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David Veale is the council's new director of human resources

Brent Council has announced the appointment of a new director of human of resources.

Firefighters attended the fire in Harlesden

A woman and six children had a lucky escape from a house fire in Harlesden believed to be caused by a discarded cigarette.

Yesterday, 17:11
Imelda Molina was stabbed at her home in Ashford Court, Cricklewood

A steelworker stabbed his lesbian flatmate to death at their Cricklewood home in a bungled bid to steal her partner’s savings, a court heard.

Yesterday, 16:00
Georgina Drinkwater died in February 2014 (pic credit: Facebook)

The boyfriend of a mother who plunged to her death from a third floor balcony in Queen’s Park regularly beat her after binging on booze, an inquest heard today.

Yesterday, 15:29
John Mandeng has been jailed for five years

A predatory American businessman who sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl he met through a Catholic prayer group has been jailed for five years today.

Yesterday, 15:07
G Stephen Mangan, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Pippa Haywood, Tamsin Greig and Oliver Chris join a picket line outside Northwick Hospital (Pic: PA)

The cast members of medical comedy Green Wing joined striking junior doctors outside Northwick Park Hospital today.

Yesterday, 12:30
The front door leads straight to the reception  (Pic: Ellis and Co)

This poky one-bedroom flat in Wembley on the market for £199,950 is the cheapest property for sale in Brent, it has been revealed.

Yesterday, 12:20
Councilllors, business representatives and residents are fighting plans for a second Paddy Power betting shop on Kilburn High Road

Councillors and campaigners have pledged to fight “tooth and nail” to stop a betting shop giant adding a second branch in Kilburn High Road.

Yesterday, 11:11
Owen Muhammad AKA Owen Money

A popular DJ and promoter who touched the hearts of thousands of people with his candid posts about his cancer battle on social networking website Facebook has died.

Sport

13:00
Middlesex batsman Nick Gubbins at the team building day at Radlett CCC

Nick Gubbins is itching to recover the winning habit with Middlesex after missing out on their second-place finish in the County Championship last season.

Yesterday, 16:00
Neville Marshall (with the ball) was in impressive form for Kilburn Cosmos on Saturday (Pic: Paolo Minoli)

Kilburn Cosmos player/coach Andy Hutt heaped praise on flanker Neville Marshall as the title-chasing side secured a hard-earned victory on the road at Verulamians.

Yesterday, 15:31
Barnet deputy mayor Alison Cornelius and Brondesbury captain Adam Wilson (centre) at the club's CricketForce event. Pic: Paolo Minoli

More than 50 volunteers turned out last Friday to help Brondesbury Cricket Club prepare their Harman Drive ground for the new season.

Yesterday, 07:42
Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink is not concerned about the prospect of rebuilding his QPR squad this summer

QPR boss Jimmy Floyd-Hasselbaink picked up a point on his Elland Road return came after his side initially failed to get to grips with Leeds.

Tue, 16:00
Neasden ABC's Youssef Khoumari (middle) celebrates his victory with coaches Xavier Miller (left) and Nicholas Prempeh

Neasden ABC’s Youssef Khoumari sealed his spot in the North West London finals with victory over Finchley’s Mohamed Garib on Sunday.

Tue, 14:30
West Ham loanee Nathan Mavila acknowledges the Wealdstone faithful after Saturday's 3-2 victory over Havant & Waterlooville (Pic: Alan Palmer)

Wealdstone extended their unbeaten run to three games with a hard-earned point against play-off chasing Hemel Hempstead Town on Monday evening.

Mon, 13:00
A prestigious group of former footballers, including Eric Abidal and Christian Karembeu, recently visited the Jason Roberts Foundation

A group of former World Cup and Champions League winners, including Eric Abidal and Christian Karembeu, visited the Jason Roberts Foundation’s base recently as education and sport met in Stonebridge.

Saturday, April 2, 2016
QPR manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (Paul Harding/PA Wire)

QPR manager Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink bemoaned his team’s woeful defending from set-pieces after they were beaten 3-2 by Middlesbrough.

Thursday, March 31, 2016
Tjaronn Chery has in impressive form for QPR over the last few months

Tjaronn Chery has revealed he turned down the chance to leave QPR in the January transfer window – insisting his main priority is getting the club back into the Premier League.

Entertainment

Left to right: Brian Jay, Barry Stokes and Vince Bva Viechweg started Essence of Soul in 2006

A soul music event in Brent for over 30s will be celebrating its 10th anniversary on Saturday.

Taron Egerton, left, stars as Eddie the Eagle alongside Hugh Jackman, right. Picture: Larry Horricks

If there is one thing the British excel at, it is plucky underdog stories. So it was inevitable that one day there would be an Eddie Edwards film, the man who after less than a year in the sport competed in the ski jump in the 1988 Winter Olympics. That it would feature Hugh Jackman was much less so.

york pix

Sid hadn’t been back to York for half a lifetime. Actually, that’s just seven years, because he’s only 14 now. But he’d loved everything in 2008 so much that we wondered if he would still like it now.

Tulip Siddiq models clothing from Rainbow in My Jar with founder Anurita De. Picture: Tajpal Dhamu

It was the heartbreak of multiple miscarriages that led Anurita De to quit her job at the Bank of England and become a maternity wear designer.

White knuckle rides are promised at the The Spring Festival in Brent Cross,  part of its 40th anniversary celebrations

Five family tickets can be won for a day out at the Brent Cross Spring Festival with its host of rides and entertainment.

Bike hire is available at Center Parcs. Picture: Center Parcs

Cycling down the car-free paths at Center Parcs you can’t help but be struck by the idyllic setting.

Eilis having a haircut

Bridget Galton goes with her family to try out a new child-friendly grooming parlour in Willesden Green where having a haircut is lots of fun.

The Who are returning to the SSE Arena thsi Saturday (Pic Credit: Trinifold Avenue)

Fifty years after they first played to sell-out crowds with the Beatles, rock super group The Who are returning to Wembley’s SSE Arena this weekend for the first show since their frontman cancelled their world tour.

Former MP and celebrated actress Glenda Jackson will make her return to the stage playing King Lear at the Old Vic

Former Hampstead and Kilburn MP Glenda Jackson is set to return to the stage playing King Lear, one of Shakespeare’s greatest roles, best known for his descent into madness ‘on the heath’.

Gina McKee as The Mother and William Postlethwaite as The Son in The Mother. Picture: Mark Douet

Bridget Galton is left reeling by this truth-bending vision of a mother torn apart by love.

The Royal china is located in Baker Street, Marylebone

Chinese food often gets a bit of a roasting mainly due to takeaways or eat-as-much-as-you-like buffets where grease is the word.

Mona Golabek in The Pianist of Willesden Lane at St James Theatre. Picture: Tristram Kenton

Mona Golabek’s soul-bearing production is elegaic but elegantly told, says Caroline David.

Tired of 500 per cent mark ups on wine? Well bring your own, says food blogger and cafe owner Maria Kuehn.

Jon Hopkins and Richard Durden in Ben Hur at the Tricycle Theatre. Picture: Mark Douet.

Four brilliantly versatile actors pull off this hammed up version of the sword and sandals epic, says Bridget Galton.

The game menu at Paradise By Way of Kensal Green

The game’s afoot at this poetic gastropub with a glimpse of paradise, says Bridget Galton.

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