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London council clashes with Sadiq Khan over proposals to develop Green Belt

Draft proposals, if approved, could see new areas of Metropolitan Green Belt land in the capital released for development

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City Hall overturns council decision to reject 1,700 new north London homes

The Mayor of London used his devolved powers to ‘call in’ proposals for 1,500 homes on the Great North Leisure Park site and 283 homes near a tube station car park

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Labour retain control of Barnet Council after deal with Tories

Labour and the Conservatives won 31 seats each at the local elections on May 7

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£1m bus lane in north London scrapped over safety fears

Barnet Council said the £1 million project in Regents Park Road would be axed

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Residents voice fears over 700-home development at site of fire-hit hotel in north London

Residents have raised concerns over the potential height of the development in Edgware

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The oldest surviving house in Hendon is set to be auctioned for £1.4 million

Church Farm House Museum was built around 1660, and served as a museum between 1955 and 2011

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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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London landlord fined £75,000 for illegal Airbnb rentals

Two flats were being used for short-term rentals on Airbnb and Booking.com

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Plan for 1,500 new homes in Finchley considered by Barnet Council after securing City Hall support

The scheme includes a 25-storey tower and ‘re-provision’ of a demolished leisure centre

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'It's really cold': North London residents fuming as thousands face week without gas

Thousands of homes in North London could be without gas for one week, the council has warned, amid growing concerns about the supply disruption

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Housing developments in London flushing raw sewage directly into rivers

Seven housing developments in north and west London are found to be flushing sewage directly into rivers that flow into the Thames

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Fire safety fears over plans for electric bus garage under block of flats in Edgware

There have been more than 2,000 objections to the development in Edgware

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North London pub 'could have to close down' after building works block all its entrances

A manager at the Builders Arms has warned that the pub may have to close down since it is losing so much trade because of ongoing construction works

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London woman caught selling toxic skin-lightening products that increase risk of cancer

Trading standards officers at Barnet Council seized over 3,500 products during a search of Ofure Patience Ehizode’s property after being tipped off by the Swedish authorities

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London woman fined £16,000 for selling toxic skin-lightening products that cause cancer

Ofure Patience Ehizode sold products containing dangerous chemicals known to cause cancer

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Video shows dramatic moment London bin lorry explodes as refuse workers escape injury

It is thought to have been caused by a battery or aerosol that had wrongly been thrown away in a black bin

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Two North London rivers to have 'new lease of life' under restoration scheme

Construction in Harrow and Barnet is due to continue until Spring 2025

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Former fish and chip shop owner guilty of fraud over covid grants for north London business

Huseyin Bozkina applied for grants even though he was not running the business

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'Inconceivable': Hundreds of Barnet residents face paying up to £23,000 to reclad ex-council homes over fire risk

More than 400 Barnet residents have been told they must pay between £14,000 and £23,000 to replace cladding which the council has identified as a fire risk

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Barnet council ignored warnings that resident with epilepsy would be evicted

Council has been ordered to pay £600 in compensation after taking 15 months to place man in suitable accommodation

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Barnet Council fears new national cladding crisis as it sounds alarm over UVPC on houses

More than 400 Barnet residents face a bill of up to £23,000 to replace cladding and the council says it could be ‘the tip of the iceberg’ for UK

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Fears of new UK cladding crisis after blaze destroys timber-frame homes

Barnet council finds 580 houses with similar panels that can spread fire and warns they are ‘tip of the iceberg’

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Cat Deeley and Patrick Kielty take on £5 million fixer-upper to create LA-style home in Hampstead

The celebrity couple plan to turn an empty shell into the home of their mid-century modern dreams

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Barnet: Mother and daughter found dead in council flat six months after last being seen alive

Zarinn Adatia, 84, and her 48-year-old daughter Tasneem were discovered in their East Finchley flat by engineers completing a gas safety check

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Sheffield Hallam University to open its first London campus at Brent Cross Town

Campus is scheduled to launch in 2025 with up to 5000 students by 2030

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