The Latest Breaking News from Barnet

More than 100 schools across Barnet to go smartphone-free

Sadiq Khan’s office has said it will ‘take note’ of how the policy plays out in the borough

Evening Standard · Feb 17, 2025

Council tax increases confirmed as seven London boroughs apply for emergency funding to stave off bankruptcy

Lambeth, Newham, Havering, Croydon, Enfield, Barnet and Haringey have all applied for emergency funding

Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2025

Teenager, 19, arrested after scooter rider left fighting for his life in Barnet crash

A man was left fighting for his life and three teenagers were rushed to hospital following the collision

Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2024

Two North London rivers to have 'new lease of life' under restoration scheme

Construction in Harrow and Barnet is due to continue until Spring 2025

Evening Standard · Jul 17, 2024

Euphoria felled by reality and scant ambition – I have seen what could be Labour’s future

Thatcher’s old heartland is now a microcosm of the nation. Labour ended years of Tory rule there, but it struggles with that legacy and new expectations, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024

General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in...Hornsey and Friern Barnet?

Evening Standard analysis of key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

Evening Standard · Jun 18, 2024

'Inconceivable': Hundreds of Barnet residents face paying up to £23,000 to reclad ex-council homes over fire risk

More than 400 Barnet residents have been told they must pay between £14,000 and £23,000 to replace cladding which the council has identified as a fire risk

Evening Standard · Apr 15, 2024

Barnet council ignored warnings that resident with epilepsy would be evicted

Council has been ordered to pay £600 in compensation after taking 15 months to place man in suitable accommodation

Evening Standard · Apr 12, 2024

Barnet Council fears new national cladding crisis as it sounds alarm over UVPC on houses

More than 400 Barnet residents face a bill of up to £23,000 to replace cladding and the council says it could be ‘the tip of the iceberg’ for UK

Evening Standard · Mar 6, 2024

Fears of new UK cladding crisis after blaze destroys timber-frame homes

Barnet council finds 580 houses with similar panels that can spread fire and warns they are ‘tip of the iceberg’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024