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School 'masterclass in skill, determination, and teamwork' yields sports success

Channing School celebrates a standout season as pupils excel in football and netball, securing titles, trophies and memorable performances across major competitions.

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A message from the head of St Christopher’s: preserving childhood through 11+

"11+ success is the natural bi-product of everything we plan and do, not our raison d'être", says Mark Maddocks, head of St Christopher’s School.

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UK leisure centre charity with 20 sites enters administration - one already to close

Fusion Lifestyle, which operates 26 leisure centres across the UK, has entered administration.

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Beauty chain to return to high street with 25 new stores after closing 150 last year

Bodycare collapsed into administration in September last year, forcing around 150 stores to close

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Police search for girl who filmed fatal fight on Primrose Hill

Police are searching for a “key witness” who filmed a fight in which a man was fatally stabbed on Primrose Hill.

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Friend heard 'screams' in last phone call with Primrose Hill stabbing victim

A man has described the last phone call to his friend moments before he was was fatally stabbed on Primrose Hill.

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Meet the health and wellbeing lead looking after pupils at a north London school

St Mary’s School's new medical and wellbeing lead Riley Bormann on being part of a school that prioritises mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health.

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A Mother’s Day ride that showed what child‑friendly streets can be

Rachael Swynnerton n discovering the joy and confidence of family cycling in Islington, thanks to safer, child‑friendly streets that help more people travel independently.

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Grade II listed semi-detached period family home in St John's Wood, NW7

A beautifully presented Grade II listed semi-detached period residence extending to approximately 3,003 sq ft (278 sq m) with five bedrooms, five reception rooms and four bathrooms in St John's Wood, NW8

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Care home residents donate Easter eggs to children in hospital

Residents at Signature at Highgate care home in The Bishops Avenue donated eggs to young patients at the Whittington Hospital and Barnet General Hospital.

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The couple celebrating 66 years of 'devotion, resilience and shared achievement'

Maurice and Shirley celebrate 66 years of marriage at Magnolia Court Care Home. The couple have deep ties to London’s Jewish and social care communities.

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North London school ranked among country's best performers

Parliament Hill School has been recognised by The Schools, Students and Teachers Network (SSAT) in this year’s Educational Outcomes Awards, placing it among the highest-performing secondary schools in the country

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Man, 21, stabbed to death in Primrose Hill was 'music video director'

A man killed in a double stabbing at Primrose Hill was a music video director for a series of rap artists.

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'Where are the police?' - Residents demand action after fatal Primrose Hill stabbing

Residents are calling for more police in the streets after another fatal stabbing in Primrose Hill.

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Forensics seen at Primrose Hill after man, 21, dies in double stabbing

Police and forensics remain at the scene of a double stabbing in Primrose Hill after a 21-year-old man died on the famous viewpoint.

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All 40 of UK fashion retailer's stores could close this month amid administration

Administrators are set to review Quiz's remaining 40 stores in the UK and seven concession stores in Ireland at the end of April, according to reports.

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Measles cases holding steady in some areas but rising elsewhere

Measles cases are stabilising in Enfield, but are rising in neighbouring Haringey and Islington, health bosses have warned

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1.3m households face mortgage hit as buyers and landlords ‘squeezed from all sides’

Around 1.3 million more UK households are facing higher mortgage costs as economic shocks linked to conflict in the Middle East continue to ripple through the economy, the Bank of England has warned.

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Kanye West blocked from travelling to UK to perform at Wireless Festival 2026

Kanye West has been blocked from travelling to the UK to perform at the Wireless Festival as "it would not be conducive to the public good".

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Meet Hugo, the robot surgeon who can operate faster and better than a human

Hugo - an advanced surgical robot that will assist the hospital’s human surgeons to provide even more precise surgery at The Whittington Hospital.