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Antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes surge in London in Met-recorded data

Barnet accounted for nearly a third of antisemitic hate recorded by the Met in May

Evening Standard

Sharp jump in Met-recorded monthly antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes

The borough of Barnet accounted for nearly a third of antisemitic hate crimes offences recorded by the Met in London in May 2026.

The Independent UK

Rugby star Maro Itoje dines at Akara, loves all Soho Houses and relaxes in Regent’s Park with a good book

North-west London, in Barnet. I live there with my wife and we’ve been there for about six years. I was born in Royal Free Hospital, moved to Cricklewood, Edgware, lived in Mill Hill for a few years. So yeah, this is my neck of the woods.

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Brent Labour does deal with Tories after Starmer bans party from working with Greens

Seven London councils - Brent, Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Wandsworth, Lambeth and Southwark - fell from Labour to no overall control at the local elections on May 7

Evening Standard

‘It’s put the joy levels up’: the flood-prone London school with a climate-adapted playground

When pupils could no longer play outside, St John’s school in Barnet decided to act, enlisting Trees for Cities to help rethink its outside space

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Man killed and two others seriously injured in horror crash in Barnet

The front passenger of a Volkswagen, a man in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene

Evening Standard

Car allegedly ‘driven at Jewish schoolboys’ investigated as religiously aggravated assault, police say

No injuries were reported from the incident that took place at around 3.40pm in Holders Hill Road, Barnet, on April 20

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London local elections 2026: 'We're very optimistic' at regaining Westminster, Wandsworth and Barnet, says Badenoch

In an exclusive interview with The Standard, the Tory leader also stressed that Golders Green was the ‘frontline’ in a surge in antisemitism plaguing Britain

Evening Standard

Baby died after NHS trust failed to warn mother of ‘unsafe’ home birth, coroner finds

Seven-day-old Poppy Hope Lomas died after complications during home birth encouraged by midwives at Barnet hospital

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Moment two-tonne Land Rover reverses onto Met police car as officers ‘cheat death’

Man, 36, arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving, theft of a motor vehicle and GBH after incident on Somerton Street, Barnet

Evening Standard

Iran ‘activating sleeper cells’, US officials warn as security across London stepped up

Metropolitan Police given more time to question four men arrested in Harrow, Watford and Barnet on suspicion of spying for Tehran regime

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The UK’s most expensive streets have been revealed — where the average home is valued at £12.5 million

Hollybush Road in Cardiff’s CF23 postal area emerged as Wales’s most expensive street

The Independent UK

Britain's 20 most expensive streets revealed — and only one isn't in London

Britain’s priciest street has an average house price tag of around £12.5 million

Evening Standard

Sadiq Khan seizes control of Tube station car park housing scheme blocked by council

Five tower blocks providing 283 flats are proposed beside High Barnet Tube station - on top of the park-and-ride car park

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Labour 'risks losing 600 seats' in London local elections in worse nightmare than Gorton disaster

Sir Keir Starmer’s party is facing tough battles against the Greens, Reform UK, the Conservatives and the Lib Dems

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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

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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

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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

Evening Standard

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

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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.

Evening Standard

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)

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