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That's all for Local Live today. Rebecca Cafe will be back from 08:00 tomorrow with all the latest news, sport, travel and weather for London. Have a good evening.

This evening and tonight it will remain largely dry. There will also be a good deal of cloud and this, along with a steady breeze, should prevent a frost.

Top temperature: 4C (39F).

The RSPCA is appealing for information after a Rottweiler-cross puppy had to be put down after she was found dumped in a cardboard box by some bins in Ashton Road, Enfield on Tuesday.

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Another puppy, thought to be from the same litter because of his similar colouring, was found nearby. He has survived but there are signs of mistreatment.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the RSPCA, external on 0300 123 8018.

Some Kingston and Merton residents are preparing to sleep rough in solidarity with the growing number of homeless people in London.

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According to the Greater London Authority, external 2,565 people were recorded as sleeping rough in London on any one single night between October and December 2014, an increase of 13% compared to 2013.

Sleep Easy, external takes place in the Memorial Gardens in Kingston and outside the Holy trinity Church in Wimbledon tomorrow night from 1900.

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TV

On the programme at 18:30 on BBC One: Schools are being urged to educate children as young as seven about gang violence.

And commuters hit by days of delays and overcrowding at London Bridge should get compensation - after the problems were described as "inexcusable".

Jon Stone tweets, external: Camden's Royal College St. cycle track extension south to St Pancras now under construction! (confirmed by workers)

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If you thought the Tube was a safe-haven from social media and dating websites, think again, external.

The Evening Standard reports 24-year-old David Marsden has set-up the Spark app which enables users to send a "spark" or alert to the person they like the look of via the Underground's Bluetooth network.

Handily, the recipient only receives the Spark when the pair have parted Tube carriages saving any blushes, but they then have just 24 hours to respond to the potential love interest.

French publication The Local reports the London-Paris project Tandem, which will see each city share and swap its cultural highlights, has started, external.

The next five months will see the David Bowie exhibition, London's Philharmonic Orchestra and much more on show in Paris while London is set to benefit from Monet paintings and actress Juliette Binoche.

BBC London 94.9 reporter Anna O'Neill tweets, external: #WorldBookDay Luca, Anna, Lucy, Edward &Ines fm St Martins have been telling @BBCLondon949, external wt they r reading @Eds30, external

Hounslow council's, external regeneration chief Brendon Walsh has set off on a 850-mile bike ride to Cannes to raise money for children's charity Coram, external and to raise the profile of the borough at MIPIM, external - the international property fair.

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Mr Walsh, 53, said: "I did the same trip last year and it was tough then. I am getting on a bit now so it will be even tougher but it's all for a good cause! "

A supporter of Lutfur Rahman, the mayor of Tower Hamlets, external, has denied money for housing was allocated as a result of corruption.

Rabina Khan, a Tower Hamlets First, external member of the council, said allegations that the mayor's party only gave housing grants to supporters was "absolutely untrue".

Four voters have taken legal action against Mr Rahman - independent mayor of Tower Hamlets - at a special election court and want Election Commissioner Richard Mawrey to declare the result of the May 2014 election void. Mr Rahman denies any wrongdoing.

Parliament should be moved to York when major repairs are carried out at the Palace of Westminster, senior Conservative MP Anne McIntosh has said.

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Ms McIntosh referenced a book by Commons Leader William Hague which considered the history of Parliament sitting in North Yorkshire, but Mr Hague said somewhere closer to Westminster may be a more likely location.

The Houses of Parliament are set to undergo £3bn worth of repairs.

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Radio

The lead story at 17:00 on BBC London 94.9: A former Tory MP has denied being part of a rent-boy ring with cabinet ministers, or taking part in sex parties at Dolphin Square - an estate in Pimlico - that used to be home to more than 80 politicians.

Actress June Whitfield is set to join EastEnders in a one-off appearance later this year.

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The 89-year-old star will star opposite Kat Moon (Jessie Wallace) in May, although no further details have been given.

Actress Jan Harvey is also making a cameo on the show, in a role relating to Sharon Mitchell.

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More than 2.4bn people have untreated tooth decay across the globe, a study led by Professor Wagner Marcenes of Queen Mary University of London, external has estimated.

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The scientists analysed 378 studies involving some 4.7m people between 1990 and 2010 and said the results were alarming considering it is know how to both treat and prevent decay.

BBC London sport reporter Chris Slegg tweets, external: Meet the London women looking to cross the Pacific in a 29ft rowing boat. The @coxlesscrew, external on @BBCLondonNews, external 6.30pm

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Radio

The lead story at 16:00 in the capital on BBC London 94.9: Police have searched the home of a former Tory MP after receiving what they described as "credible" allegations of child sexual abuse by members of the establishment in the 1970s and 80s.

With World War Two rationing came the re-invention of fashion and London stepped up to the mark offering dress-making classes and Selfridges pioneered a range of accessories.

Now a new exhibition at the Imperial War Museum, external looks at how conflict abroad meant fashion at home had to change.

Children's author, Dame Jacqueline Wilson, and TS Eliot Poetry Prize winner David Harsent have revealed their favourite books to the University of Roehampton, external and Wandsworth Guardian as part of World Book Day. Find out what they said here, external.