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'Armageddon' warning for children's services

7:10am Friday 3rd September 2010

CHILDREN'S services in Barnet are facing “financial armageddon” as the council prepares to lose £18m in grants to help looked after youngsters.

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Three teens mugged at knifepoint this morning

5:20pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

A GROUP of Jewish teenagers were subjected to a terrifying knifepoint robbery after being followed by two men in the early hours of this morning.

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Talks to stop tube strikes break down

4:10pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

TALKS to try and prevent a walkout of 10,000 tube workers on Monday have broken down without agreement.

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Parking services could be outsourced

3:20pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

PARKING enforcement in the borough could be outsourced as part of a drive to make the department more responsive and save cash, it was revealed last night.

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Brother and sister jailed after safe deposit raids

12:34pm Thursday 2nd September 2010

A BROTHER and sister have been jailed after forged passports and cash were found in safety deposit boxes in Edgware during a huge police operation.

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Pensioners injured after cow attack

11:30am Thursday 2nd September 2010

A GROUP of terrified pensioners were attacked by a cow as they walked along a popular footpath in the picturesque Totteridge Valley.

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Council to pay £6m over care home deal

9:20am Thursday 2nd September 2010

THE council faces paying out £6 million after an arbitrator ruled it owed the cash to contractors hired to improve care homes.

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Revenue raising not reason behind new estate strategy

4:59pm Wednesday 1st September 2010

BARNET Council says a draft paper outlining principles for disposing of council buildings is not about revenue raising.

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