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Local News · BarnetLondon’s population falls for first time since 2021, ONS data shows
London’s population dropped 0.3% in 2025 to 9,122,909, the first decline since 2021, with 23 of 33 boroughs losing residents. Net international migration to the UK fell sharply, and it remains unclear how Barnet’s numbers changed. The ONS also recorded the lowest birth numbers since 1978 and the lowest death toll since 2019.
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WorldAI age checks risk child refugees being treated as adults
Concerns are mounting over the UK government's plans to use AI facial recognition to verify migrant ages. Critics fear the technology could wrongly identify child refugees as adults, leading to them being housed with adults and exposed to detention or removal.
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