The Latest Breaking News from Barnet

Barnet Council passes motion to twin with Israeli city Haifa after Hackney severs ties

Barnet Council voted to twin with Haifa months after Hackney announced an end to the historic partnership

Evening Standard · Oct 22

Farage-Appointed Reform Wales Leader Dan Thomas Quits After Arrest on Suspicion of Assault

Reform UK's Welsh leader Dan Thomas has resigned after being arrested on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviour. He denies wrongdoing and remains on bail pending further enquiries.

International Business Times UK · Sep 15

Former London council leader Dan Thomas quits as leader of Reform UK in Wales after arrest

Former Barnet Council leader Dan Thomas denies any wrongdoing after he was arrested on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviour

Evening Standard · Sep 15

OPINION - 'Number 10 North is for North London too': How the South will benefit from fixing rest of UK

‘I am an MP in Barnet, representing London’s suburban fringe, and I’m not a sceptic but a champion for what the PM is doing’, writes Treasury Minister Dan Tomlinson

Evening Standard · Jul 31

London schools crisis: Why eight boroughs are defying the capital's 'secondary wave' of falling pupil numbers

Barking and Dagenham, Havering, Brent, Ealing, Hounslow and Barnet have all seen school rolls grow

Evening Standard · Jun 27

Sharp jump in Met-recorded monthly antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes

The borough of Barnet accounted for nearly a third of antisemitic hate crimes offences recorded by the Met in London in May 2026.

The Independent UK · Jun 5

Antisemitic and Islamophobic hate crimes surge in London in Met-recorded data

Barnet accounted for nearly a third of antisemitic hate recorded by the Met in May

Evening Standard · Jun 5

Rugby star Maro Itoje dines at Akara, loves all Soho Houses and relaxes in Regent’s Park with a good book

North-west London, in Barnet. I live there with my wife and we’ve been there for about six years. I was born in Royal Free Hospital, moved to Cricklewood, Edgware, lived in Mill Hill for a few years. So yeah, this is my neck of the woods.

Evening Standard · Jun 5

Brent Labour does deal with Tories after Starmer bans party from working with Greens

Seven London councils - Brent, Barnet, Enfield, Haringey, Wandsworth, Lambeth and Southwark - fell from Labour to no overall control at the local elections on May 7

Evening Standard · May 23

‘It’s put the joy levels up’: the flood-prone London school with a climate-adapted playground

When pupils could no longer play outside, St John’s school in Barnet decided to act, enlisting Trees for Cities to help rethink its outside space

The Guardian - UK · May 21