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Gang of intruders hold Gospel Oak great-grandad hostage screaming ‘Where’s the gold?’

Yesterday, 10:29 Emma Youle

A gang of masked intruders held an 80-year-old great-grandfather hostage and ransacked his home, leaving the disabled pensioner in fear of his life.

Sentencing delayed for South Hampstead man who groomed girl, 15, over Facebook

Yesterday, 18:32 Lorraine King

Mansoor Miah is facing jail (Pic credit: Central news)

The sentencing of a supporter of hate preacher Anjem Choudary who groomed a 15-year-old girl on Facebook was delayed by a power cut today.

‘Jihadi John’ named as Queen’s Park graduate Mohammed Emwazi

Yesterday, 11:27 Tim Lamden, Emma Youle and Hannah Al-Othman

The notorious ISIS executioner dubbed ‘Jihadi John’ has been named as a University of Westminster graduate from Queen’s Park who grew up on the Mozart Estate.

Horror at racist swastika graffiti on Hampstead Heath

Yesterday, 10:25 Emily Banks

swastika daubed on Heath signpost. Picture: Nigel Sutton

Highgate residents were “horrified” after waking up to a large swastika daubed on a sign at the entrance to Hampstead Heath.

Highgate community forms supergroup to fight off council cuts

Yesterday, 10:00 Imogen Blake

Diners enjoy the first community lunch of the new Highgate Hub partnership. Picture: Nigel Sutton

Treasured community services have taken into their own hands the problem of how to survive relentless rounds of tough funding cuts by forming a Highgate supergroup.

Dog walker attacked on Heath feared pets would be stolen

Yesterday, 09:00

Dog walker Joe Thomason. Picture: Nigel Sutton.

A popular Hampstead dog walker feared he had fallen victim to dog thieves after being attacked while out on the Heath this week.

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney moves out of £3m West Hampstead pad

Yesterday, 06:00 Paul Wright

Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, was well-liked by his neighbours

When the incoming Governor of the Bank of England chose West Hampstead as his new UK home in 2013, he was praised for not picking the flashy bankers and oligarchs of Chelsea – or indeed Hampstead – as his new neighbours.

Property

First time buyers in Camden face a 22-year wait to get on housing ladder

Yesterday, 17:14 Prudence Ivey

The average earner in Camden must save for 22 years in order to afford a deposit for their first home, the fourth longest wait in London, according to research commissioned by Labour MP and London mayoral hopeful Tessa Jowell.

Top 3 properties for sale in Gospel Oak

Yesterday, 12:43 Prudence Ivey

Canny buyers can still snap up three-bedroom flats for less than £1million in Gospel Oak, a family friendly area with Hampstead Heath on the doorstep.

Gospel Oak: At the foot of the Heath with excellent pubs

Yesterday, 11:07 Hannah McGrath

A pocket of Victorian terraces, Edwardian mansion blocks and Modernist estates, Gospel Oak is a family-friendly area, which backs on to the famous Parliament Hill Lido and is home to a cluster of some of Camden’s top-performing schools.

How to pick the perfect paint colour for the light in your room

Wed, 17:53 Prudence Ivey

Doors painted with Teresa's Green by Farrow & Ball

North-facing rooms are notoriously difficult to decorate because they receive the least natural light throughout the day, but no matter which direction your room faces in, some colours will work better than others.

11 celebrities you may or may not know own property in Hampstead

Wed, 13:35

Hampstead has a long tradition of attracting the rich and famous to its leafy hilltop village homes. Here’s a crop of the current celebrity residents.

Photo gallery: Five must-have items for pets at home

Tue, 16:26

We asked the experts at Sniffles Dog Grooming Spa in Hampstead and found five of their stylish wares perfect for household dogs and cats.

Infographic shows how much homes just like yours have sold for

Tue, 14:46 Prudence Ivey

ONS house prices infographic lets you see how much homes like yours have sold for locally

London is a world of many property markets and house price data can be misleading but a new infographic, which provides a visual summary of key statistics, provides a hyperlocal overview.

Sport

Arsenal in the Community mark 30th anniversary with move to new sports centre at Emirates Stadium

Yesterday, 16:30 Ben Kosky

As Arsenal in the Community celebrate their 30th anniversary this week, it could certainly be said that the scheme has come full circle.

Spurs defender hopes to start in another Wembley cup final - even if he faces Fiorentina

Yesterday, 12:00 By Ben Pearce, Tottenham correspondent

Tottenham's summer signing Ben Davies won the League Cup with Swansea in 2013

Ben Davies won’t give up hope of starting in another League Cup final – even if he is named in the line-up for tonight’s Europa League tie in Florence.

Saracens look for a reaction against Newcastle after being bitten by Sale Sharks

Yesterday, 08:00

Nick Tompkins' (right) in action for Saracens

Saracens return to Allianz Park on Saturday when Newcastle Falcons are the visitors – and the hosts are aiming to return to winning ways after a disappointing display against Sale Sharks last weekend.

Wenger slams ‘suicidal’ Arsenal and reacts to Giroud and Oxlade-Chamberlain errors

Yesterday, 05:35 Nick Wright at the Emirates Stadium

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger (David Davies/PA Wire)

Arsene Wenger was left fuming with Arsenal’s “suicidal defending” as their nightmarish 3-1 defeat to Monaco left them on the brink of Champions League elimination.

Arsenal on brink of Champions League exit after Monaco horror show

Wed, 21:52

Monaco celebrate Dimitar Berbatov's goal at the Emirates (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Former Tottenham striker Dimitar Berbatov returned to haunt Arsenal as Monaco secured a 3-1 win in the first leg of their last 16 Champions League tie at the Emirates Stadium.

Have Spurs banished their curse in penalty shoot-outs ahead of Fiorentina and Chelsea showdowns?

Wed, 17:00 By Charlie Dear

From left: Spurs goalkeeper Brad Friedel, Kyle Walker and Harry Kane celebrate after beating Hull on penalties in the League Cup last season

As Spurs prepare to face Fiorentina and Chelsea, the prospect of a penalty shoot-out looms large – and the Lilywhites have a dismal record over the years.

Hampstead & Westminster return from trip to Brooklands empty-handed despite fightback

Wed, 17:00

Will Naylor (centre) equalised for Hampstead & Westminster but they were defeated. Pic: Mark Clews

Hampstead & Westminster returned empty-handed from their 400-mile round trip to Manchester, fighting back from two goals down against Brooklands in the men’s Premier Division but conceding a decisive strike in a 3-2 defeat.

Entertainment

Greg Wise is ’asking for a kicking’ with new his play, Kill Me Now

Yesterday, 15:47

The West Hampstead actor talks to Bridget Glaton about his return to the theatre and how a ‘witchy friend’ predicted his marriage to wife Emma Thompson.