The Latest Breaking News from the East End

The Glaswegian stand-up comic was raised in Shettleston in the East End of the city.

MC Duke (Kashif Adham) was a key figure in the development of hip-hop in Britain in the late 80s. When he died in April, British rap lost a giant. From the East End of London, Duke strengthened the evolution of the genre in the UK by relating directly to US…

The punk survivor doesn’t hold back on gentrification, the Sex Pistols and doing the 12 steps while working as a tube driver

Londoners leaving the city have taken their food with them, keeping the pie and mash scene alive

The East End battle of 1936, when the community united to force back Oswald Mosley’s fascist forces, has inspired two theatre productions

I COMPLETELY agree with Bradley Perrett's vision for the remaining Honeysuckle development ("Honeysuckle idea simply sucks", Newcastle Herald, 10/11), the supposed centrepiece of the city's waterfront development. No one would deny the need for more social and affordable housing, but not on the remaining section of Honeysuckle. There is an…

The photographer was just 15 and already a professional when he shot this cool young boy in the East End

The rubbish may be piling up in the streets of Tower Hamlets but this is not the Winter of Discontent. Back in 1978-79, the refuse collectors had the good grace to go on strike when the weather had turned cold, sparing residents of the smell currently pervading the East End.

Other lives: Councillor and mayoress whose political influence and volunteering helped shape her part of the East End of London