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Khan accused of ‘cherry picking’ crime stats and ‘gaslighting’ Londoners
Last week the London mayor boasted that the capital now had the lowest murder rate on record
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Good Samaritan did ‘the best I could do’ for Edgware bus stop stab victim, court told
A Good Samaritan has told jurors he did his best to try to save a woman after she was fatally stabbed at a bus stop in a random attack.
London’s unpaid carers ‘often unaware’ they can access support
A disproportionately high number of unpaid carers are reported to be living in poverty
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Residents criticise TfL as Colindale bus stop remains closed after nearly two years
The new ticket office at Colindale Station is now open but passengers are still unable to catch buses from outside it reports David Floyd
Fears over London firefighters facing ‘burnout’ from demands of the job
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) recently branded the issue as “a mental health crisis in the fire and rescue service”
Two dead in East Barnet fire
A man and a women were declared dead at the scene of the blaze in Albemarle Road last night
Council leader slams government of Iran after protest crackdown
Barry Rawlings called the Iranian government's approach "an affront to civilisation"
Khan and Met Police chief hail lowest murder rate in London ‘since records began’
Last year the capital recorded fewer murders per 100,000 people than New York, Berlin, Milan and Toronto
Barnet Labour welcomes drop in crime
While Barnet Council's ruling administration say their policies have cut crime in the borough, opposition Conservatives accuse them of "pure spin" reports David Floyd
Help prep London prisoners for work after release, say assembly members
Fewer than one-in-three Londoners leaving prison are in employment six months after release
London tourist tax could raise £352m every year
Inner London boroughs will generate the bulk of the revenue under a 3% levy on nightly room charges and are keen to keep the cash raised in their areas
Northern Line services closing early
Bank branch trains will not run after 10pm on Mondays to Thursdays until "early spring"
Premier Inn owner includes Barnet locations in expansion plans
Whitbread hopes to offer 2,200 new rooms at hotels in 17 locations across outer London
Khan vows to ‘turn the tide’ on rough sleeping
The number of people forced to sleep on the streets in London has risen to 13,231, a 63% increase from when the mayor took office in 2016
GLA awards contract for slavery memorial
Bristol-based firm Pangolin Editions will produce the seven-metre tall artwork created by artist Khaleb Brooks reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter with additional reporting by Ben Lynch, Local Democracy Reporter
London can’t hit housing target without Bakerloo Line extension and new West London train line
Deputy mayor says the capital needs new infrastructure in order to hit housing targets report Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
Outdated incinerator to stay in use ‘past design life’
The replacement for the 1970s incinerator in Edmonton is behind schedule reports Sebastian Mann, Local Democracy Reporter
Five weekends of rail disruption planned across January and February
Although not all stations will be closed for the entire period, there will be significant disruption and rail replacement buses will be in operation
Police investigating after teenager reported missing in North Finchley
The 17-year-old boy was reported missing from a location in Alexandra Grove on Wednesday evening reports Luc Gauci Green
Reform UK announce London mayoral candidate for 2028
Laila Cunningham is currently a councillor in Westminster and will make tackling crime her priority if elected to run City Hall