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  • Updates from Friday 30 January 2015

  1. Goodbyepublished at 17:59 GMT 30 January 2015

    That's all for this week's BBC Local Live for London.

    Join Beth Rose from 08:00 on Monday where she'll have all the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates. Have a great weekend.

  2. Cold and breezypublished at 17:57 GMT 30 January 2015

    It will be a cold and breezy night with some clear spells allowing frost and icy stretches.

    Some wintry showers are possible early tomorrow, with a risk of slight snow accumulations across The Chilterns by the morning.

    Lows of -2C (28F)

  3. Remembering Churchillpublished at 17:55 GMT 30 January 2015

    Churchill wreathImage source, PA

    Earlier, the Churchill family threw a wreath into the Thames after the barge Havengore, which carried the body of the late former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, sailed up to the Houses of Parliament to retrace the route of his funeral 50 years ago.

    Churchill famously adopted the 'V for Victory' gesture during WWII.

  4. 'Losers', drunks and sportpublished at 17:47 GMT 30 January 2015

    BBC London News
    TV

    Boris Johnson has been criticised for describing men who join religious extremist groups such as Islamic State as "losers" who are likely to be users of pornography.

    We'll also be looking at a scheme whereby drinkers in Croydon could be breathalysed to stop drunk people getting into pubs and club and why are an increasing number of young Londoners applying to go to university?

    Plus all the sport news ahead of a full weekend of action. Join us at 18:30 on BBC One.

  5. Drake set for Wirelesspublished at 17:41 GMT 30 January 2015

    This year's line-up for the Wireless Festival has been announced. , external

    After being forced to cancel last year due to illness, Canadian rapper Drake is set to headline this year's event in Finsbury Park.

    Drake and Nicki MinajImage source, AP

    He'll be joined by David Guetta, Nicki Minaj, Jessie J and Avicii.

  6. Churchill rememberedpublished at 17:25 GMT 30 January 2015

    Thanks to Annmarie Meredith for tweeting us pictures, external of the commemorations for Winston Churchill's funeral.

    Churchill commemorationImage source, @AnnmarieMeredit

    See the BBC's coverage of the anniversary event.

  7. EasyJet backs Heathrowpublished at 17:10 GMT 30 January 2015

    Budget airline easyJet, which has its biggest UK base at Gatwick, has come out in favour of expanding Heathrow airport.

    In a submission to the Airports Commission, external, the airline company said expanding Heathrow would provide greater passenger and economic benefits.

    The Press Association says the move will be seen as a surprise, but easyJet will argue it would happily set up a base at Heathrow in addition to Gatwick if expansion was allowed.

  8. News on the hourpublished at 17:00 GMT 30 January 2015

    BBC London 94.9
    Radio

    Four men who attacked and savagely beat a university lecturer in his home in Wimbledon have been jailed.

    Det Insp Daniel O'Sullivan, who led the investigation, tells us in our 17:00 bulletin, it was thanks to people coming forward with information that one of the men was found.

  9. Chelsea close to signing wingerpublished at 16:40 GMT 30 January 2015

    Ben Smith
    BBC Sport

    Chelsea are close to finalising a £23.3m deal to sign Fiorentina's 26-year-old winger Juan Cuadrado.

    Juan CuadradoImage source, AP

    The Colombian has already agreed personal terms with the Premier League leaders and the clubs are concluding the final details of the move.

  10. Hospital helipad work beginspublished at 16:30 GMT 30 January 2015

    Work has begun to build a £3.5 million helipad on the roof of King's College hospital, blogs Ross Lydall., external

    The breakthrough, after years of fundraising, was heralded as a major advance for trauma patients among the 5.5 million population of south-east London and Kent.

    At present, helicopters have to land in Ruskin Park, with critically ill patients transferred by road ambulance to the hospital, in Denmark Hill - which takes 25 minutes.

  11. News on the hourpublished at 15:59 GMT 30 January 2015

    Paul Murphy-Kasp
    Journalist, BBC London

    Join me for the 16:00 bulletin where I'll have the latest news for the capital.

    This includes four men being sentenced for a brutal aggravated burglary.

    I'll also have the latest on a police marksman pleading not guilty to murder, a report by King's College which found more than a third of children in England are obese or overweight and men who provide sperm so that lesbians can become pregnant should not be described as a "donor".

  12. Smokers and swimming in the Thamespublished at 15:45 GMT 30 January 2015

    Vanessa Feltz
    Presenter, BBC London 94.9

    If you've missed any of the show this week, listen to the highlights on my podcast.

    This week we talked about whether pregnant smokers should be offered vouchers to give up and plans for a swimming pool in the Thames.

  13. Remembering Churchillpublished at 15:32 GMT 30 January 2015

    Earlier, Randolph Churchill and Celia Sandys, the great-grandson and granddaughter of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill, laid a wreath at his statue on Parliament Square to mark the 50th anniversary of his funeral.

    Winston Churchill's granddaughter and great grandson lay at wreathImage source, PA
  14. QPR 'not close' to making signingspublished at 15:07 GMT 30 January 2015

    BBC Sport

    QPR are "not close" to any signings before the transfer window closes on Monday, says boss Harry Redknapp.

    Rangers sold striker Jordon Mutch to Crystal Palace on Wednesday but had a bid for Wolves forward Bakary Sako turned down.

  15. News on the hourpublished at 14:56 GMT 30 January 2015

    BBC London 94.9
    Radio

    Our top local story at 15:00:

    Six hundred fully grown cannabis plans have been discovered in a raid in a building near Orpington.

  16. 'Vindicated by sentence'published at 14:44 GMT 30 January 2015

    BBC News Channel

    Paul Kohler

    Speaking outside court to BBC News Paul Kohler said: "I feel vindicated by the sentence but I don't want to be vindictive about it.

    "I take no pleasure in their deservedly long sentence - and it is a long sentence, and that's right and proper.

    "It will be difficult for them, as it should be, but I'm not going to sit here and jump up and down looking delighted about it."