Summary

  • Updates from Monday 24 November 2014

  • Three teenagers guilty over axe killing

  • Friends 'told police of girl's affair with teacher'

  • Northern Line strike date set for 1 December

  • No charges for man held over Stephen Lawrence murder

  • First Crossrail tracks are laid down

  • Campaign to save floating bookshop

  1. Postpublished at 18:00 GMT 24 November 2014

    Beth Rose
    BBC News

    That's all for Local Live today. I'll be back from 08:00 tomorrows bringing you the latest news, sport, travel and weather for London. Have a good evening.

  2. Evening bulletinpublished at 17:57 GMT 24 November 2014

    BBC London News
    TV

    On the programme at 18:30 on BBC One: There are fears for a teenage girl who is believed to have travelled to Syria to join in the fight against Islamic State.

    And the residents facing a massive rent increase after their flats were sold off to a developer.

  3. Anyone for tennis?published at 17:51 GMT 24 November 2014

    Mayor of London Boris Johnson joined some of world's best wheelchair tennis players outside City Hall earlier as they showed off their skills ahead of the forthcoming NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters in Birmingham.

    Boris JohnsonImage source, PA
  4. Frost and freezing fogpublished at 17:41 GMT 24 November 2014

    This evening and tonight clear spells will lead to frost and patchy freezing fog forming. However it will probably tend to lift later in the night, as thicker cloud spreads from the south, giving a little rain in places.

    Minimum Temperature: -2C (28F).

  5. Mayoral candidate steps forwardpublished at 17:31 GMT 24 November 2014

    London Evening Standard
    Newspaper

    Entrepreneur Ivan Massow has launched a bid to stand as the Tory candidate for Mayor of London in 2016.

    Ivor MassowImage source, Ivor Massow

    He told the Evening Standard, external his reputation as a "loose cannon" who was not afraid of putting "principle before party" would serve his campaign well.

    He said that, unlike Tory leader David Cameron and Mr Johnson, he was a "rags to riches boy" who left school at 16 and "didn't go to Oxford or Eton".

  6. Christmas is comingpublished at 17:21 GMT 24 November 2014

    If you're looking forward to getting into the swing of December's festivities London 24 has compiled a list of London's best Christmas markets, external.

    Covent GardenImage source, Naomi Silk
  7. Severe delays on M25published at 17:12 GMT 24 November 2014

    BBC London
    Travel

    There are severe delays of up to an hour on the M25 clockwise, with the inside lane closed between J16 M40 and J17 Maple Cross after a crane fire.

    And in Primrose Hill, Prince Albert Road is closed in both directions between B525 Avenue Road and Albert Terrace because of flooding. There is a diversion in place for bus route 274 via the A501 Marylebone Road, and A4201 Albany Street.

  8. News on the hourpublished at 17:00 GMT 24 November 2014

    The lead story at 17:00 on BBC London 94.9: London Underground drivers on the Northern Line are to take part in a 24-hour strike next Monday over the dismissal of a worker.

  9. Tower of London viewing platform shatterspublished at 16:52 GMT 24 November 2014

    A layer of glass on Tower Bridge's, external new viewing platform shattered on Friday evening when an empty beer bottle fell on to it, the attraction has confirmed.

    Visitors try out the new glass walkway at Tower BridgeImage source, PA

    In a statement, it said: "The floor was immediately inspected and covered to protect guests from glass splinters....Tower Bridge Exhibition's engineering team attended the site on Saturday morning and the sacrificial glass panel was replaced on Sunday morning.

    The Exhibition space remained open to the public as normal."

    The glass which smashed was one of four layers.

  10. Chelsea's John Neal diespublished at 16:39 GMT 24 November 2014

    Former Chelsea manager John Neal has died after a long career in football which took in Hull, Swindon, Aston Villa and Southampton as a player, as well as Wrexham, Middlesbrough and Chelsea as a manager.

    John NealImage source, Chelsea FC

    The London club, external released a statement which said: "Chelsea Football Club is deeply saddened by the passing of John Neal, one of the most significant and loved managers in our history."

    Appointed by Chelsea in 1981, Neal prevented the Blues from slipping into the Third Division and in 1984 guided them to the Second Division title. He died on Sunday aged 82.

  11. Hospital chief exec stands downpublished at 16:28 GMT 24 November 2014

    The chief executive of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, external, Tony Bell, has stepped down from his position.

    Mr Bell said: "I believe that this is the right time for me to hand over the reins as a new Trust Board establishes itself and reviews its priorities for the future."

    The reason for his departure has not yet been disclosed, but Mr Bell is set to start working at NHS England, external on national policy.

  12. Who, what and why Occupy?published at 16:19 GMT 24 November 2014

    Lucy Townsend
    BBC News Magazine

    Activists from the Occupy movement held their latest campaign in London this weekend. The protest movement, now three years old, has global recognition.

    Occupy London camp outside St Paul's Cathedral, London 2012Image source, Getty Images

    But how can its impact be measured?

  13. News on the hourpublished at 15:59 GMT 24 November 2014

    BBC London 94.9
    Radio

    The lead story at 16:00 on BBC London 94.9: London Underground drivers on the Northern Line are to take part in a 24 hour strike next Monday over the dismissal of a worker.

  14. Crossrail tracks laid in Londonpublished at 15:50 GMT 24 November 2014

    The first section of track to be used by Crossrail trains has been laid on a new bridge in west London with the Heathrow Express and Heathrow Connect services set to use it from next year.

    Crossrail engineersImage source, Crossrail

    Crossrail services between Paddington and Heathrow are due to begin in 2018.

  15. Campaign to save floating bookshoppublished at 15:41 GMT 24 November 2014

    A campaign has been launched to help save London's floating bookshop Word On The Water which has been trading on the River Thames for the last four years after it had its permanent mooring application on the Regent's Canal at Paddington turned down by the Canals and River Trust, external.

    Word on the Water bargeImage source, Word On The Water

    The trust awarded the mooring to British Land, external which will open a coffee shop and information centre at the sire. A petition, external has been launched in support of the floating shop.

  16. Friends of 'teacher affair' girl told policepublished at 15:32 GMT 24 November 2014

    Friends of a schoolgirl who had sex with a married teacher warned police about the illicit affair, but were told there was nothing they could do unless the girl herself report it, Inner London Crown Court heard.

    Stuart Kerner, 44, of Aylesford, Kent who was vice principal at the school denies having a secret relationship with the 15-year-old girl at Bexleyheath Academy in south-east London. He has been charged with six counts of sexual activity with a child by a person in a position of trust.

  17. The world's first loyalty cardpublished at 15:09 GMT 24 November 2014

    Will Smale
    Business reporter, BBC News, Soccerex, Rio

    From the kitchen of a Chiswick house to changing the way the nation shops, Edwina Dunn looks back on how she and her husband helped Tesco launch its Clubcard.

    Edwina DunnImage source, MARK MACKENZIE
  18. News on the Hourpublished at 15:00 GMT 24 November 2014

    BBC London 94.9
    Radio

    The top London story at 15:00 on BBC London 94.9: London Underground drivers on the Northern Line are to take part in a 24 hour strike next Monday over the dismissal of a worker