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'Unknown' North London neighbourhood named among best places to live that locals want to keep secret
'People say London is a collection of villages, each with their own character, and that is exactly what this is'
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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.
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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3 major airlines cancel flights and hike fares as fuel costs rise - are you affected?
Air India, Air New Zealand, and Delta Airlines are the latest airlines to cancel flights and increase fares amid rising fuel prices caused by the Middle East conflict.
New EastEnders suicide storyline praised by Samaritans for its treatment of character
Samaritans has praised an upcoming EastEnders storyline that hopes to “help tackle stigma” around the topic of suicide.
Kanye West’s antisemitic views ‘at odds with our values in Haringey,’ says council leader
Peray Ahmet expresses regret at decision by Wireless Festival to name West as a headliner at Finsbury Park before later cancelling the whole event following a public outcry
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.
Council’s long search for new education boss finally ends
The local authority had struggled to fill the six-figure salaried role amid a "limited pool of suitable candidates"
Haringey foodbank facing closure amid lack of funding
Bounds Green Food Bank only has enough funding to remain open until June unless more people start donating
London borough councils urged to commit to ‘basic standards’ of temporary housing
A new campaign has listed five basic standards of living that should always be met whenever a family is placed into temporary accommodation by a local council
Long wait goes on for Londoners living in buildings with dangerous cladding
Thousands of Londoners continue to live in tall buildings with fire safety issues nearly a decade after Grenfell Tower disaster
Channel 4 pulls last episode of The Great Celebrity Bake Off featuring Scott Mills
Channel 4 has pulled the last episode of The Great Celebrity Bake Off due to it featuring former BBC DJ Scott Mills.
Adults are brightening up their wardrobe with ‘dopamine dressing’ this spring
Adults are brightening up their wardrobe with ‘dopamine dressing’ to boost their mood this spring.
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.
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
Wireless Festival cancelled and refunds to be issued after Kanye West barred
Wireless Festival 2026 has been cancelled amid headliner Kanye West being barred from entering the UK
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".
Measles outbreak ‘showing signs’ of stabilising
However the situation remains "under close review" with 20 cases now recorded in Haringey
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.
EastEnders 'hints' at permanent return of star 33 years after first featuring
Gemma Bissix recently returned to EastEnders as Clare Bates for a few episodes, but some fans think the BBC has hinted she'll be back for more