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Ex- London Labour councillor admits child sex offences after being caught in Met Police sting

Liron Velleman, 30, was a Labour councillor in Barnet at the time of his offending

Evening Standard

Man who stabbed woman to death in frenzied attack at London bus stop is given hospital order

Jala Debella, 25, of Colindale, Barnet, has been handed an indefinite hospital order and could be re-tried if doctors deem him fit enough to stand trial

Evening Standard

Exclusive: Labour facing 'fierce battles' to keep hold of at least 12 London boroughs in May local elections

Sir Keir Starmer’s party faces a ‘torrid time’ as it seeks to defend more than 1,150 seats ‘on five fronts’ against the Tories, Reform UK, Liberal Democrats, Greens and pro-Gaza independents, says leading pollster

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Sadiq Khan warns Labour will lose councillors in 'challenging' London borough elections

Westminster, Wandsworth and Barnet all on a knife-edge - while Reform UK could win in Tory boroughs

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Two people aged 90 die in London house fire

Two elderly people have passed away following a house fire in Barnet

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Barnet fire: Man and woman, both aged 90, killed in blaze at house in north London

Paramedics treated a 90-year-old man and a 90-year-old woman, but they were pronounced dead at the scene

Evening Standard

Heavy Labour losses in May could decide Starmer’s future – expert

Gains in London councils such as Westminster or Barnet could help shore up Kemi Badenoch’s position as Conservative leader, an expert said.

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Crackdown on rogue landlords renting out mouldy and unsafe homes to be expanded across London boroughs

A pilot scheme in Camden, to force landlords to improve properties in dismal conditions, is being rolled out to Barnet, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Waltham Forest, Havering, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets and Enfield

Evening Standard

London's top schools 2026: Best primaries and secondaries revealed as academic powerhouse shines

The capital continues to outperform the rest of the country across every major category

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Sadiq Khan under growing pressure to ban gambling adverts from the Tube

Barnet, Enfield, Brent, Hackney and Lewisham have all joined the Coalition to End Gambling Ads (CEGA)

Evening Standard

Revealed: The 600,000 London homes that could be revalued under Budget 'mansion tax'

Homes in Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Camden, Barnet, Richmond, Wandsworth and Hammersmith and Fulham are in the Chancellor’s firing line

Evening Standard

London housing market worth £2.64 trillion — more than all FTSE100 companies combined

London’s homes are worth an estimated £2.64 trillion — almost a quarter of the value of the entire UK residential market, Zoopla finds

Evening Standard

Bodily fluids smeared on synagogues during wave of antisemitic attacks

An investigation has been launched after seven Jewish premises in north London were targeted

The Independent UK

Substance smeared on synagogues in series of ‘revolting’ antisemitic incidents

An investigation has been launched after seven Jewish premises in Barnet, London, were targeted in separate incidents over recent weeks, police said.

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Barnet FC 'extremely disappointed' after plans for new 7,000-seat stadium rejected

Questions have been raised about whether Barnet FC will be able to return to its home borough

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Campaigners say Barnet FC plans to build 7,000-seat stadium on public playing fields is ‘betrayal’ of community

Campaigners from Save Barnet Playing Fields claim Barnet FC’s plans would permanently erase vital green space

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Coup for Nigel Farage as former Tory leader of Margaret Thatcher's London council defects to Reform

Dan Thomas quits with swipe at Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch

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Londoners face council tax rises of more than 5% in £2bn funding shift benefiting North and Midlands

Leading economists warn suburban boroughs such as Kingston, Richmond, Bromley and Barnet could be hit hard, as well as Westminster and Wandsworth

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Moment officers discover 'secret lift' hiding illegal goods in £50,000 London raids

Illicit cigarettes, tobacco, vapes and shisha were found across seven different shops last month in Barnet

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Scotland Yard 'increasingly concerned' for London teenager missing for three months as family issue appeal

Prince Watson, 15, was last seen on March 15 in Barnet

Evening Standard

'Magnificent' Grade II-listed mansion on London millionaire's row destroyed by huge fire

Pictures show Grade II-listed Hollybush House, on one of Barnet’s most affluent streets, completely ablaze

Evening Standard

Much-loved London teacher died after collapsing while putting on trainers, inquest hears

Patrick Guthrie taught English at the Hendon School in Barnet

The Independent UK

Hotel manager jailed for rape after guest woke up to find him in her room

Ahmed Fahmy, 46, sexually assaulted several women to “indulge his foot fetish,” the court heard

Evening Standard

Hotel worker jailed for 10 years after being found guilty of sexual assaults

Ahmed Fahmy, 46, of Barnet, was found guilty in July last year of one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault.

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Man from Barnet jailed for 14 years after removing condom without consent

Laurence Rafter, 43, of Bittacy Hill, Barnet appeared at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Friday, February 28

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