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Woman found guilty of indecent assault against two pupils at London boys’ school in 1980s

Sally-Anne Bowen, now 65, convicted of assaulting boys at Christ’s College, Finchley, where she was chemistry teacher

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27

London teacher guilty of indecent assault of two teenage pupils

Victim said Sally-Anne Bowen, who taught at all-boys school Christ’s College in Finchley ‘had sex with him 20 or 30 times’

Evening Standard · Aug 27

Murder detectives seek man who 'fled' London street where woman, 19, killed

Police urgently trying to trace James Duncan after 19-year-old woman died after gunshots heard in Dale Grove, Finchley

Evening Standard · Jun 9

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Finchley shooting: Murder investigation after 19-year-old woman 'shot dead' in north London

Paramedics called Metropolitan Police officers to a house on Dale Grove in Finchley at around 12.15am on Monday following reports of gunshots

Evening Standard · Jun 8

Attempted arson attack a bid to scare British Jews, says leader of London synagogue

Met seeking two suspects and says overnight incident in Finchley being treated as antisemitic hate crime

The Guardian - UK · Apr 15

Two sought over attempted arson attack at north London synagogue

The Metropolitan Police said they are treating the incident at Finchley Reform Synagogue as an attempted hate crime.

Evening Standard · Apr 15

Two suspects arrested as London synagogue targeted with petrol bombs in 'shocking' attack

Met detectives are treating the attack on Finchley Reform Synagogue as an antisemitic hate crime

Evening Standard · Apr 15

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To call my part of London ‘Little Tehran’ isn’t quite right

Letter: Diaspora spaces are not replicas, writes Mehrdad Aref-Adib, who was born in Tehran and lives in Finchley, north London

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31

Britain's oldest synagogue and London college 'targeted by Iranian spies'

Israeli embassy and consulate in Kensington, the JW3 community centre in Finchley Road and the Bevis Marks Synagogue in Aldgate were all allegedly targets

Evening Standard · Mar 19

Protest fears in London after 'anti-Iranian demonstrator' stabbed

Five men were arrested after a man, reportedly an anti-Iranian regime protester, was stabbed and bottled in North Finchley

Evening Standard · Mar 9

'Every parent's worst nightmare': London nursery paedophile Vincent Chan jailed for 18 years

Extent of Vincent Chan’s vile abuse exposed for first time as he’s sentenced to 18 years in jail

Evening Standard · Feb 12

Paedophile London nursery worker Vincent Chan faces jail after pleading guilty

Chan, 45, of Finchley, north London, will be sentenced at Wood Green Crown Court on Thursday

Evening Standard · Feb 12

Ex-Spandau Ballet singer guilty of sex assaults

The 37-year-old, of Finchley, north London, was on trial on charges including the rape of one woman and filming himself groping another.

Evening Standard · Jan 28

Huge 1,500-home scheme in north London rejected following 'overdevelopment' fears

Barnet Council refuses massive housing project in North Finchley

Evening Standard · Dec 8, 2025

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Evening Standard · Dec 3, 2025

Paedophile nursery worker admits filming himself abusing children

Vincent Chan, 45, of Stanhope Avenue, Finchley, north London, admitted 26 offences at Wood Green Crown Court including sexual abuse of children.

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2025

How the Iron Lady was forged

To appreciate the greatness of Margaret Thatcher — as this excellent biography makes possible — you must go back to Grantham where she lived over her parents’ grocery shop. There was no hereditary money, so she had to work hard, occasionally serving at the counter. She experienced frugality and, after…

Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2025

Woman who vanished from Hyde Park four months ago 'found safe and well'

Portia Vincent-Kirby, from Finchley, appeared to have ‘fallen off the earth’ after spending the evening with friends in Hyde Park on February 21

Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2025

Plan for 1,500 new homes in Finchley considered by Barnet Council after securing City Hall support

The scheme includes a 25-storey tower and ‘re-provision’ of a demolished leisure centre

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Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2025

East Finchley: Two men charged with murder of man near Tube station in 1984

Anthony Littler, 45, was killed in an attack close to East Finchley Tube station in 1984

Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2025

Two charged over murder of man near Tube station in 1984

Anthony Littler died near East Finchley Tube station in what police believe was a random attack.

Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2025

Police appeal as woman, 78, dies after collapsing on bus in Finchley

A 78-year-old woman collapsed on a bus in Finchley on December 28

Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2024

Man jailed for stabbing teenager to death as he left north London restaurant

Yusuf Mahamoud, 18, was stabbed to death in Finchley

Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2024

Police launch manhunt after robber sexually assaults pensioner and steals jewellery in north London attack

Police issue CCTV image of man they want to trace after OAP attacked and robbed of £20,000 jewellery in Finchley

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2024

Finchley: 12-year-old and two teenagers arrested for burglary after crashing into police car

Police caught the suspects as they tried to run away following the crash

Evening Standard · Aug 14, 2024

Families' heartbreak as two Londoners confirmed to have been found dead in burnt out car in Sweden

The grieving families of the two travel agents, from Finchley, have paid a moving tribute to them

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