Summary

  • Updates on Friday 6 March 2015

  • More news, sport, travel and weather from 08:00 on Monday

  1. Postpublished at 18:00 GMT 6 March 2015

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

    Join us from 08:00 on Monday where we'll have all the latest news, sport, travel and weather updates for London.

  2. Dry and coolpublished at 17:49 GMT 6 March 2015

    It will stay dry overnight with variable amounts of cloud and some prolonged clear spells.

    Green ParkImage source, PA

    The brisk southwesterly wind will help to keep temperatures across the region above freezing.

  3. Question timepublished at 17:40 GMT 6 March 2015

    Eddie Nestor
    Presenter, BBC London 94.9

    On tonight's show, you can put your questions to the Lib Dem justice minister Simon Hughes.

    He'll be here from 18:00.

  4. Robson to make comebackpublished at 17:26 GMT 6 March 2015

    BBC Sport

    Former British number one Laura Robson has been given a wildcard into qualifying for this month's Miami Open after 14 months out of action with a wrist injury.

    Laura RobsonImage source, Getty Images

    The 21-year-old Londoner has not played since losing in the first round of last year's Australian Open.

  5. Swastika daubed on wallpublished at 17:19 GMT 6 March 2015

    Sangita Myska
    BBC News

    tweets, external: A nazi swastika daubed on a wall in Highgate North London. How depressing. #racism

  6. On the roadspublished at 17:15 GMT 6 March 2015

    BBC London
    Travel

    There are queues for the exit slip road on the M25 in both directions at J28 because of an accident on the A12 northbound near J13.

    For the latest information go to our travel page or follow us on Twitter @BBCTravelAlert, external.

  7. Future gig to mark Yesterdaypublished at 17:07 GMT 6 March 2015

    Sir Paul McCartney is to celebrate 50 years since he wrote Yesterday with a gig at the 02.

    Sir Paul McCartneyImage source, PA

    He will also play gigs in Birmingham and Liverpool.

  8. News on the hourpublished at 16:57 GMT 6 March 2015

    BBC London 94.9
    Radio

    In the 17:00 news bulletin: Sarah Corker reports from the Old Bailey as two women are jailed for killing an eight-year-old girl.

    And a major London Housing Association has scrapped its maintenance contract after being criticised by a government agency for placing vulnerable tenants at risk of serious harm.

  9. 'Plane has now landed'published at 16:52 GMT 6 March 2015

    Air News & Services tweets, external that the plane has now landed.

  10. Emergency landingpublished at 16:47 GMT 6 March 2015

    BREAKING NEWS

    A British Airways Boeing 777 has declared an emergency and is about to land at Heathrow Airport.

    The plane was en route to Seattle when it turned round over Scotland, burned fuel just east of the Isle of Man and then continued on to Heathrow.

  11. Tube drivers to strikepublished at 16:42 GMT 6 March 2015

    Rebecca Cafe
    BBC News

    If you're planning your weekend, don't forget Tube drivers are going on strike tomorrow night.

    The walkout is from 21:30 on Saturday to 04:00 on Sunday in a row over the sacking of a driver.

    London Underground says it intends to run a good service on all lines, but warns there is a "small chance" of disruption.

  12. BT apprenticeships announcedpublished at 16:30 GMT 6 March 2015

    BT has announced it is creating 1,000 new apprenticeships and graduate jobs across the company, from business analysis to software development roles.

    Adastral ParkImage source, BT

    Most of the positions will be at the firm's base at Martlesham in Suffolk, but some will be based in London, Glasgow, Cardiff and Newcastle.

  13. Technology helps visually impaired navigate the Tubepublished at 16:21 GMT 6 March 2015

    Hugh Pym
    Health editor

    The desire of a group of visually impaired young people to travel independently on the London Underground, rather than rely on friends, has contributed to the development of a ground-breaking app which they can use to guide them.

    The system uses BluetoothImage source, Royal London Society for Blind People

    The technology using Bluetooth beacons is being tested by Transport for London. The developers say it could eventually be used in busy rail stations and airports around the country.

  14. News on the hourpublished at 15:59 GMT 6 March 2015

    BBC London 94.9
    Radio

    The top stories at 16:00 include:

    • A 13-year-old boy pleads guilty to the murder of a man stabbed in Edmonton

  15. Beard loverspublished at 15:48 GMT 6 March 2015

    Wendy Hurrell
    BBC Weather, London

    London pogonophiles unite! Now there's an exhibition for the beard. So gentlemen, how do you wear your (face) hair?

    Hairdresser
  16. Dentist tried to use McDonald's as makeshift surgerypublished at 15:47 GMT 6 March 2015

    A Romanian dentist who tried to use a McDonald's restaurant as a makeshift surgery has been struck off.

    Anca Claudia Macavei suggested fitting a dental bridge in the London's Cannon Street branch in February 2012, but her patient refused to be treated there.

    The High Court has upheld the General Dental Council's decision in July to strike her off for public protection.