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Man charged after discovery of firearms and drugs stash

Thirteen counterfeit Glock-style guns plus magazines and hundreds of rounds of ammo were all discovered at a property in Palmers Green

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Locked gate in Palmers Green mystifies local residents

The gate blocks residents from crossing the Pymmes Brook to reach local shops or the railway station

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New after-school boxing programme launched with help from local recycling firm

The Powerday Foundation has entered into a partnership with Edmonton Eagles Boxing Club to run the scheme

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Government housing chief quizzed on ‘new town’ – but misses chance to visit Crews Hill

The Dispatch spoke exclusively today to Labour's secretary of state for housing as he joined the campaign trail ahead of next month's local election

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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Cockfosters heading to Wembley after stunning FA Vase semi-final win

Two-legged victory over Punjab FC puts Chalk Lane side in dreamland

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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.

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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

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Discovery of human remains in Enfield woodland ‘not suspicious’

The man is believed to have died four years ago

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Palmers Green tennis coach wins regional award

Corina Mirea from Conway Lawn Tennis Club has been named 'coach of the year' by Middlesex LTA

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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

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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".