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Khan ‘has no remit’ to redraw Barnet’s Green Belt, council warns
The mayor's new London Plan looks set to make it easier for parts of the Green Belt to be built on
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Council set to consult on new borough youth strategy
The local authority aims to make Barnet “a place where young people belong”
Give TfL full control over driverless taxi trials, ministers urged
Firms including Uber, Wayve and Waymo are seeking approval to transport passengers in automated vehicles in London as soon as this year
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Waste experts warn London Assembly of difficulties faced by councils in tackling fly-tipping
Consumerist culture, inadequate buildings, confusing differences between boroughs and disposal costs all blamed for the problem
Sadiq Khan urges new PM to forge closer EU ties
The Mayor of London pointed to new research that says re-entering the bloc could boost London's economy by £2.9 Billion a year reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
Barnet MPs remain in government
Sarah Sackman keeps her job at the Ministry of Justice, while Dan Tomlinson stays on in the Treasury while also taking on a new role in the Cabinet Office
Ministers urged to give TfL final say on driverless taxis as rollout looms
Uber and Wayve are two of the companies hoping to launch automated vehicles in the capital this year reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter
Zinkin worried council is ignoring residents’ concerns over CPZs
The opposition leader called on the Labour administration to "reflect on what on earth we're doing" following negative feedback about parking schemes reports Joe Ives, Local Democracy Reporter
London Stadium costing taxpayers £19m each year – even before West Ham’s relegation
Stadium boss would “absolutely not” sign current deal with West Ham if it was on the table again but admits City Hall is now tied to for decades to come
Oversight of AI use in policing must keep up with deployment, Met warned
Concerns remain over whether the oversight of the Met’s use of such technology is sufficient
Men who came from Spain to graffiti trains in High Barnet sentenced
The four men trespassed across live wires on the Northern Line on Wednesday, 8th July
TfL urged to do more to tackle tube noise ‘misery’ for passengers
Noise levels on some parts of the London Underground network can reach the equivalent of a helicopter take-off
Silk Stream project expansion plans approved by Barnet Council
There will now be 227 additional homes built at the West Hendon development reports Joe Ives, Local Democracy Reporter
Man charged with murder following East Finchley assault
Tevin Melbourne, 30, from Ilford has been charged with the murder of East Finchley resident Paul Heyfron
‘Modular’ classrooms being built at Barnet school to help tackle Send places shortage
A “single storey modular nursery building” and a temporary “classroom block” are both planned for Queenswell Infant and Nursery School in Whetstone
Two people arrested in connection with East Finchley murder investigation
53-year-old Paul Heyfron died on Sunday having been attacked on 30th June
New London Plan includes housing target lower than government’s own aim for the capital
City Hall's draft spatial development strategy also sets a lower affordable housing target of 20% for Barnet borough
Barnet college student’s sculpture picked for display at prestigious exhibition
Artwork celebrating the "complex beauty" of Afro hair chosen by the Royal Academy of Arts for its summer show
North London mental health trust staff walk out on strike
The staff are employed by outsourcing giant ISS in a variety of roles at North London NHS Foundation Trust including catering, cleaning and security
Planning system still preventing upwards expansion of low-rise housing in London, expert warns
London Assembly told that simple policy changes in London boroughs could help create 320,000 homes