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16:06
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15:57
Arsenal and City eye quarter-final spot
Man City and England captain Steph Houghton hopes their 100 per cent start can be
carried forward to the Champions League.
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15:56
Tafida: Family celebrate daughter leaving hospital
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The family of a severely disabled five-year-old girl have marked her departure for an
Italian hospital after winning an "emotional" life-support treatment battle.
Supporters of Tafida Raqeeb gathered outside the Royal London Hospital this morning
for a balloon release as the youngster headed to the Gaslini children's hospital in
Genoa.
Tafida's parents won a recent High Court fight with hospital bosses in London, when
a judge ruled that the youngster could be moved to Italy.
Multi-coloured balloons, which read "flying to Italy" and featured a picture of Tafida,
were released in unison.
Tafida's uncle, Abdul Malik, 36, from Whitechapel, said: "It's just amazing to see
everyone here today - you know we've had a long fight from day one."
15:46
Manchester Airport has 'longest security queues'
Average security wait times at Manchester are double those at Gatwick and Heathrow,
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15:37
Man dies in Battersea house fire
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A man has been killed in a house fire in Battersera.
The unnamed man was pronounced dead at the scene as a fire broke out on the
ground floor of a property in Tyneham Road in Battersea.
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters were called to a fire at a house.
The Brigade was called at 11.40 and the fire under control within half an hour. Fire
crews from Clapham, Battersea, Chelsea and West Norwood fire stations attended the
scene.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
15:18
Review clears gender dysphoria treatment study
Deborah Cohen
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But questions remain over the use of puberty blockers, say Newsnight's Deb Cohen
and Hannah Barnes.
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14:32
Kinks' guitarist backs campaign to save arcade

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Rock legend Dave Davies has backed a campaign to save a high street shopping
arcade from demolition.
The Kinks guitarist, who grew up in Fortis Green Road, Muswell Hill, called for the
Grand Arcade in High Road, North Finchley to be preserved.
Built in the 1930s in the then-popular Art Deco style, the arcade is home to a range of
small shops, including a jeweller’s and a photo studio.
But it could be torn down to make way for new flats and shops under regeneration
proposals drawn up by Barnet Council.
Mr Davies tweeted his support for the arcade.
He said: “The Grand Arcade is definitely of historical value. We need to preserve

places like this in England and in London. It’s only going to benefit the area in the long
term.”
Mr Davies, who co-founded The Kinks in 1964 with brother Ray, used to buy guitar
strings from a shop in the arcade as a youngster.
More than 1,100 people have signed a petition set up by North Finchley resident Ian
Dunn to save the arcade and have it locally listed by the council.
Barnet Council has been approached for comment.
13:14
Unemployment up in London
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Unemployment increased faster in London than in the rest of the UK, according to new
figures.
The unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to an estimated 4.6% in the June-to-August

period, compared to 3.9% nationally.
The Office for National Statistics said employment growth had "cooled noticeably".
But the unemployment rate is still close to its lowest level for 44 years.
Wages continued to outpace the rate of inflation, with earnings excluding bonuses
growing at an annual pace of 3.8%.
11:49
Johnson 'pressure' over failed Garden Bridge criticised
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Boris Johnson applied "significant pressure” to push through the failed £53m project
to build a Garden Bridge over the river Thames when he was mayor of London,
according to a new report.
The Prime Minister continued to push his “pet project” in the face of financial problems,
and ultimately contributed to its failure, according to the London Assembly's Garden
Bridge Working Group .
Transport for London “downplayed” the projects risks to satisfy Mr Johnson, according
to the cross-party report.
The Garden Bridge Trust, the charity created to drive the project, "recklessly" signed a
construction contract before securing the necessary land - a decision that cost £21m -
the report found.
The key bodies in the project all "passed the buck" on responsibility for the projects
failure.
Tom Copley, chairman of the London Assembly’s Garden Bridge Working Group, said
the bridge was “an appalling waste of public money”.
He said: “Across all key decision-making organisations, there were consistent failures
to adequately, effectively and transparently deal with the escalating risks of the
project."
Paul Scully, deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party, said: “Sadiq Khan’s flip
flopping on this scheme led to its demise – leaving Londoners paying the price."
“Labour should stop playing politics and start focusing on making London’s streets
safer.”
10:18
Is film studio plan in crisis?

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A Los Angeles-based developer has put its plans to build London’s largest Hollywood-
style film studios “on hold” over the “uncertainty surrounding Brexit”.
Barking and Dagenham was announced as “the next global destination for making
blockbuster movies” when the council and City Hall unveiled proposals for a £110
million studio development in 2017.
It was hoped the 12 sound stages, training facilities, amusement attractions, shops and
restaurants earmarked for the 22-acre site — a former factory opposite Dagenham
East station — would be under construction this year.
Pacifica Ventures, which owns the studio behind Breaking Bad was chosen as the
preferred bidder for the Made in Dagenham studios in early 2018.
But according to the council it has failed to “progress matters sufficiently” and has now
lost its preferred bidder status.
In a statement Pacifica Ventures said: “I can assure you that Pacifica Ventures remains
very much committed to the Dagenham Studios project, but unfortunately we and our
investors have been forced to put the project on hold until the Brexit uncertainty has
been resolved.
"We have definitely not dropped out but we understand that the council wants to move
forward more quickly and they have our blessing if a third-party should offer an
alternative proposal that is acceptable to them. We hope that won’t be the case and
that we’ll be able to re-start the project very soon.”
The council said it would still be progressing with the studio plans and will look for
other investors but could also complete the project without outside investment.
Tonight councillors are expected to agree to spend up to £3.4 million to cover any pre-
development costs.
9:17
Hospital wards closed after subsidence

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Hillingdon Hospital has closed two children’s wards and a paediatric facility after advice
from structural engineers over subsidence in the building.
Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust chief executive Sarah Tedford said the
move was a precaution.
She said: “This is an unfortunate legacy of our ageing estate, which is why we have
worked hard to try to secure the funding not only for a new hospital but for interim
repairs and maintenance.”
The closures saw children on the in-patient Peter Pan ward, out-patient Tinkerbell
ward, and those in the Wendy paediatric facilities at Hillingdon Hospital moved.
A trust statement stated: “The new Executive Team at the Trust has been working with
experts to understand the various significant issues affecting its estate both at
Hillingdon and Mount Vernon hospitals.
“This area of the hospital has been monitored closely for some time, and subsidence
has been a recognised issue. “Now, the most recent expert advice has resulted in this
action, for the safety of the youngest patients.”
The Trust said parents and carers have been informed of the measures and the
reasons behind them.
“Trust staff will start to relocate in-patients to the main hospital soon, and outpatient
clinics will be held elsewhere at Hillingdon Hospital, with other measures put in place
as required.”
8:43
London's weather: Cloudy but mostly dry

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Cloudy to start, but gradually becoming bright with sunny spells.
Most places will stay dry.
Top temperature: 19C (64F).
8:00
Extinction Rebellion protests banned from London
The organisation agrees to leave Trafalgar Square but says the "International
Rebellion continues".
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2:23
EU mulls new summit to 'get Brexit deal done'
Katya Adler
Europe editor
19:51 14 Oct
Sharp rise in slaves being helped by charity
The Salvation Army says it has helped twice as many British people rescued from
forced labour.
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19:20 14 Oct
Cancer patients show scars in charity exhibition
18:47 14 Oct
Harry Styles stalked by homeless man
The pop star says he still locks his bedroom door every night after he was followed and
sent notes.
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16:25 14 Oct
Hair salon 'murder reminiscent of Hollywood film'
16:21 14 Oct
Flash flooding warning as 40mm of rain forecast
Up to 40mm of rain is expected to fall in south-east England within two hours, the Met
Office says.
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15:03 14 Oct
Life for Westminster murder bid crash driver
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14:34 14 Oct
Youth workers deployed in hospitals to combat violence

A £4m investment will embed youth workers in hospitals to combat violence, Mayor of
London Sadiq Khan has announced.
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Youth workers will be based in five A&E wards, in areas with high levels of victims of
violent crime:
• Newham General Hospital in Plaistow
• The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich
• Croydon University Hospital
• University Hospital Lewisham
• Whittington Hospital, covering Islington and Haringey
Placing the workers in the A&E departments allows them to intervene and engage with
young people quicker, the mayor's office said.
Director of London’s Violence Reduction Unit, Lib Peck, said: “Young people tell me
that the youth workers are often a significant relationship in their lives and that it’s the
point that they are introduced to new opportunities and diverted away from crime."
The funding announcement follows a stabbing incident in a butcher's shop in

Tottenham on Sunday, where two men were injured.
14:32 14 Oct
Footballer fined for 'dangerously tinted windows'
Watford's Troy Deeney's car windows were found to be below the legal limit for light
penetration.
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12:37 14 Oct
Driver who ploughed into police outside Parliament jailed

Salih Khater who ploughed into police and cyclists outside Parliament, has been jailed
for life with a minimum term of 15 years.
12:10 14 Oct
Becoming a qualified beekeper at 17
TJ is seventeen and wants to be a qualified beekeeper.
TJ Cunningham has become a qualified beekeeper at just 17-years-old.
Initially torn between getting chickens or bees, Mr Cunningham decided to keep bees
for environmental reasons.
"Bees are quite obviously essential to our environment, but sadly their numbers are
declining. So beekeeping is quite a good way to combat this," Mr Cunningham said.
His aim is to one day represent England at the International Meeting of Young
Beekeepers.
10:58 14 Oct
Men 'framed by corrupt detective' to go to court
Home affairs correspondent
Two men claim they were wrongly convicted of assaulting a police officer nearly 50
years ago.
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10:16 14 Oct
Extinction Rebellion block Bank Junction
Extinction Rebellion
Climate Activists have closed Bank Junction, forcing 17 bus routes on to diverted
routes.
Hundreds of Extinction Rebellion activists set up camp in the junction to "block routes
that financial district workers take to work".
Since 21 May 2017 only buses and cyclists have been allowed to use Bank
junction on weekdays from 07:00 to 19:00.
In a statement the group said the action was to "highlight the far greater disruption
faced by those living in the environments systematically being destroyed by UK backed
companies".
City of London Police said a "policing plan" is in place "which will be proactive in
ensuring any impact on our communities is minimised as much as possible".
1:17 14 Oct
Rumours and uncertainty over the future of HS2
Tom Edwards
Transport correspondent, London
The rail route could terminate in suburbs of London instead of going to Euston.
12:39 13 Oct
Two stabbed inside butchers shop in Tottenham
Officers were called to West Green Halal Meat and Groceries store early on Sunday
morning.
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11:00 13 Oct
England takes the World Porridge Making title
0:09 13 Oct
Washing out hate crime graffiti
01:52
Washing out hate crime graffiti in London
A group of young people have decided to wash off hateful words and graffiti from walls
in their local area.
15:49 12 Oct
Scottish officers to be sent to London protests
11:55 12 Oct
Arrests after fish market protests
Animal Rebellion claim about 200 protesters demonstrated at Billingsgate Fish Market.
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6:31 12 Oct
Severe disruption: London both ways

BBC News Travel
London both ways severe disruption, in Central London.
London - Roads closed in the Central London junction, because of a demonstration.
To report traffic and travel incidents dial 0330 123 0184 at any time
22:06 11 Oct
Boy arrested after 15-year-old stabbed to death
Baptista Adjei, 15, was murdered near a shopping centre in Stratford, east London.
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20:49 11 Oct
Met 'stretched' by Extinction Rebellion protests
19:10 11 Oct
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe's daughter returns to UK
Five-year-old Gabriella has promised her jailed mum she will be "brave", dad Richard
tells reporters.
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18:43 11 Oct
Crack and heroin county lines gang jailed
18:41 11 Oct
Nazanin: The politics explained
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: Explaining the politics
Why one mother's personal plight is part of a long and complicated history between
Iran and the UK.
17:13 11 Oct
Jodie murder accused 'unaware' of stabbing
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15:54 11 Oct
Jennifer Arcuri: What's the story about?
Why is UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson being investigated for an alleged conflict of
interest?
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15:10 11 Oct
Man sought over stabbing

Bob Dale
BBC Live reporter
Police have named a man they want to speak to after a stabbing.
A 25-year-old man with multiple stab wounds was found near the Southgate
roundabout in Crawley just before 15:30 BST on 4 October.
Detectives believe the man, who has now been discharged from hospital, had been
attacked in nearby fields.
Sussex Police
They say they wish to speak to 27-year-old Anton Reynolds in connection with the
attack, which is being treated as attempted murder.
Mr Reynolds has connections to Crawley and south London.
14:55 11 Oct
Man who murdered parents after row over dog jailed
Sergey Koudryavtsev is jailed for at least 26 years after admitting stabbing his parents
to death.
Read more
14:34 11 Oct
Boy, 15, stabbed to death outside shopping centre
14:31 11 Oct
Protester gives flowers to arresting officer
11:18 11 Oct
Man, 18, stabbed to death in south London
The victim was the second person to be knifed to death on London's streets in a five-
hour period.
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10:53 11 Oct
Teenagers arrested over Met Police website hacks
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10:25 11 Oct
Project to transform basketball courts into works of art
In-The-Paint
Several unloved public basketball courts in London and the South East will be turned
into colourful works of art as part of efforts to get more people to play the sport.
In-The-Paint is a communal public art and sport project led by designer Gareth
Roberts, which has been started to promote the need for greater investment in grass
roots basketball within the UK.
The project was crowdfunded online with six volunteers using about 100 litres of non-
toxic paints to cover a court over six days.
In-The-Paint
London is set to get at least one brightly coloured court, following on from Chelmsford
where the project was first started.
Explaining more about the project, Mr Roberts said it was "about getting people
involved in the sport whilst engaging in the enjoyment of art, meeting people,
reconnecting us to our community and environment and getting active."
9:21 11 Oct
Extinction Rebellion protesters target the BBC in London

BBC London
21:32 10 Oct
Man climbs on top of plane in climate protest
The Met Police calls the action "stupid and dangerous", as officers arrest 50 people at
London airport.
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17:00 10 Oct
Three men charged over Owen Jones assault
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+5 miles +10 miles +20 miles +30 miles

LIVE Jodie Chesney LIVE Supreme Court Extinction Rebellion

Manchester Airport passengers face

Extinction Rebellion protests continue despite ban

Arsenal and City eye quarter-final spot

Tafida: Family celebrate daughter leaving hospital

Manchester Airport has 'longest security queues'

Man dies in Battersea house fire

A man has been killed in a house fire in Battersera.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Review clears gender dysphoria treatment study

Kinks' guitarist backs campaign to save arcade

Mr Davies tweeted his support for the arcade.

He said: “The Grand Arcade is definitely of historical value. We need to preserve

Barnet Council has been approached for comment.

The unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to an estimated 4.6% in the June-to-August

Johnson 'pressure' over failed Garden Bridge criticised

Is film studio plan in crisis?

Hospital wards closed after subsidence

London's weather: Cloudy but mostly dry

View more on Twitter

Cloudy to start, but gradually becoming bright with sunny spells.

Most places will stay dry.

Top temperature: 19C (64F).

Extinction Rebellion protests banned from London

EU mulls new summit to 'get Brexit deal done'

Sharp rise in slaves being helped by charity

Cancer patients show scars in charity exhibition

Harry Styles stalked by homeless man

Hair salon 'murder reminiscent of Hollywood film'

Flash flooding warning as 40mm of rain forecast

Life for Westminster murder bid crash driver

Youth workers deployed in hospitals to combat violence

• Newham General Hospital in Plaistow

• The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich

• Croydon University Hospital

• University Hospital Lewisham

• Whittington Hospital, covering Islington and Haringey

The funding announcement follows a stabbing incident in a butcher's shop in

Footballer fined for 'dangerously tinted windows'

Driver who ploughed into police outside Parliament jailed

Becoming a qualified beekeper at 17

TJ is seventeen and wants to be a qualified beekeeper.

TJ Cunningham has become a qualified beekeeper at just 17-years-old.

Men 'framed by corrupt detective' to go to court

Home affairs correspondent

Extinction Rebellion block Bank Junction

Rumours and uncertainty over the future of HS2

Two stabbed inside butchers shop in Tottenham

England takes the World Porridge Making title

Washing out hate crime graffiti

Washing out hate crime graffiti in London

Scottish officers to be sent to London protests

Arrests after fish market protests

Severe disruption: London both ways

London both ways severe disruption, in Central London.

London - Roads closed in the Central London junction, because of a demonstration.

Boy arrested after 15-year-old stabbed to death