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Hampstead and Kilburn candidates put to the test by UCS pupils

13:00

Parliamentary hopefuls were put to the test by their prospective future constituents during a visit to a Hampstead school.

Guests enjoy secrets and songs at Jewish Care fundraiser

12:00

Over 50 supporters of a Jewish charity enjoyed an afternoon of secrets and songs in Golders Green.

Holocaust Memorial Day: Hampstead Bergen-Belsen camp survivor remembers 70 years after liberation

08:00 Imogen Blake

Lady Zahava Kohn and her daughter Hephzibah Rudofsky. Picture: Polly Hancock

The freezing cold snow around her shoeless feet is Lady Zahava Kohn’s enduring memory of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp.

Contaminated blood victims ‘left to beg for compensation’

Yesterday, 16:00 Paul Wright

Thousands were infected by contaminated NHS blood in the 70s and 80s

An inquiry into what has been described as “the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS” has found many victims being left in poverty and reliant on a compensation scheme described as “the worst form of modern-begging”.

Whittington nurse suspended for dishonesty

Yesterday, 14:00 Paul Wright

Staff at the Whittington Hospital were said to be 'surprised' when they first learned of Mr Di Giacomo's research paper. Picture: Anthony Devlin

A Whittington nurse has been suspended for 12 months after research cited in a pioneering medical study he authored was found not to have taken place.

Celebrity yoga studio opens new home in Camden Town

Yesterday, 13:00

Jonathan Sattin at the new TriYoga premises on Jamestown Road. Picture: Polly Hancock

A yoga studio popular with celebrities that was forced to move from its home of 14 years in Primrose Hill has reopened in a former Victorian piano factory.

Figures reveal Barnet has more pupils than places

Yesterday, 12:00 Imogen Blake

Nearly half of Barnet’s schools have more pupils than places according to figures released last week.

Property

How to make the best of winter snowdrops

09:00

Naomi Slade has always had a soft spot for snowdrops. Growing up in west Wales where winters are cold and damp, she would gather a little posy of snowdrops for her mother on Valentine’s Day, when little else was in flower.

Gardening: How to make your garden bird friendly this winter

Yesterday, 09:33

As the RSPB, bird-watchers and gardeners nationwide gear up for the charity’s annual Big Garden Birdwatch, the organisation is warning that birds that have benefited from a mild autumn will begin to struggle as the weather changes.

London homemovers get windfalls of nearly £300k by downsizing

Fri, 16:28

London home owners make an average of nearly £290,000 when they downsize from detached to semi-detached property

Homeowners in London can expect windfalls of hundreds of thousands of pounds by downsizing to a smaller property such as a semi-detached house or bungalow, research has found.

The best of the garden and what to do this week

Fri, 07:30

Helleborus Rosemary. PA Photo/The Farplants Group

The jewel of the winter garden, sometimes known as the Christmas or Lenten rose, this popular perennial flowers reliably from late winter to early spring. Its elegant flowers and attractive leathery leaves bringing a lift of colour from pale green to white, cream to pink, and purple to almost black.

Euston & Mornington Crescent: Culture, craft brews and curry

Thu, 17:00 Prudence Ivey

Dominated by the 1960s rail terminus and the polluted thoroughfares of the Euston and Hampstead Roads, the area between Euston Station and Mornington Crescent harbours hidden delights. Drummond Street and the surrounding area are packed with bargain south Indian restaurants, while the Euston Tap and Cider Tap are good enough pubs to miss a train for.

Style that lasts is key for Hampstead interior designer Emma Farkas

Thu, 12:01 Prudence Ivey

Practicality, longevity, comfort: throwaway culture and fast fashion have made these concepts something of an endangered species, even in interior design.

Property of the week: Hampstead home offers the ultimate in family living

Thu, 07:31

A substantial double fronted detached house set in this gated development just off the lower slopes of West Heath Road.

Sport

Pochettino defends Spurs team selection after making nine changes against Leicester

Yesterday, 19:13

Mauricio Pochettino defended his rotation policy after Tottenham fell to a 2-1 defeat at home to Leicester City in the FA Cup fourth round.

Leicester stun Spurs with late comeback in FA Cup shock

Yesterday, 17:09 By Ben Pearce, Tottenham correspondent, at White Hart Lane

Federico Fazio leaps above Leicester City's Leonardo Ulloa, who scored against Spurs for the second game in a row

Tottenham were stunned by a late comeback as Premier League basement boys Leicester City struck twice in the final six minutes to knock them out of the FA Cup at White Hart Lane.

Spurs boss urges his players to focus during final days of January transfer window

Fri, 15:11 By Ben Pearce, Tottenham correspondent

Mauricio Pochettino has urged his players to focus on Tottenham’s objectives rather than their own futures as the end of the January transfer window approaches.

Adebayor could captain Spurs again - and Pochettino hopes boo boys will support him

Fri, 15:00 By Ben Pearce, Tottenham correspondent

Mauricio Pochettino says Emmanuel Adebayor could captain Tottenham again tomorrow – and he hopes the supporters will stop booing the striker and get behind him.

Naughton reveals Spurs team-mate encouraged him to seal Swansea transfer

Fri, 08:49 Nick Wright

Tottenham's Kyle Naughton is set to join Swansea City (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Kyle Naughton has revealed former Swansea City man Ben Davies urged him to make the move to the Liberty Stadium following his £5million departure from Tottenham.

Former Arsenal man wants Gunners to replicate Manchester City performance at Brighton

Fri, 07:15 Jem Maidment

Arsenal's Perry Groves battles for the ball with Leeds United's Chris Fairclough (c) and Chris Whyte (r)

Perry Groves has urged Arsenal to take their ‘Manchester City form’ to the south coast for their big FA Cup fourth round clash with Brighton on Sunday.

Spurs star: Returning Adebayor can make a big impact - just like last season

Thu, 12:16 By Ben Pearce, Tottenham correspondent

Emmanuel Adebayor (left) captained Tottenham against Sheffield United in last night's first leg of the Capital One Cup semi-final

Andros Townsend believes the returning Emmanuel Adebayor can have a big impact in the last four months of the campaign – just like last season.

Entertainment

Nipa Thai has a government award for very tasteful reasons

13:26 Lorraine King

There are not many restaurants that can boast an accolade from the government so before I even stepped foot into Nipa Thai I knew I was going to be in for a culinary treat.

Shhh! Here’s a quieter way to enjoy good music

Fri, 16:26 Alex Bellotti

Aaron Fyfe will play at Hampstead's Shhh music festival

Heath Street Baptist Church is hosting the most considerate music festival in town, says Alex Bellotti.

Stage show reveals the afterlife of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore

Fri, 16:25

Comedians Peter Cook (L) and Dudley Moore rehearsing their

Bridget Galton talks to director Vadim Jean about making ‘em laugh and cry.

90 year old Joan Dannatt hosts her first solo art show in Highgate

Fri, 16:20

90 year old artist Joan Dannatt in her Islington studio.

Danniel Wittenberg talks to Highgate artist Joan Dannatt about holding her first ever exhibition to coincide with her 90th birthday.

Author Ben Markovits on his ex-professional basketball career and keeping America on the literary map

Fri, 16:09

Author Ben Markovits in Pond Square Highgate

While finishing his third novel, Imposture, Ben Markovits realised he likes to write about failure. Now six books in, with a family home in Highgate and a clutch of literary honours to his name, the task has become somewhat harder from an autobiographical perspective.