackney Council's affordable housing policy

Evening Standard

London borough green-lights longer opening hours for pubs and clubs

Camden’s new licensing could allow venues to serve alcohol for an extra 30 mins each day of the week

Evening Standard

Hackney Council accused of ‘endangering women and girls’ with plans to scrap single-sex changing rooms

Campaigners have urged the local authority to keep the Clapton leisure centre’s women-only changing spaces as part of its redevelopment

Evening Standard

‘It’s lawless’: Parents fear for children’s safety as vandals target Hackney school streets

The damage is largely concentrated around primary schools in the borough’s Springfield and Cazenove wards

Evening Standard

Wildlife returns to Hackney Marshes after community-led rewilding project

Environmental groups are celebrating after bringing local wildlife back to Hackney Marshes following the erosion of habitats in recent years.

Evening Standard

Outrage as mystery vandal targets Hackney street trees in fresh wave of attacks

Locals have lobbied the Town Hall over “aggressive, brainless snapping”, ring-barking and other “sophisticated” techniques used to vandalise and destroy trees throughout Cazenove ward

Evening Standard

'Yes, Queen!' Fans gather at The Town Hall in Manhattan to cheer on author Rebecca Yarros

Friday night at The Town Hall had the feel of a costume party, rock concert and family reunion as a capacity crowd of around 1,500 clapped, laughed and shouted, “Yes queen!”

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Evening Standard

'We were blindsided by decision to close school - we'll fight council'

Parents, pupils and staff this week marched in protest over the impending closure of their school in east Islington.

Evening Standard

Hackney Council to slash charity grants amid budget crisis

Council will cut over £800,000 in grants to local charities as it tackles a projected £37m overspend

The Independent UK

Whoopi Goldberg says she doesn’t believe women will vote for Trump due to his abortion stance

‘There’s not a woman in this country that wants any man telling her what’s going on with her innards,’ said Goldberg

Evening Standard

Number of rough sleepers in Islington doubles in a year

The committee also heard a significant number of the new rough sleepers are those evicted from Home Office hotels

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Behind the scenes of the Stardew Valley concert, creator Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone was living his pre-game dev dream: "Music has always been my primary thing"

"I always wanted to be a composer," Barone says

Liverpool Echo

Liberal Democrats want to 'rescue city' as party seeks return to power in Liverpool

The party has set out its 'six to fix' at its manifesto launch

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