Newborn! Kyra arrives along with New Year
MEET Kyra Sherese Thomas, who arrived with the new decade in the early hours of New Year’s Day at the Whittington Hospital.
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Akmal Shaikh execution prompts calls for inquest
THE brother of the former Kentish Town minicab firm boss executed in China for drug running has said an inquest is the only way to get answers to the “terrible mysteries” surrounding his death.
Saturday drama to be continued
A HOMELESS theatre school in Highgate has been saved from closure by a primary school.
Tapping in to ‘taphnophobia’
The Victorian fear of being buried alive opens new lecture series
THE crooked Parish Warden had watched the countess’s body being carried into the mausoleum.
Twins set to bridge the great divide
THERE are nearly 6,000 miles between them – but two schools on opposite sides of the world are determined to bridge the gap.
Health news: Royal Free claim heart disease breakthrough
High-tech artificial artery set for trial in bid to beat condition that kills hundreds every year
EXPERTS at the Royal Free Hospital believe they are winning the fight against Camden’s biggest killer.
Snow in Camden: How was it for you?
Pictured: Honey and Lola Gould, two year old twins, take a stroll in the snow in Highgate Newtown this morning.
By CHARLOTTE CHAMBERS and DAN CARRIER
Arsenal vs Bolton Wanderers POSTPONED
Tonight's Premier League fixture between Arsenal and Bolton Wanderers at the Emirates Stadium has been postponed due to the bad weather.
Headteacher Michael Shew to leave Acland Burghley
THE headteacher at one of Camden's biggest secondary schools is to leave the job after eight years in charge.
AKMAL SHAIKH: Conservative election hopeful says stop criticising China
Snow chaos - or is icy weather a great white hype?
Pictured: Camden Lock gets an icy new look this morning as the waters begin to freeze over
Picture: Latest snap from the refurbishment of Kentish Town Baths
'Extraordinary turnaround' in performance of St Michael's School in Camden Town
By JENNIFER LIPMAN
A PRIMARY school has enjoyed an “extraordinary turnaround” after jumping from a poor set of inspection scores four years to a top Ofsted report.
MP FRANK DOBSON IN ROW OVER ‘VILE’ EXECUTION
Dobson under fire from Hong Kong-born election rival George Lee
THE execution of Akmal Shaikh – the Kentish Town minicab driver caught with a suitcase of heroin in China – has sparked a fractious row in the south of the borough between election rivals.
Arts world on Honours List
THE New Year’s Day Honours List has showered accolades on a number of Camden-based figures noted for their contribution to the arts, medicine, charity and broadcasting.