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Khan says ‘London is for everyone’ in response to second Trump presidency

The London mayor has not shied away from criticising Donald Trump and his racist rhetoric

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More malnutrition admissions at the Royal Free London

There were around 240 admissions for malnutrition last year at the main hospital trust serving Barnet

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Chance for residents to shape ‘community space’ plans at Brent Cross Town development

Barnet Council has launched a new consultation to help shape its plans for the site

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Services taking place across Barnet on Remembrance Sunday

The Mayor of Barnet, Cllr Tony Vourou, will lay a wreath at Hendon War Memorial

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London Assembly calls for more cash to help replace dangerous cladding

National Audit Office warns up to 60% of buildings with dangerous cladding have still not been identified by the government

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London Councils report warns Send pupils being ‘failed’ by lack of funding

Children with Send currently make up just over 17% of the city’s pupil population, an increase of three percentage points since 2016

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Local MP calls on developer to help pub impacted by construction site

The Builders Arms pub in New Barnet has suffered a big loss in trade since a developer began building 44 homes directly opposite

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Barnet road closures: three for motorists to avoid over the next fortnight

Three delays on the M1 for Barnet drivers to avoid

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London-wide art trail idea to be considered by assembly

If it goes ahead the trail would see one new artwork in each borough created by a local artist, school or youth club

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Barnet politicians respond to budget

Local Labour representatives have welcome Wednesday's announcement while local Conservatives say it is "bad for Barnet"

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More robbery and theft crimes in London

68,690 shoplifting offences were recorded last year, a 48% increase on the year before

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New mental health trust covering five North London boroughs launched

The NHS trust has been created from a merger of two separate trusts that previously covered Barnet, Enfield and Haringey and Camden and Islington

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Mystery over future of ‘night czar’ role at City Hall

Amy Lamé has officially left her post but the mayor hasn't confirmed if she'll be replaced

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Campaign launched to restore Barnet park’s pond

A local resident is appealing for help in bringing the pond at Highlands Gardens back to its former glory

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Church hall rebuild gets green light despite council planning concerns

Monken Hadley Church deemed the ground the building stood on to not be “sound enough” or “safe enough” for restoration

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TfL responds to complaints over North London bus services

Several services were hit by a sudden change of operator in August and a cyber attack on TfL in September

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Rough sleeping in London hits new record high

Total of 4,780 people recorded as street homeless between July and September, an annual rise of 18%

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Sadiq Khan welcomes first Labour budget in 14 years

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has almost doubled the amount given to Transport for London for major infrastructure projects

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Council moves to delay end of Capita customer support contract

There are fears that sticking to the original end date could cause problems during the 2026 local election

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TfL rejects call to ‘pause’ rollout of floating bus stops amid safety concerns

Sadiq Khan is being urged by a Labour member of the London Assembly to order a halt to bus stop bypasses which force passengers to cross cycle lanes