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  1. Our live coverage across the day

    Updates for London have ended for the day but we'll be back tomorrow at 08:00 with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.

  2. Tonight's weather: Cloudy with possibility of light rain

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    It will remain cloudy through the evening, with a few outbreaks of light rain or drizzle at times throughout the night.

    Minimum Temperature: 14 Deg C (57 Deg F)

  3. Amazon expands food delivery service

    Amazon is expanding its new fresh food delivery service to a further 59 postcodes across London less than a month after its launch.

    AmazonFresh is now available to customers in 128 postcodes across the capital who are members of the Prime subscription service as the retailer extends its push into the grocery market.

    Amazon packaging

    The arrival of AmazonFresh, which has been operating in the US for nine years comes after the retailer signed a deal with the supermarket Morrisons, which has agreed to provide wholesale ambient, fresh and frozen products to Amazon.

    Vice president Ajay Kavan said customers' initial response had been "very positive". 

  4. On air tonight: Boris Johnson fall-out and marking the Battle of the Somme

    Riz Lateef

    BBC London presenter

    Coming up on BBC London News this evening:

    We'll be looking at the fall-out within the Conservative Party after Boris Johnson announced he was dropping out of the race to become leader.

    Boris Johnson

    And we'll be at the Imperial War Museum which has a special event to mark 100 years since the start of the Battle of the Somme.

    Join me at 18:30 on BBC One.

  5. 'Barclays not planning to move jobs after Brexit' - CEO

    Banking giant Barclays has no plans to move jobs out of the UK following the vote to leave the European Union, chief executive Jes Staley has said.

    Barclays building

    Barclays, whose headquarters is in Canary Wharf, is "staying anchored in Great Britain" Mr Staley told BBC business editor Simon Jack.

    Some banks have warned that the Brexit vote may affect jobs.

    But Mr Staley said: "Right now we are not making any plans to pick up and move people from one location to another."

  6. Woman convicted over 'malicious' vendetta against ex-boyfriend

    A woman from Hammersmith who pursued a “malicious” vendetta against her ex-boyfriend and his girlfriends has been convicted of stalking.

    Sandra Danevska,

    After her victim broke up with her in 2013, Sandra Danevska, 38, set up bogus social media profiles and email accounts in order to harass him and two women he later went out with.

    Using 60 false identities, she made 134 hoax reports of rapes, stabbings and acid attacks. Police attended his home 42 times.

    Danevska was also convicted of perverting the course of justice. She will be sentenced on 26 August.

  7. Judge demands abortion death case review

    Dr Adedayo Adedeji and nurse Margaret Miller

    A judge has called for an urgent review of the decision to drop charges over the death of a woman at an abortion clinic in Ealing.

    Aisha Chithira, 32, from Ireland, died after the procedure at the Marie Stopes clinic in January 2012.

    Dr Adedayo Adedeji (pictured left), along with nurses Margaret Miller (pictured right) and Gemma Pullen, were accused of manslaughter by gross negligence but charges were dropped.

    Judge Nicholas Cooke QC demanded a review into what "went wrong".

  8. Watch: Londoners give their reaction to Boris Johnson news

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    Video caption: Boris Johnson bows out: Londoners give their verdict
  9. MP claims commuters given lateness warnings because of Southern

    Commuters have been given written warnings for consistent lateness at work because of Southern Railway's "shameful" service, an MP has claimed.

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    Video caption: Peter Kyle rail question

    Peter Kyle MP told the House of Commons during transport questions: "I'm getting people writing to me who are being late for work every day and their bosses are giving them written warnings now."

    But rail minister Claire Perry insisted services were improving.

    Southern trains have been disrupted for weeks because of industrial action and high levels of staff sickness.

    Southern train
  10. Max Clifford accused of 'gyrating' in front of girl

    Former celebrity publicist Max Clifford "gyrated" in front of a 17-year-old girl, a court has heard.

    Max Clifford

    Southwark Crown Court was told Mr Clifford exposed himself to the woman, who cannot be named for legal reasons.

    The court heard Mr Clifford was asked about the allegation in his police interview and replied "no comment" when asked if he remembered coming out of his office, blocking the alleged victim's access to a stairwell and exposing his penis.

    Mr Clifford denies indecent assault in his London office in the 1980s.

  11. Centenary of the Somme to be marked tomorrow

    Tomorrow is the centenary of the start of World War One's deadliest battle which took place at The Somme and saw one million men wounded or killed, including more than 19,000 British deaths just on the first day.

    Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme

    Vigils are to be held across the UK in the build-up to "zero hour" at 07:30.

    The Imperial War Museum is also marking the event by staying open until midnight tonight into tomorrow exploring themes of love, fear hope and courage with film screenings, live music, immersive theatre and poetry.

  12. Woman pleads guilty to mother killing

    A woman strangled her elderly mother because she thought she was a "witch" - years after she was locked up for stabbing her young daughter, a court heard.

    Regina Edwards, 52, pleaded guilty to manslaughter by diminished responsibility after killing 78-year-old dementia sufferer Priscilla Edwards with her own scarf on 21 February.

    New Scotland Yard sign

    After the body of the "harmless" former midwife was discovered in her Plumstead home, Edwards admitted the killing, saying: "I did it, it was me," the Old Bailey heard.

    Prosecutor Anthony Orchard QC mother-of-three Edwards had a long history of mental illness and in 1995 had pleaded guilty to stabbing one of her daughters in the stomach and leg.

    The judge sentenced Edwards, of Plumbridge Street, Greenwich, to life with a minimum term of 10 years and also made an order under the Mental Health Act returning her to a secure hospital.

  13. Travel: Accident on A13 and heavy traffic around Hyde Park Corner

    BBC Travel

    There are minor delays on the Central line, eastbound only, because of an earlier faulty train.

    People slowing down to look at an accident on the A13 is causing congestion heading eastbound to Ilford.

    There is heavy traffic around Hyde Park Corner in the roadworks area with congestion to the Natural History Museum.

    A traffic light failure on the A114 Upton Lane in Forest Gate is causing disruption at the St George's Road junction.

    For the latest travel updates visit the BBC London travel page or follow @BBCTravelAlert

  14. Have your say about delaying the airport expansion decision

    People have been giving their views about the government's plan to delay making a decision about airport expansion in the South East until a new prime minister is in place.

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  15. Mixed results for Brits at Wimbledon

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    Britain's Dan Evans will face seven-time champion Roger Federer at Wimbledon after beating Ukrainian 30th seed Alexandr Dolgopolov.

    Evans, 26, is through to the third round of a Grand Slam for only the second time after playing superbly to win 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 6-1 on court two.

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    Video caption: Wimbledon 2016: Heather Watson goes out at Wimbledon

    Meanwhile Heather Watson went out in the first round at Wimbledon having squandered three match points against Annika Beck.

    The 24-year-old Briton went on to lose the game 3-6 6-0 12-10 on Court 18.

    On Centre Court, Andy Murray is facing Yen-Hsun Lu.

    Follow all the action here.

  16. Boris Johnson's father quotes Shakespeare after son's decision about Tory leadership

    Presenter Martha Kearney pressed Stanley Johnson on whether his son had been stabbed in the back by Michael Gove.

    He used the famous last words of Julius Caesar to sum up his thoughts on a dramatic ending to Boris Johnson's leadership hopes.

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    Video caption: Boris Johnson's father, Stanley, reacts to his son's decision
  17. Study finds over half of London emergency services workers live outside capital

    More than half of emergency services workers who work in London live outside the capital, according to a new report by the London Chamber of Commerce (LCC).

    Ambulance outside hospital A&E

    LCC chief executive Colin Stanbridge said the findings "do give one cause for concern" about the way police, fire and paramedic staff can respond to major incidents and the added stress long commutes cause to shift workers.

    "As London moves towards becoming a 'megacity', the preparedness of 'blue light' emergency services is a matter that the new Mayor - and the new Assembly - will want to comprehensively examine," he said

  18. Inquiry finds Labour Party not overrun by anti-Semitism

    The Labour Party is not overrun by anti-Semitism or other forms of racism but there is an "occasionally toxic atmosphere", an inquiry has found.

    Shami Chakrabarti, the chairwoman of Labour's inquiry into anti-Semitism, said there was "too much clear evidence... of ignorant attitudes".

    Jeremy Corbyn

    The inquiry followed the suspension of MP Naz Shah and ex-London mayor Ken Livingstone amid anti-Semitism claims.

    Leader Jeremy Corbyn said there was no acceptable form of racism.