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London could be among UK cities least exposed to US tariffs
3.2% of the £243.3 billion total exports from London were estimated to be goods to the US in 2022 reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
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Rent in Barnet continues to rise
The average private rent in Barnet reached £1,820 per month in the year to February – up 6% from £1,714 a year prior reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Government cash for London ‘skills bootcamps’ welcomed by Khan
The bootcamps will take the form of flexible courses focused on eleven ‘priority sectors’ identified in the mayor’s London Growth Plan
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Record level of “severely absent” pupils in London
The rate of pupils absent from 50% or more of possible sessions in London was 1.5% in the 2023-24 academic year reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Trial of damp and mould sensors for council housing deemed successful
The sensor monitor temperature and humidity conditions and provide an ‘early warning system’ to prevent damp and mould from building up
Barnet restaurant awarded new five-star food hygiene rating
Philippe Conticini in Finchley has a new rating from the Food Standards Agency reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
Khan urged to help London councils create more allotments
More than 30,000 Londoners are on waiting lists for allotments with some waiting as long as 17 years to get one
Road closures: seven for Barnet drivers over the next fortnight
Seven traffic delays on the M1 and A1 for Barnet drivers to avoid reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
Barnet school among those awarded City Hall funding for green projects
The scheme could save schools an average of almost £15,000 on their energy bills
Barnet house prices dropping
The average Barnet house price in the year to January was £613,205 – a 1.6% decrease on December reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
Private rents in Barnet unaffordable to new NHS nurses
The average private rent for a one-bed home was £1,381 reports Clara Margotin, Data Reporter
More admissions for ectopic pregnancy in Barnet
There were 90 hospital admissions for ectopic pregnancies among women aged 15 to 44 years in Barnet in the year to March 2024 reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
First-time buyer sales in Barnet lowest since 2012
Only 1,216 first-time buyer mortgage sales were recorded in Barnet in 2023 reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Food hygiene ratings handed to two Barnet establishments
Outlets in Finchley and East Barnet have new ratings from the Food Standards Agency reports Sonja Tutty, Data Reporter
Less than three-quarters of A&E arrivals at the Royal Free London seen within four hours
73% of arrivals at the main hospital trust serving Barnet were seen within the standard time in February reports Adam Care, Data Reporter
Mother of autistic boy paid nearly £4,000 compensation over Barnet Council failures
Nadine Arthur's son was not provided with age-appropriate educational support after the council agreed mainstream schooling could not meet his needs
Former MP is made a Dame
Theresa Villiers thanked local supporters after receiving the honour reports David Floyd
Londoners urged to stop charging e-bikes overnight after blaze puts eleven in hospital
Last year London Fire Brigade recorded 142 fires involving e-bikes and the service has now launched a safety awareness campaign
Hall’s social media ‘joke’ about Khan drowning prompts City Hall complaints
Last year's defeated Conservative mayoral candidate has been told to apologise after posting an image on X showing the London mayor drowning
Culture issues at London Fire Brigade ‘have not gone away’ since racism scandal
A new City Hall report looks at progress made since an independent 2022 review found the brigade was “institutionally misogynist and racist”