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'Dumped and forgotten': Homeless families on life in England's Lane hostel

"All day we're in one room"

Homelessness

Sally Patterson

Homeless families from England’s Lane Residence have claimed the council tried to force them out of Camden.

Amy Athwal-Kirby has been described as "kind" and "cheeky"

Remembering 'positive, caring and kind' Hornsey pupil Amy

Michael Boniface

Three trees have been cut down to build parking

Thames Water under fire for Highgate tree felling

Michael Boniface

Haverstock School headteacher James Hadley (left) and Highgate School head Adam Pettitt (right)

Coronavirus

Camden and Haringey headteachers 'delighted' by schools' return

Michael Boniface

Camden's finance lead Cllr Richard Olszewski (left) and Camden Conservatives leader Cllr Oliver Cooper

Camden Council

Dispute over plan to raise Camden council tax by 5%

Michael Boniface

Testing operative Stephen Tetteh with the kit at the new test centre at The Dome in Weedington Road

Coronavirus

Lateral flow Covid test centre opens in Queen's Crescent

Sophie Perry

Cllr Abdul Hai and Cllr Awale Olad

Coronavirus | Opinion

Covid vaccine: Reaching out to Somali Camden residents with live event

Cllr Abdul Hai and Cllr Awale Olad

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A Covid-19 testing centre

The Royal Free Hospital

Less than one in a thousand have Covid-19 in Barnet, Camden and Haringey

Charles Thomson

Physician Associate Vidhi Patel helps Camden's vaccination effort.

Coronavirus

Covid-19 vaccines: 'Huge focus' in Camden on improving BAME uptake

Sam Volpe

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Swimmer takes the plunge at the Mixed Pond

Hampstead Heath

Hampstead Heath ponds reopening date confirmed by City of London

Michael Boniface

The Dream For Trees team at the socially distanced planting

Environment News

Hundreds of trees planted in new Highgate project

Sam Volpe

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Adjoa Andoh

Adjoa Andoh leads Kiln Theatre's live play reading

Bridget Galton

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Richard Holt in Sherlock Holmes An Online Adventure. The Case of the Hung Parliament.

Review

Have fun solving Sherlock's interactive 'case of the hung parliament'

Bridget Galton

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The pub-backed creperie reopened on Saturday

Camden Council lifts closure orders on Hampstead creperies

Michael Boniface

Ruth Posner

Holocaust survivor Ruth on her 'thoughts and reflections of old age'

Bridget Galton

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Sven Badzak

Knife Crime

Bailed: Four men arrested in connection with Sven Badzak killing in Kilburn

Nathalie Raffray

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Jane Hill (right) outside Shepherd's Cottage with conservation consultant Conor Meehan

Planning and Development

Heritage fears over Highgate Bowl housing development

Michael Boniface

Swiss Cottage School

Coronavirus | Opinion

Our children deserve better - ministers must learn from their mistakes

Tulip Siddiq, MP for Hampstead and Kilburn

Django Django

Music | Review

Django Django: Glowing in the Dark

Stephen Moore

Hands with earth (Elements of this image furnished by NASA)

Opinion

We encourage LGBTQ people to reach out if they feel isolated

Tessa Havers-Strong, forum+

Highgate's East Cemetery

Highgate Cemetery landscape and architecture shortlists announced

André Langlois

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JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH

Review

Judas and The Black Messiah (15)

Michael Joyce

Police seized a gun and ammunition in St John's Wood Picture: Met Police

Crime

Firearms charges after Hampstead Garden Suburb vehicle stop

Sam Volpe

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St John's Hospice senior staff nurses Trish McKee and Wazhma Mansouri

Hospice grows team to meet increased demand during the pandemic

André Langlois

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Plans for an £850,000 cycle lane in Orpington are set to be rejigged. Picture: Tim Ireland/ PA

Environment News | Opinion

Cycle lanes, School Streets, thanks to Liz and cladding

Readers' letters

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Amy Athwal-Kirby has been described as "kind" and "cheeky"

Remembering 'positive, caring and kind' Hornsey pupil Amy

Michael Boniface

Testing operative Stephen Tetteh with the kit at the new test centre at The Dome in Weedington Road

Coronavirus

Lateral flow Covid test centre opens in Queen's Crescent

Sophie Perry

Three trees have been cut down to build parking

Thames Water under fire for Highgate tree felling

Michael Boniface

Tottenham Hotspur's Dele Alli celebrates scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Europa League roun

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham boss Mourinho admits having Dele Alli back to his best is amazing

Jacob Ranson

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The Ivery in Iverson Road, Hampstead

Planning and Development | Special Report

West Hampstead flat owners face £100k bills for flammable cladding

Charles Thomson

The proposed new kiosk (left). Creperie owner Edward de Mesquita and TV chef Ainsley Harriott (right)

'I want to leave it to Hampstead': New kiosk to continue creperie legacy

Michael Boniface

Pedal Me riders Roy and Piab

Photographer, 77, captures weekly visits from delivery riders

Hannah Simpson

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with an image of husband Richard and daughter Gabriella

Free Nazanin

Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: 'No news is bad news' ahead of end of sentence

Sam Volpe

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News

'Dumped and forgotten': Homeless families on life in England's Lane hostel

"All day we're in one room"

Homelessness

Sally Patterson

Homeless families from England’s Lane Residence have claimed the council tried to force them out of Camden.

Camden's finance lead Cllr Richard Olszewski (left) and Camden Conservatives leader Cllr Oliver Cooper

Camden Council

Dispute over plan to raise Camden council tax by 5%

Michael Boniface

Amy Athwal-Kirby has been described as "kind" and "cheeky"

Remembering 'positive, caring and kind' Hornsey pupil Amy

Michael Boniface

Three trees have been cut down to build parking

Thames Water under fire for Highgate tree felling

Michael Boniface

Swimmer takes the plunge at the Mixed Pond

Hampstead Heath

Hampstead Heath ponds reopening date confirmed by City of London

Michael Boniface

Things to do

Have fun solving Sherlock's interactive 'case of the hung parliament'

Richard Holt in Sherlock Holmes An Online Adventure. The Case of the Hung Parliament.

Review

Bridget Galton

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Tory donors, cronyism, press freedom and a cabinet who attended the same elite university - there's more than a tongue in cheek nod to current times in Les Enfant Terribles' Sherlockian mystery. The immersive theatre innovators who brought us...

Ruth Posner

Holocaust survivor Ruth on her 'thoughts and reflections of old age'

Bridget Galton

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Django Django

Music | Review

Django Django: Glowing in the Dark

Stephen Moore

Adjoa Andoh

Adjoa Andoh leads Kiln Theatre's live play reading

Bridget Galton

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JUDAS AND THE BLACK MESSIAH

Review

Judas and The Black Messiah (15)

Michael Joyce

Sport

Tottenham boss Mourinho admits having Dele Alli back to his best is amazing

Tottenham Hotspur's Dele Alli celebrates scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Europa League roun

Tottenham Hotspur

Jacob Ranson

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Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho says it is "amazing" to have Dele Alli back to his best after he scored a brilliant overhead kick and set up two goals in their 4-0 Europa League win over Wolfsberger. Alli, 24, cored a special opener in the...

Tottenham Hotspur's Dele Alli (left) and Wolfsberger AC's Dario Vizinger (right) battle for the ball

Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham bag a spot in the Europa League last 16 as Dele Alli makes his...

Jacob Ranson

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Arsenal's Beth Mead (right) and Chelsea's Ji So-yun battle for the ball during the FA Women's Super

Arsenal FC

Arsenal travel to Aston Villa in need of crucial three points

Josh Bunting

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta reacts on the touchline during the Premier League match at the Emirates

Arsenal FC

Arsenal boss Arteta insists players should thrive on the pressure of...

Jacob Ranson

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Arsenal's Lisa Evans (left) and Everton's Lucy Graham battle for the ball during the FA Women's Supe

Arsenal FC

Arsenal duo Lisa Evans and Jennifer Beattie play in Scotland defeat to...

Josh Bunting

Lifestyle

TV art conservationist on working with some of the world's greatest artworks

As one of Britain's leading art conservators, Simon Gillespie spends a lot of his working day up close to some of the world's greatest masterpieces.

Interiors

Zita Whalley

Studying masterpieces created by old masters and contemporary greats offers insight into the artist's world and life of the painting, says conservation expert on BBC's Britain's Lost Masterpieces and Camden resident Simon Gillespie. For those...

"Catering for Beanfeasts, Parties, Clubs" in Highgate West Hill, facing over Hampstead Heath

Hampstead Heath

'Having a beano': Highgate ghost sign evokes works outings to the Heath

Andrew Whitehead

dark peacock sideboard

Interiors

From drab to fab: north London upcycler on the benefits of restoring...

Hannah Gosset

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Strangers girl and guy flirting looking each other on the street

What makes you attracted to someone?

Hannah Gosset

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Oswald, Horace and Eustace stand left to right with the Wright brothers at a meeting of the Aero Clu

Appeal to restore Hampstead Cemetery graves of aviation pioneers

Bridget Galton

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