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Any remaining showers will die away during the evening to leave a largely dry night with variable cloud and clear spells. There could be some patchy frost in sheltered spots, with westerly winds easing a little by the morning. Minimum temperature: 3C (37F)

Mexican president Enrique Pena Nieto and his wife Angelica Rivera have met the Queen and Prince Philip at the start of the three-day state visit. The visitors were shown items in the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace.

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Earlier, as Mr Pena Nieto and Ms Rivera arrived in Whitehall by car a royal salute of 41 guns was fired in nearby Green Park by the King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery.

Pulling Britain out of the European Union would be a "disaster" for London, shadow chancellor Ed Balls has warned.

In a speech to business organisation London First, external, Mr Balls said: "Walking out of the EU would be a disaster for London. It would put our capital's future success at risk - costing us jobs and trade, investment and influence. Britain exiting the EU is now the biggest risk to London's prosperity in the coming years."

A 36-year-old woman has appeared in court charged with the murder of a four-year-old girl and a man in his 40s.

The pair were found dead by police at a property in Colville Square, Notting Hill at 20:00 on Friday. The woman, who is charged with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder, appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

The son of a nightclub tycoon has appeared in court to deny murdering his father.

David West, 44, of Jermyn Street, near Piccadilly, entered a not guilty plea at the Old Bailey, external and was remanded in custody. The defendant's 70-year-old father, also called David West, was found stabbed to death at his home in Ormond Yard behind Jermyn Street, on 13 December.

The family of a 15-year-old cyclist stabbed to death broke down in tears today as they appealed for witnesses to come forward. Alan Cartwright was attacked on Caledonian Road in Islington, north London, on Friday.

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Alan's mother Michelle Watson said: "It was so quick, he just carried on riding and two minutes up the road he is collapsed and dead. It's like it's not real. I would say to witnesses, if you've got any sort of conscience come forward because a brother and son is dead."

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The Met Police is referring itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, external over allegations of corruption regarding the investigation into the disappearance of an eight-year-boy on the day of the 1981 royal wedding.

Vishal Mehrotra disappeared while he was walking back to his home in Putney after watching the parade for the marriage of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. His remains were found in remote marshland close to the Hampshire-West Sussex border in 1982.

In a statement, the Met said: "Met were made aware of a complaint alleging corruption relating to the Met Police's original missing person investigation into the disappearance of Vishal Mehrotra via the press.

"This complaint has been referred to the Met Police's Directorate of Professional Standards. This matter will shortly be referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission."

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As the family of a 15-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in a street attack appeal for witnesses, the father of another teenager who was killed in the same borough speaks to Eddie Nestor on BBC London 94.9.

George Kinsella, the father of Ben, will be speaking to Eddie following the death of Alan Cartwright who was killed last Friday.

The lawyers of a convicted Mafia boss who was ordered by a judge to return to Italy have lodged an appeal against his extradition.

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Domenico Rancadore was arrested in August 2013 after he was found living in Uxbridge, west London, under the alias of Marc Skinner. Last month a judge ruled the 65-year-old, who has lived in London for more than 20 years, must be extradited to Italy.

BBC London's transport correspondent Tom Edwards tweeted, external that the jury at St Pancras Coroner's Court recorded a narrative verdict, but said Rene Tkacik's death while working was working on a Crossrail site in Holborn, in March 2014 had accidental contributory factors including:

• His state of mind due to isolation and a lack of English

• Different processes for concrete trimming were not consistent

• The definition of the exclusion zone was unclear and changed from time to time with no physical demarcation.

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The top stories at 17:00 on BBC London 94.9:

• The family of a 15-year-old cyclist stabbed to death in a street attack in north London, broke down in tears today as they appealed for witnesses to come forward.

• It's been revealed that the father of Mohammed Emwazi, the man dubbed 'Jihadi John' has been questioned by Kuwaiti officials, who are trying to put together a profile of his son.

The jury at an inquest into the death of a construction worker who was crushed to death as nearly a tonne of wet concrete poured on him has recorded a narrative verdict.

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Rene Tkacik, 44, of Hackney Road, east London, was working on a Crossrail site in Holborn, central London, on 7 March 2014 when the accident happened.

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International cello virtuoso Leonard Elschenbroich is returning to east London next week to perform with Docklands Sinfonia, reports The Docklands & East London Advertiser., external

From 'onesies' to wear in the air raid shelter to jewellery created from aeroplane parts, new exhibition Fashion on the Ration: 1940s Street Style looks at how fashion survived and even flourished under the rules of rationing in 1940s Britain.

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A Met Police, external officer, who was attached to Specialist Operations, has been dismissed after being found guilty of gross misconduct.

PC Annaleisa Gordon, 50, was found to have breached the Standards of Professional Behaviour. In October 2013 Gordon was found guilty of a data protection offence after Southwark Crown Court heard she conducted searches on the MPS systems on her ex-husband.

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The top stories at 16:00 on BBC London 94.9:

• Police investigating the murders of a man and a child in Notting Hill have charged a 36-year-old woman with two counts of murder and one count of attempted murder.

• A 50-year-old Met Police Officer has been dismissed without notice today after being found guilty of gross misconduct by a misconduct hearing.

Amateur photographer Martin Le-May, from Essex, has recorded this extraordinary image of a weasel riding on the back of a green woodpecker as it flies through the air.

Image source, Martin Le-May

The photograph was taken at Hornchurch Country Park in east London on yesterday afternoon. Mr Le-May said: "I heard a distressed squawking noise and feared the worst. I soon realised it was a woodpecker with some kind of small mammal on its back."