Summary

  • Updates on Tuesday 2 December 2014

  1. Good eveningpublished at 18:00 GMT 2 December 2014

    That's all for today's BBC Local Live.

    Join Duncan Smith tomorrow from 08:00 where he'll be bringing you all the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for London.

  2. Breastfeeding and evictionspublished at 17:54 GMT 2 December 2014

    Eddie Nestor
    Presenter, BBC London 94.9

    On tonight's show, I'll be discussing how a mother from Streatham was told by staff at Claridges Hotel to cover up so that she did not cause offence, external to other guests.

    Lou BurnsImage source, Lou Burns

    And are evictions a serious problem in Newham? Shelter says it is the worst affected borough where one in every 36 homes is at risk. The mayor Sir Robin Wales tells me what's being done.

  3. Prince visits WWI exhibitionpublished at 17:49 GMT 2 December 2014

    Prince Philip paid a visit to the First World War In The Air exhibition, external at the RAF museum in Hendon this afternoon.

    Prince Philip at the First World War In The Air exhibition at the RAF Museum in Hendon, north LondonImage source, AFP

    The exhibition, which is in one of the original aircraft hangars, includes aircraft such as the Sopwith Camel, the Avro 504K and the Albatross DV.

  4. On the programme tonightpublished at 17:46 GMT 2 December 2014

    Asad Ahmad
    Presenter, BBC London

    On tonight's show, find out how the area around Stratford's Olympic Park is to be given another multimillion-pound cash injection to transform it into a massive arts centre.

    And be prepared to say goodbye to London's only floating bookshop which is getting a sinking feeling about its future. Tune in to BBC One at 18:30.

  5. Rain eases but frost duepublished at 17:39 GMT 2 December 2014

    The rain will ease away during the evening leaving some clearer spells overnight. In any clear spells a touch of ground frost is possible, most likely in rural areas such as the Lea Valley.

    Highs of 3C (37F). Check the forecast where you live.

  6. Hollywood icon celebratedpublished at 17:34 GMT 2 December 2014

    Style icon and Oscar-winning actress Audrey Hepburn is to be celebrated in an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery.

    Audrey HepburnImage source, Courtesy of Norman Parkinson Archive

    The show will chart her rise from West End chorus girl to one of Hollywood's most photographed stars and also document her later humanitarian work.

    Classic images of the Breakfast at Tiffany's actress will be displayed alongside rarely seen family photos.

  7. Football commentariespublished at 17:30 GMT 2 December 2014

    Pete Stevens
    Sport editor, BBC London

    Tonight the Sports Show with Nick Godwin comes from the Hawthorns where West Bromwich Albion play West Ham United. Kick-off is at 20:00 and you can hear full commentary on BBC London 94.9 FM and BBC London online.

    Also online you can hear full coverage of the Premier League matches between Crystal Palace and Aston Villa kick off 20:00 and Swansea City versus Queens Park Rangers kick off 19:45.

  8. Mother loses judicial review bidpublished at 17:26 GMT 2 December 2014

    The mother of a young woman who died in hospital has lost her High Court legal challenge against the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman.

    Irene Morris has been trying for more than three years to obtain the medical records of her late daughter Alexis (pictured) from Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation.

    Woman whose medical records have become the subject of a legal challengeImage source, other

    The judge, Mr Justice Jay, said he had "considerable sympathy" for Mrs Morris and that she had been "given the run around" by the Trust, who "hadn't covered themselves in glory".

  9. Brand responds to 'snide' interviewpublished at 17:20 GMT 2 December 2014

    Russell Brand has been the talk of Twitter today following his outcry when former BBC London journalist Paraic O'Brien asked him how much his home is worth.

    Comedian Russell Brand hands in a petition on the New Era estate to Downing StreetImage source, AFP

    The comedian was being interviewed for Channel 4, external as he handed in a petition on the New Era estate in east London. , external

    In his response to the interview, external - which has been watched more than 500,000 times - Brand said he does overact but that he genuinely cares about the estate.

  10. Travelpublished at 17:10 GMT 2 December 2014

    TfL Traffic News tweets, external: CCTV shows the least congested route heading east tonight is A124 Barking Road through East Ham.

    Get up-to-date travel information with BBC Travel.

  11. News on the hourpublished at 16:59 GMT 2 December 2014

    BBC London 94.9
    Radio

    The home care system is teetering on the verge of crisis with the most vulnerable people seeing a different carer every week, according to a major review by a London MP.

    Sutton Lib Dem MP and former care minister Paul Burstow says if the system isn't in crisis yet, it soon will be.

    Find out why in the 17:00 bulletin.

  12. Guard denies 'carpet karaoke' restraintpublished at 16:40 GMT 2 December 2014

    A G4S guard accused of killing an Angolan deportee by restraining him on an aeroplane at Heathrow has denied he ever used a technique dubbed "carpet karaoke".

    Terrence Hughes, 53, was one of three guards who were escorting Jimmy Mubenga from the country on 12 October 2010 when he collapsed in his seat before take-off.

    Staff at Mr Hughes' previous security firm had used a technique of pushing a seated person's head forward - compressing the diaphragm - to stop them spitting, jurors were told.

    However, "carpet karaoke" as it was referred to, was later deemed to be "malpractice" by the company, prosecutor Mark Dennis QC said.

  13. 'Serious overcrowding'published at 16:30 GMT 2 December 2014

    Today has seen the announcement that 500 buses will be brought into use in London by 2020-21.

    Reacting to the news, the Assembly's Liberal Democrat leader Caroline Pidgeon said: "We should never forget that every day passengers make twice as many bus trips as by the Tube.

    "The daily reality for bus passengers is serious overcrowding, seven days a week."

  14. Concern over culture hubpublished at 16:11 GMT 2 December 2014

    via Facebook

    On BBC London's Facebook page,, external people have been discussing plans to expand the Olympic Park into a culture hub.

    Olympic ParkImage source, PA

    Rona Hunnisett wrote: "What about the rest of London, where libraries are being closed left, right and centre? What about Croydon, where the council is selling off its cultural assets with no one batting an eyelid?"

    Get involved and let us know what you think, external.

  15. News on the hourpublished at 15:59 GMT 2 December 2014

    BBC London 94.9
    Radio

    In the 16:00 bulletin, BBC London's Nick Beake has all the details on how the city is set to benefit in the Autumn Statement.

    And Jenny Jones, from the Green Party, says she warmly welcomes the investment in 500 buses but adds "the devil will be in the detail".

  16. London's longest paper chainpublished at 15:45 GMT 2 December 2014

    We've had Black Friday and Cyber Monday, now it's Giving Tuesday.

    And, as Time Out blogs, external, it's time to grab some papers and scissors to contribute to London's biggest paper chain which aims to be as long as the Millennium Bridge.

    Paper chainImage source, PA
  17. Woman dies on planepublished at 15:22 GMT 2 December 2014

    The Daily Mail

    A 23-year-old passenger has died on a transatlantic flight from London, external.

    She was on a United Airlines flight from Heathrow to the US, which landed at Newark Airport in New Jersey yesterday evening.

  18. Why London buses have white roofspublished at 15:10 GMT 2 December 2014

    An interesting factoid courtesy of Bloomberg. , external

    Aerial shot of busesImage source, Getty Images

    The reason the vast majority of London buses have white roofs is that they reflect sunlight, thus keeping the vehicles cooler.

    This small adjustment is just one example of the capital's green credentials - London has "one of the most advanced climate-adaptation plans in the world", according to a UN official.

  19. News on the hourpublished at 14:59 GMT 2 December 2014

    BBC London 94.9
    Radio

    Coming up at 15:00, Guy Shrubsole, from Friends of the Earth, says the government's flood defences plan is not enough and it should instead prevent housing development on flood plains and do more to tackle global warming.