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Silver Sunday attracts hundreds of visitors to celebrate ageing well

Middlesex University hosted celebrations on Age UK national day to help older people feel valued and less lonely.

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London ambulance crews star in latest series of BBC fly-on-the-wall doc

The work of the UK's busiest ambulance service is showcased in the latest series of a Bafta-winning TV series

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Funding for Barnet schools rises this year

Pupils in Barnet will receive more funding this academic year, reports Marieta Marinova, Data Reporter

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New campaign launched to boost vaccine uptake across the capital

London has some of the lowest vaccination rates in the UK

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Barnet households to pay over four tenths more to fuel their homes

Barnet households will pay four tenths more to heat their homes than they did before the energy crisis, reports Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter

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Call to for police to crack down on London acid attacks

Figures show only one-in-seven recorded acid attacks in London in recent years have resulted in charges being brought

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Record number of prosecutions against stalking in London

The most recent figures from the Ministry of Justice show 443 stalking crimes in London

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One Barnet fan arrested last season

A single Barnet fan was arrested for football-related disorder in the 2023-24 season

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New Mill Hill social enterprise supporting young people with ADHD and Autism to celebrate launch with first gaming event

Hana Rajabally meets new Mill Hill community interest company, Shynne

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Food hygiene ratings handed to two Barnet restaurants

Soor Lebanese and Atariya Foods have new ratings from the Food Standards Agency

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Barnet Council invites to residents to join second year of tree planting initiative

Residents have until early January to sponsor a tree to be grown in a location of their choosing

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Khan wades in on Labour freebies row

The London mayor said his own approach was to "over declare" on his donations

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North London hospital trust admits it must ‘speed up’ cancer treatment amid backlog

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust currently has 390 patients waiting beyond two months to start cancer treatment

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Khan ‘lobbying’ Starmer to create London youth mobility scheme with EU

London mayor wants an Erasmus-style deal where students can study abroad and others can study here

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Lamé ducks out of City Hall night czar role

Amy Lamé will quit at the end of this month after eight years in the job, saying it had been “a real privilege to serve Londoners”

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Barnet Hospital staff being given body-worn cameras after steep rise in abuse

There were 579 incidents of physical or verbal abuse against the hospital's staff last year, a rise of 58%

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Blind passenger helps Thameslink create train audio descriptions

Dave Smith sits on Thameslink’s accessibility advisory panel to help it improve services for disabled people

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‘Light at end of the tunnel’ after month-long TfL cyber attack

Sadiq Khan says transport body “working incredibly hard around the clock” to fully restore its operations

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Government looks set to fund HS2 tunnel to Euston Station

Sadiq Khan says it's “looking increasingly positive” multi-billion pound railway will terminate in central London, rather than a West London industrial estate