Imogen Blake
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Swimmers bid three-month farewell to Hampstead Heath Ladies’ Pond with skinny-dipping, graffiti, and a 200ft-long scarf
It’s been years since many of these swimmers went to school. But on Sunday, regulars of Kenwood Ladies’ Pond acted like teenagers, as they bid farewell to the open-air pool for three months while the next stage of the controversial dams project goes ahead. → Read More
TfL unveils plan to move ‘loathed’ Highgate 271 bus terminus
A much-hated Highgate bus terminus could move under proposals put forward by Transport for London (TfL) today. → Read More
Woman in hospital after car flips over in West Hampstead collision
A woman has been taken to hospital after the car she was in flipped over in a collision with another vehicle in West Hampstead this morning. → Read More
Teens claim Camden Council censored them for protesting against youth service cuts
Young people claim they have been censored by Camden Council for protesting against cuts to youth services at a council meeting this week. → Read More
Campaigner blames delays to Archway Bridge anti-suicide measures for paedophile’s fatal fall
A campaigner has criticised delays to anti-suicide measures at Archway Bridge after a paedophile fell to his death on the day he faced jail. → Read More
Damian Lewis switches on Acland Burghley light show despite protest
Damian Lewis switched on a secondary school’s light show last night despite a protest against the Eton-educated actor taking part in the state school’s 50th anniversary celebrations. → Read More
Haringey refugee claims: ‘Yarl’s Wood advises pregnant women to have abortions’
It has been 13 years since Elsie* fled Nigeria, where she was imprisoned, tortured and raped because she was caught kissing her girlfriend. If she goes back, the 40-year-old, who is bisexual, says she will be killed. → Read More
Man dies in fall from Archway Bridge in Highgate
A man has died in a fall from Archway Bridge, police have confirmed this morning. → Read More
Germaine Greer and poet Michael Rosen to pay tribute to Shakespeare at Keats House
Renowned feminist writer Germaine Greer, and children’s author, Michael Rosen, will pay tribute to Shakespeare at historic Keats House to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death. → Read More
New owners set to restore Athlone House pledge: ‘We won’t dig basement’
The new owners of Athlone House have pledged to restore the mansion and say they will not dig a basement underneath, the Highgate Society has been told. → Read More
Chief Rabbi and Auschwitz survivor mark Holocaust Memorial Day at Camden school
The Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, joined a Holocaust survivor at a special Camden school assembly to mark Holocaust Memorial Day. → Read More
Protest against Eton-educated Damian Lewis switching on state school’s anniversary laser show
A secondary school will be lit up with lasers to celebrate its 50th anniversary tomorrow – but not everybody is happy with the plans for a mini Lumiere London festival. → Read More
Paddington restauranteur jailed for killing gardener in £120,000 Bentley car crash
A Romanian restaurateur from Paddington who mowed down and killed a landscape gardener in a £120,000 Bentley while high on a cocktail of cocaine and drink has been jailed for eight years. → Read More
Yvette Cooper MP in Muswell Hill: ‘Including refugees in government net migration targets is immoral’
Former Labour cabinet minister Yvette Cooper MP said it is “immoral” for the government to include refugees in its net migration quota at a meeting to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Muswell Hill last night. → Read More
Marylebone white van driver jailed for road rage attack on motorcyclist
A white van driver who slammed into a motorcyclist in a revenge attack for tapping his wing mirror has been jailed for one year. → Read More
Two Westminster men ‘planned to kill soldiers and policemen in Islamic State terror plot’
Two Westminster men plotted to kill British soldiers and policemen in drive-by moped shootings after being inspired by “warped” Islamic State (IS) ideology, a court heard. → Read More
Marylebone white van driver ‘slammed into motorcyclist in road rage attack’
A white van driver slammed into a motorcyclist in a revenge attack for tapping his wing mirror, the Old Bailey heard. → Read More
St John’s Wood bogus financier jailed for stealing £80,000 for ‘pie in the sky’ investment
A bogus financier who stole £80,000 from his business partner by promising to deliver a “pie in the sky” £10million investment has been jailed for more than two years today. → Read More
Residents warn Swiss Cottage nightclub bid would ‘see return of drug dealing’
A new basement nightclub threatens to bring back drug dealing and anti-social behaviour to the streets of Swiss Cottage, residents have warned. → Read More
Man has heart attack and collapses outside Camden’s Koko nightclub
A man suffered a heart attack after collapsing outside Camden Town’s famous Koko nightclub. → Read More