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Cllr Abdul Hai said there will be a visible police presence around mosques. Picture: Polly Hancock

Woolwich killing: Police to patrol mosques in Camden and Barnet to ‘reassure community’ after barbaric killing

Police will patrol mosques in Camden and Barnet following the barbaric killing of a soldier in Woolwich.

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Arlene Phillips backed residents over The Adelaide this week. Picture: Chris Jackson/PA

Ex-Strictly Come Dancing judge Arlene Phillips joins fight against demolition of Primrose Hill pub

Strictly Come Dancing star Arlene Phillips has thrown her weight behind a campaign to save a historic pub from demolition.

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Imelda Staunton, winner of best actress in a musical at the Olivier Awards 2013 for her role in Sweeney Todd, with co-star Michael Ball at the awards ceremony at the Royal Opera House. Picture: Dominic Lipinski/PA

Michael Ball to headline Gershwin Greats night as part of Kenwood Concerts 2013

Michael Ball, the legend of West End and Broadway musicals, has been revealed this morning as the headline act for the closing night of summer concerts at Kenwood House.

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Naomi Eisenstadt

Fears Camden’s “squeezed middle” will become the “new poor”

Families in Camden need an income of £70,000 “just to get by”, according to a new Town Hall study.

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Ch Supt Ben-Julian

Crackdown on mobile phone theft epidemic brings 10 arrests in Camden

Ten people have been arrested in Camden today in a blitz on the growing epidemic of mobile phone thefts and related crime.

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Andre Villas-Boas (right) consoles Gareth Bale after Tottenham missed out on Champions League qualification on Sunday.

Spurs season review: Tottenham did their very best but that’s not a success

Spurs correspondent Ben Pearce gives his verdict on Tottenham’s season, as Andre Villas-Boas’ side recorded their best ever points tally in the Premier League but missed out on the top four.

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Quintin Kynaston headteacher Jo Shuter

Quintin Kynaston Academy head Jo Shuter ‘spent £7,000 of school’s cash on own birthday’

A St John’s Wood headteacher spent nearly £7,000 of her school’s money on her 50th birthday celebrations, a Department for Education report has found.

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James Earl

Who’s Who: James Earl, chairman of newly-recognised West Hampstead Development Forum speaks about why he loves the area

James Earl, 46, of Fordwych Road, is chairman of the newly-recognised West Hamsptead Development Forum, He thinks its main focus will be the area in between West Hampstead’s three stations, that has been earmarked for major development.

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Designer Storm Thorgerson, whose album cover artwork included Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, has died. Picture: PA/Yui Mok

Obituary: Storm Thorgerson, designer of Pink Floyd’s iconic Dark Side of the Moon album cover, dies

Pink Floyd album artist Storm Thorgerson has died at the age of 69 after suffering from cancer.

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Lucas Rosselli, one, from London, inspects a model landscape of London made from 2,186 sugar cubes. Picture: Geoff Caddick/PA Wire

Sweet! London skyline made out of sugar cubes

It might look sweet, but a sugar cube recreation of London’s skyline is not for eating.

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