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It will be a largely fine evening with any residual showers soon fading away. A dry night will then follow with variable amounts of cloud and clear spells. These clear spells, coupled with light winds, may allow the odd mist patch to develop across The Chilterns and other prone locations.

Lows of 14C (57F).

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A "heroic" Scottish tourist who helped save a woman from drowning in the River Thames in London has been praised by rescue crews.

The RNLI described Natalie Harrison's actions as "a risky, but utterly selfless and incredible act of public service".

The rescue team found Ms Harrison leaning over a safety barrier to grip the hand of a woman in the water.

She managed to hold on until the woman could be hauled into a lifeboat.

For many Londoners who were made homeless due to bombing in WWII, an estate in Slough became home. 

We spoke to some of those who made the move, and at 6.30pm on BBC One, we'll be hearing from former Home Secretary Alan Johnson who was also relocated. 

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 An American horse has been awarded the animal version of the Victoria Cross on the 63rd anniversary of the end of the Korean War. 

The chestnut mare, Sergeant Reckless, became the 68th animal to receive the PDSA Dickin Medal in a ceremony at the Korean War Memorial in London. 

Reckless carried ammunition and wounded soldiers through bullets, bombs and fire in the conflict which split a nation in two. 

On one day alone she made 51 trips during the 1953 Outpost Vegas battle, carrying more than 9,000lb of supplies and walking more than 35 miles, according to official accounts. 

In the five-day fight, 28 tons of bombs were reportedly dropped and the terrain was described by Lieutenant Colonel Andrew Geer as a "smoking, death-pocked rubble". 

The Mongolian mare was nominated for the accolade by author Robin Hutton, who spent six years researching and writing her biography, and she has been recognised posthumously.

A charity has trained its counsellors to help parents who fear their children are being radicalised.

The NSPCC said its existing support line could now advise parents worried about extremists grooming a child.

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It said counsellors had been trained to spot warning signs such as children isolating themselves or "talking as if from a scripted speech".

One teenage girl from east London described how she became drawn into long intense discussions on the internet which led her to want to run away to Syria.  

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Living costs in London have "dramatically" increased because of the housing crisis, leading to calls for the capital's Living Wage to be increased, says a report.

The Resolution Foundation said the voluntary rate of £9.40 an hour in London, and £8.25 across the UK, has been a success, paid by 2,600 employers, including almost 900 in the capital.

The number of firms signing has increased despite confusion caused by the Government's National Living Wage of £7.20 an hour for over 25-year-olds, said the think-tank.

The report called for improvements in how the voluntary rate is worked out, which would result in the London figure increasing in the future.

The cost of renting private accommodation in London has increased more than twice as fast as the rest of the country over the last five years, said the report.

A musician whose throat was slashed by a knife attacker at an east London Tube station, leaving his windpipe exposed, has told the Old Bailey he was "quite lucky" to survive.

Lyle Zimmerman, 56, was attacked by Muhiddin Mire, 30, at Leytonstone Tube station on 5 December last year. Mire was convicted of attempted murder last month.

In a victim impact statement read in court during the sentencing hearing the musician said: "I have been left with a scar on my neck which I am aware of only because it pulls when I use my voice but is otherwise superficial and healing well.

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"I am somewhat more cautious about interacting with strangers since the attack - overall I have not been significantly traumatised by the attack psychologically," he added.

Mr Zimmerman, who said he was "fortunate" that a passing doctor and others at the station gave prompt first aid, was praised by prosecutor Jonathan Rees QC for his "philosophical view" of his injuries.

Judge Nicholas Hilliard QC, Recorder of London, has delayed Mire's sentencing until Friday as he is considering the attacker's mental health problems. 

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A shipping magnate's son who said he endured a five-week "public rubbishing" because of the actions of the father of a woman who accused him of rape has lost his libel action. 

Alexander Economou, of King's Road, west London, sued David de Freitas over publications in various media in November and December 2014 which, he claimed, referred to him and were the responsibility of the 60-year-old financial planner. 

Mr de Freitas, father of 22-year-old Eleanor de Freitas who killed herself in April 2014, denied libel and told Mr Justice Warby that he reasonably believed that publication was in the public interest.

At London's High Court earlier, the judge dismissed the claim.

In his ruling, the judge said: "Mr Economou has pursued this case with sincerity but, as I find, in anger and with elements of vengefulness. "Defamatory imputations can cause injury to feelings which is out of all proportion to the harm they cause to reputation.

Last month Mr Economou, 37, was cleared at Westminster Magistrates' Court of harassing Mr de Freitas, whose daughter took her own life days before she faced court on suspicion of making a false rape claim. 

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A man who killed a 21-year-old in an argument at a south London park has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of 19 years.

Darnell Martin, 19, was found guilty of the murder of David Darko at the Old Bailey.

Mr Darko was found stabbed in South Norwood Recreational Ground in January this year.

Martin, of the Fitze Millennium Centre, Sylvan Hill, had denied murdering the 21-year-old.

Billie Piper says her latest stage role, about a woman desperate to have a child, feels very relevant because it's an issue being faced by many women she knows.

"It chimed quite vividly with me because so many of my friends are finding it quite hard to go through that," Piper says. "It seems to be a very common topic at the moment."

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Piper plays the title role of Yerma in a modern retelling of Federico Garcia Lorca's 1934 tragedy about a woman whose desperation to become a mother is met with indifference by her husband.

Simon Stone's version, which begins previews at the Young Vic this week, relocates the action from rural Spain to contemporary London.

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The world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of paper peepshows has been donated to the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) under the Cultural Gifts Scheme. 

The Scheme was introduced by the Government in 2013 as a major initiative to encourage life-time giving to UK public collections. This is the first gift under the scheme to be allocated to the V&A.

Paper peepshows resemble a pocket-sized stage set, complete with backdrop and paper cut-out scenes, which expand to create an illusion of depth. 

The gift of over 360 paper peepshows, along with other optical wonders, spans nearly 300 years and 12 different countries. 

The collection was formed over 30 years by Jacqueline and Jonathan Gestetner and is now part of the V&A’s research collection, soon to be accessible in the reading rooms of the National Art Library.

Police are looking for two men in connection with a shooting in Haringey on Saturday.

The suspects dragged a 35-year-old man out of the mini-cab they were travelling in and shot him. 

They then robbed the driver at gunpoint, detectives say.

News that London City Airport will be expanded has been met with disappointment by Waltham Forest Council which said it was a "kick in the teeth" for residents.

Cllr Clyde Loakes, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Environment said: "We are already the third most overflown borough in London, and the increase of flights at City Airport by close to 50% to 110,000 per year will bring yet more daily misery to our residents.

“This decision is particularly disappointing due to the complete lack of engagement and consultation from London City Airport with our residents. 

"Our residents made it very clear that they do not want the airport expanded, and it’s a real shame that their views have been completely ignored.

“I’m calling on City Airport to provide some urgent clarification on how they plan to engage with Waltham Forest residents on their expansion plans going forward, as their failure to keep communities informed up to this point is completely unacceptable and an absolute disgrace.

"Waltham Forest Council will be reviewing the 182 page decision notice over the coming days and weeks in full and will be seeking advice on what further action it can take to protect its residents from this blight."

The number of people trespassing on Croydon's railways has almost doubled in the past two years, according to new statistics.  

Any residual cloud and patchy rain will clear to leave a brighter afternoon with sunny spells and light winds. 

However, these brighter skies may trigger an isolated heavy shower. Maximum temperature 22C (72F).

A major expansion programme at London City Airport has been given the go-ahead. 

The platforms at Waterloo Station are being rebuilt and a new level concourse laid so trains to Berkshire can operate from there. It's the first stage in reworking Waterloo - next summer four platforms at the other side of the station will be rebuilt to take longer trains.

Paul Clifton looks at what's happening at Waterloo. 

Watch the full report here on the 13.30 lunchtime news.

A man has been convicted of manslaughter after beating an unemployed man to death in Enfield, north London, following a row.

Mustafa Lanleyin, 47, of Cherry Road, Enfield, was found near a rubbish bin with serious injuries on the night of 29 September last year, Metropolitan Police said.

He was out with two friends when the group became involved in an altercation with Sean Gomez, 48, after the victim asked what Gomez was "looking at", police said.

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The row turned violent and Gomez, of Addison Road, Enfield, repeatedly head-butted and beat Mr Lanleyin and continued to kick him in the head when the victim fell to the ground.

The victim, who died soon after as a result of blunt force trauma to the head, was left at the scene until a passerby called the ambulance, police said.

Gomez will be sentenced at the Old Bailey on Friday.