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“On the catwalk, everyone is equal”: Barnet homeless day shelter puts on a fashion show
The Homeless Action Barnet day centre is hosting a one-of-a-kind fashion show on Sunday (17th May), Leïla Davaud takes you behind the scenes
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Labour and Tories say ‘policy differences’ prevent deal with Green to secure council leadership
Both the borough's main parties have firmly ruled out making an offer to secure Green councillor Charli Thompson's vote for their candidate for council leader reports David Floyd
University works with school to tackle the ‘manosphere’
Middlesex University is working with pupils from William Ellis School in Camden to help them talk about what it means to be a teenage boy in 2026 reports Julianna Nauman
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Barnet man charged with sex offences
58-year-old Byron Broderick has been charged with offences related to four girls aged between eight and 16 which are reported to have taken place between 2005 and 2017
Local lawyers needed
Finchley and Golders Green MP Sarah Sackman is seeking volunteers for her free legal advice centre
Barnet Council faces deadlock with prospect of no leader being elected
As things stand, neither Labour nor the Conservatives have a clear route to a majority for their candidate at next week's annual meeting reports David Floyd
Finchley school celebrates student’s youth parliament election
Samia, a year 12 student at The Compton School was elected to the local representative body following a campaign focused on safer streets reports Julianna Nauman
Barnet MP’s ‘stalking horse’ challenge to Starmer
Hornsey and Friern Barnet MP Catherine West has said will seek nominations to run against the prime minister if the cabinet doesn't move to tackle to the situation following Labour's crushing losses in this week's elections
Severe Labour losses leave Barnet Council under ‘no overall control’
With the Conservatives just eight votes away from taking the council by winning a second seat in Whetstone, Nicole Bowen reports on a day of high drama at the RAF Museum
Ninth arrest as part of Golders Green ambulance attack investigation
A man was arrested in Leytonstone on Thursday in connection with attack on Hatzola ambulances in March
Local Election 2026: Barnet Council results in full
A breakdown of ward level results across the borough as Barnet finds itself with no party in overall control
Confusion reigns as election sees Barnet plunged into no overall control
Both Labour and the Conservatives had 31 seats after today's count with the borough's first elected Green councillor holding the power reports David Floyd
Local Election 2026: results as they come in
David Floyd reports from Barnet Council election count at the RAF Museum
Third arrest following Finchley synagogue attempted arson
A 19-year-old man was arrested in Portsmouth this morning in connection with the attack on Finchley Reform Synagogue
Barnet Council polling stations have accessible McGonagle Reader for voters with sight loss
Anna Tylor of RNIB on improved voting services for blind people in Barnet
Barnet Council election 2026: all the info you need tomorrow
As Barnet voters go to polls tomorrow, Julianna Nauman provides a recap on what's going on and what the parties are offering
Tories hit back at Labour’s ‘desperate lie’ about tax plans
Opposition leader Peter Zinkin says Barnet Labour’s claims his party wants to hike up council tax by 50% over three years are ‘completely untrue’ reports David Floyd
Two-in-five young Londoners likely to leave capital amid concern over careers, costs and crime
New research finds a third of 18 to 30-year-olds expect to leave London within the next two years
Metropolitan Police announces new dedicated team to tackle antisemitic hate crime
The Met says its 100-officer community protection team will focus on protecting Jewish communities across London
Council handed £500k to help boost ‘community cohesion’ after spate of attacks
The government move comes amid growing fears over the safety of Jewish residents in the borough