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“Our vision is to transform outcomes” says Middlesex vice chancellor
Professor Shân Wareing celebrated her inauguration at a ceremony in Hendon on Wednesday
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London boroughs urged to halt public toilet closures
A report by the charity this week warns that the issue is a “serious public health concern”
Dan Tomlinson signs Book of Commitment ahead of Holocaust Memorial Day
This year's remembrance on January 27th will mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi concentration and death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau
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Council criticised by ombudsman over treatment of homeless family
Report finds council placed the family with two young children and a baby in "unsuitable" accommodation on multiple occasions
‘Shockwaves through the local political landscape’
Independent councillor Linda Lusingu says false claims by former cabinet member Ammar Naqvi point to wider issues for Barnet Labour
Call for London’s water to be fluoridated
London Assembly health committee tells mayor the move could play valuable part in improving oral health across the capital
London fire commissioner set to retire
Andy Roe has led London Fire Brigade for five years
City Hall seeks to limit cuts to Met Police with new government funding
Met chief had previously warned the force needed to cut 2,300 officers and 400 staff because of £450m funding shortfall
‘No further action’ against London Assembly member suspended by Labour
Unmesh Desai had been under investigation by the Metropolitan Police
Barnet restaurant given new food hygiene rating
Dilber Kebabs has a new rating from the Food Standards Agency
Death of 'fiercely dedicated' Barnet councillor Eva Greenspan
Cllr Eva Greenspan, councillor for the Finchley Church End ward in Barnet, has died
More than a dozen children arrested in London after summer unrest
142 arrests were made in relation to the disorder this summer – 16 of them aged between 10 and 17
Khan hails impact of mentoring scheme for young people
The programme was launched as part of the mayor’s commitment to provide positive opportunities for young people
TfL considers using AI to improve passenger safety on platforms
The technology is already being trialled on the Docklands Light Railway
More than two-thirds of healthcare staff in the Royal Free London not protected against flu as cases rise
31% of frontline healthcare workers at the main hospital trust serving Barnet had been vaccinated against flu as of the end of November
Hundreds of people injured in e-scooter accidents in London last year
321 casualties from e-scooter collisions recorded by the Met Police in 2023
Barnet Council recruiting new chief executive
The role has been filled on an interim basis since June when previous top boss John Hooton departed
Food hygiene ratings given to two Barnet restaurants
Outlets in North Finchley and Golders Green have new ratings from Food Standards Agency
City Hall row over ‘woke’ decision to block male environmental expert from panel
Two Tory assembly members walk out of committee meeting over Green Party chair's decision to avoid picking all-male panel
Call for London-level inquiry into child grooming gangs
Assembly member Lord Bailey claimed there is “a strong possibility” that grooming gangs have operated in the capital