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  1. Our live coverage across the day

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

  2. Weather: Sunny spells and scattered sharp showers tomorrow

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    It will become cloudier from the west through this evening, with perhaps a few spots of rain in places.

    The cloud will tend to break up overnight allowing some clear spells to develop.

    Minimum Temperature: 17 Deg C (63 Deg F)

  3. Spurs tribute to amputee footballer

    Mauricio Pochettino and Shaun Whiter

    The manager of Tottenham Hotspur has described a footballer who had to have his legs amputated following a car crash as "an inspiration".

    Shaun Whiter, 27, was helping his friend Joey Abbs change a flat tyre in Newmarket, Suffolk, on 1 July when the crash occurred.

    The Spurs fan received a letter from Mauricio Pochettino praising his "incredible courage".

    Mr Whiter is still in hospital undergoing further procedures.

  4. Frankfurt mayor: If you want to become rich, come to Frankfurt

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    Video caption: Mayor of Frankfurt: If you want to become rich, come to Frankfurt

    The mayor of Frankfurt has reiterated his invite to businesses based in London one month after the UK voted to leave the European Union.Peter Feldmann told BBC London: "If you want to become rich, if you want to stay wealthy you should have a [department] in Frankfurt."If you want to become isolated and see from a binocular perspective what is going on in the world, stay in London."  

  5. Foreign embassy staff accused of human trafficking and child sex offences

    Diplomatic staff with immunity, working in embassies in the UK, have been accused of child sex offences and human trafficking, the Foreign Office says.

    A total of 11 "serious and significant" offences were allegedly committed by such people in the past year.

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    Diplomatic missions and international organisations ran up nearly £500,000 in unpaid parking fines in London last year, it was also revealed.

    Diplomats and some embassy staff are entitled to diplomatic immunity.

  6. Dating site murderer jailed for life

    A man who murdered a single mother he met on a dating website has been jailed for life.

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    Video caption: Miles Donnelly pleaded guilty on the first day of his trial
  7. Sainsbury's to trial same-day online delivery at London stores

    Sainsbury's delivery driver

    Sainsbury's is ramping up the fight for a bigger share of the online grocery market by launching a same-day delivery service.

    The supermarket will test the service at three stores Streatham Common, Richmond and Brockwood in Surrey and plans to expand it to 30 outlets by Christmas.

    Amazon recently raised the pressure on UK supermarkets with the launch of same-day deliveries in London.

  8. Passengers pile pressure on Southern bosses at Victoria

    Angry rail passengers piled pressure on the boss of Southern's parent company at a "meet the managers" session at London Victoria.

    Charles Horton meeting passengers

    Travellers have endured months of disruption on routes between London and the south coast and the company has cut more than 300 trains from its schedule.

    Govia Thameslink CEO, Charles Horton, apologised to affected passengers and said they had been "very honest".

    Some people tweeted they could not get to the event because of delayed trains.

  9. Watch: Mayor unveils plan for neighbourhood policing

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    Video caption: The Mayor says every neighbourhood will be given an extra dedicated police officer.
  10. Brexit: Mayor fears threat to London from rival European cities

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    The mayor of London has warned of the growing threat of foreign cities trying to steal business from the capital, one month on from the EU referendum.

    Sadiq Khan said there was real concern among business leaders that companies could leave the City.

    It comes as the mayor of Frankfurt told BBC London his city's "arms and our doors are open".

    London-based financial technology firm Transferwise said it had been courted by several European countries already.

    The company's chief executive Taavet Himrikus said his company was being courted by Ireland and Switzerland among others.

  11. London Fire Brigade investigate fire alert in Jubilee line tunnel

    London Fire Brigade has been called after reports of smoke near London Bridge Station, TfL has confirmed.

    Part of the Jubilee line was suspended just after 15:00 due to a fire alert. Fire crews were called at 15:03 and are currently investigating.

    There are no trains running between Canary Wharf and Waterloo.

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  12. Watch: How long does a Lego Parliament take to build?

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    Video caption: There are 4,163 pieces in a Lego model of the home of the UK's MPs and peers.

    There are 4,163 pieces in a Lego model of the home of the UK's MPs, and Daily Politics reporter Adam Fleming spent several hours putting one together.

    It may have been a big job for one man - but the real House of Commons is crumbling, and will need far more than one BBC reporter to fix.

    An independent committee has suggested that a 'rolling' restoration, which would allow the building to continue to function as a seat of government while being repaired, would cost £5.7bn and take 32 years.

  13. Man drowns while swimming in east London

    A man drowned yesterday in east London while swimming during one of the hottest days of the year.

    London Ambulance Service says staff were called to Shadwell Basin near Wapping after reports of someone in the water.

    A spokesman said: "We sent a single responder in a car, two ambulance crews, an incident response officer and London’s Air Ambulance. 

    "Sadly one person was pronounced dead at the scene by the doctor from the Air Ambulance."    

  14. City of London police top police fitness test

    City of London police offices

    More than 1,800 police fitness tests were failed by officers in England and Wales in the space of 12 months.

    The compulsory test - which has to be taken by all police officers - was taken 93,956 times from September 2014 to August 2015, with 1,863 failures.

    The lowest pass rate was South Yorkshire Police - with 5% of officers failing.

    Of all 43 territorial police forces in England and Wales the overall pass rate was 98%.

    The City Of London Police had the highest pass mark, with all 120 tests taken by its officers proving to be successful.

  15. Judge warns about inviting strangers home 'after limited contact'

    Miles Donnelly

    Miles Donnelly, of Paddington, west London, who lived a lifestyle of drinking andtaking drugs and had a long criminal history, had denied murder and assaultoccasioning actual bodily harm. 

    But he pleaded guilty to the charges on the first day of his trial. Judge Rebecca Poulet QC gave Donnelly a life sentence with a 23-year minimum term for Ms Patel's murder. 

    He was also given an 18-month concurrent sentence for the assault on Rosie Ferrigno. 

    The judge said Donnelly had murdered Ms Patel in a "frenzy of rage" in "a particularly ferocious and violent attack". 

    She told him: "In my assessment, this case is a stark warning to anyone who plans to meet anyone after limited internet contact." 

    She warned people not to invite a stranger into their home, saying a face-to-face meeting should only take place once "one person feels they know something of the other". 

    The judge said: "Usha Patel invited this defendant to come into her flat ... She was clearly anxious to meet a new partner. She paid for this invitation with her life. 

    "She was, in my judgment, an extremely vulnerable woman ... both in her background and in the immediate moments leading to her death, when she was heavily intoxicated. 

     "Your brutal attack on this woman must have been terrifying for her."