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Labour MPs plan to rebel on terror law
Labour MPs in the borough plan to rebel against the Government to defeat Gordon Brown's terror reforms. Andrew Dismore, MP for Hendon, and Rudi Vis, MP for Finchley and Golders Green, will join at least 48 of the party's MPs in rebelling against plans
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Bid to scrap housing threshold rejected
A row over affordable housing has erupted again after a Labour group motion aimed at increasing the borough's stock was rejected by Conservatives. Under existing rules, developers must provide 50 per cent social housing in developments of ten units
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July bomber's appeal rejected
A Southgate man jailed for life last year for his involvement in a suicide-bomb plot in London has had an attempt to appeal against his conviction rejected. Yassin Omar, 27, of Curtis House, Ladderswood Way, was given a 40-year jail term last July.
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'Desperate' petrol can man charged
A man who locked himself in a toilet in a Barnet Council office last Friday brandishing a petrol can says he did so out of "sheer desperation". Grant Smith, 28, of Duncan Close, New Barnet, will appear in court today charged with criminal damage, after
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Home Secretary commends Jewish charity for anti-terror work
The Home Secretary paid a visit to a Jewish security charity yesterday as part of a Hendon tour. Jacqui Smith commended senior staff at the Community Security Trust (CST) for working effectively with the Home Office in its attempts to protect the Jewish
