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International cosmetic surgery expert holds talk to support Lauderdale House

Yesterday, 09:00 Emma Youle

Highgate resident and international cosmetic surgery expert Cindy Jackson is helping Lauderdale House raise funds for a building project to transform its future.

‘Camden glamour model secretly filmed in sex act by PR voyeur,’ court hears

Fri, 19:51 Emily Banks

A glamour model from Camden sobbed as she described how a cameraman persuaded her to engage in a sex act with him by threatening to take away the Chihuahua puppy he had given her as a gift.

Quintin Kynaston school ‘sickened’ by news Jihadi John was former pupil

Fri, 18:40 Emma Youle

The secondary school that ISIS executioner ‘Jihadi John’ attended in St John’s Wood has said it is ‘shocked and sickened by the news’.

Police investigate as more swastika graffiti found near Hampstead Heath

Fri, 18:14 Emma Youle

A swastika has been daubed at the top of Highgate West Hill in Highgate

A police investigation has been launched as more offensive swastika signs have been found graffitied on notice boards and bus shelters near Hampstead Heath.

Fire damages block of flats in Hampstead

Fri, 14:26 Emma Youle

Firefighters at the block of flats in Pilgrim's Lane, Hampstead. Picture: Kate Samuelson

A fire that burned behind walls and under floors has caused damage to a block of flats in Hampstead.

Dereck Chisora helps raise £160,000 for Norwood and Paskin Children’s charities at star-studded boxing dinner

Fri, 12:37 Emma Youle

Dereck Chisora was one of the star guests at the Annual Charity Boxing Dinner

Hundreds of guests bagged a ringside seat to mingle with stars at the Annual Charity Boxing Dinner last night, sponsored by the Ham&High.

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

Thu, 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.

Gardening: How to grow the perfect potatoes

Yesterday, 16:00

Potato aficionados will now have their windowsills awash with trays, on which seed potatoes are being ‘chitted’, encouraging the sprouts to appear before planting begins in earnest.

Interiors: Take inspiration from Samantha Cameron and inject personality into your kitchen

Yesterday, 09:30

Kitchens are for eating, drinking and socialising, but the heart of the home also speaks volumes about our taste - as a glimpse into the kitchens of Prime Minister’s wife Samantha Cameron and celebrity chef Nigella Lawson recently revealed.

Stagnating property market means 75% of homes sold below asking price in January

Fri, 16:51 Chris Flanagan

Three quarters of homes were sold for less than their asking price in January

The UK’s property market has continued to cool this January, with three quarters of homes being sold for less than their asking price, a new study has found.

Finding original Gainsborough artworks all in a day’s work for this Belsize Park estate agent

Fri, 12:17 Prudence Ivey

North London native Nick Collins, a partner at Hadleigh Residential in NW3, is used to people over-valuing their properties but when they undervalue the contents it can come as a bit of a surprise.

Bid for a bargain: A beginner’s guide to buying property at auction

Fri, 07:34 Prudence Ivey

Taking phone bids at the Savills London auction 17th Feb, 2015

Want to buy a property in London and move in a month later, no chance of being gazumped or getting caught up in a complicated chain?

Sound like an impossible dream?

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

Thu, 17:14 Prudence Ivey

First time buyers in Camden face a wait of up to 22 years to save for a deposit

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

Thu, 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.

Sport

Zouma looks the best man to combat Kane as Chelsea boss plots Tottenham’s downfall at Wembley

Yesterday, 09:30 By Paul Lagan

Harry Kane will have been giving Jose Mourinho nightmares this week as he ponders ways of neutralising the best young striker in England.

Exclusive: Spurs defender knows he’ll have to be flawless to stop Chelsea star Hazard at Wembley

Fri, 11:16 By Ben Pearce, Tottenham correspondent

Danny Rose (left) battles with Eden Hazard during Tottenham's 5-3 victory over Chelsea at White Hart Lane on New Year's Day

Danny Rose admits Eden Hazard is one of his toughest opponents and the Tottenham left-back is aware he’ll have to put in a flawless defensive display to stop the Belgian winger if he gets the nod at Wembley.

Preview: Arsenal v Everton

Fri, 07:30 Ben Grounds

Everton's Steven Naismith celebrates after scoring against Leicester in the 2-2 draw at Goodison Park

Lowdown

Pochettino ‘disappointed’ by Spurs man but defends team selection against Fiorentina

Fri, 07:22

Roberto Soldado in action for Spurs against Fiorentina (Photo by Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images)

Roberto Soldado’s embarrassing mistake was the “key” moment in Tottenham’s Europa League exit, but Mauricio Pochettino had no regrets about playing the misfiring striker ahead of Harry Kane.

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

Thu, 16:30 Ben Kosky

Arsenal in the Community head Alan Sefton at the new sports centre on Queensland Road

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

Thu, 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

Thu, 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.

Entertainment

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

Thu, 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.