Beth Rose
BBC News Online

That's all for Local Live today. Join Sitala Peek from 08:00 tomorrow with the latest news, sport, travel and weather for London. Have a good evening.

BBC London News

On the programme at 18:30 on BBC One: Police crack down on moped theft after they see a 30% surge in the crime.

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And thousand of new homes and jobs in Silvertown, but will this regeneration scheme deliver for the people of east London?

BBC Weather

You can expect some bright or sunny spells this evening, although it will progressively turn cloudier from the east, with some mist patches likely by the morning. It should just about remain frost-free.

Minimum temperature: 5C (41F).

First there was the cat cafe, and then the owl bar and now a pop-up Pignic has been set up, external enabling people to enjoy a "piggy educational evening" surrounded by piglets, London 24 reports.

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Barking and Dagenham Council, external is hoping to create its own energy company to slash its £6m yearly energy bill and to provide cheap heating and lighting to the borough.

Image source, Barking and Dagenham Council

The plan could see wind turbines installed, a water turbine on the River Roding and solar panels on schools, the town hall and other council-owned buildings.

The council hopes to have the company established by the end of the year.

Healthy Air London tweets, external: Join @IslingtonCycle, external on a cycle safari tour this Sunday, external to explore how to make #cycling safer in #Islington

Beth Rose
BBC News Online

The chef behind a Ghanaian pop-up restaurant in Clapham has, unsurprisingly, told the Evening Standard London is set to see an "explosion" in the the popularity of African food.

Not wanting to be the one to stand in the way of a potential trend have a read of why Zoe Adjonyoh believes the cuisine is soaring, external in the city.

According to new research 26% of Londoners have lost their temper while commuting.

The statistics from the Canary Wharf Group, external also found 30% of the 751 Londoners they polled found commuting "extremely stressful".

What are your travel habits like? Do you turn instantly irate at the slightest delay, or do you breeze through the grind? Get in touch by emailing us

BBC Travel

The A1203 Limehouse Link Tunnel in Limehouse is closed and there is queuing traffic in both directions between the A1261 Aspen Way junction and The Highway junction, because of a car fire. It is also causing congestion on the A1261 Aspen Way to the A1206 Preston's Road junction.

And the A4200 Kingsway in Holborn is closed northbound between the A4 Aldwych junction and Holborn Station. Diversions are in operation for buses via Fleet Street, Farringdon Street and Charterhouse Street to Holborn Circus. The closure is also affecting the traffic flow on the A301 Strand Underpass at A301 Waterloo Bridge.

BBC London 94.9

Our lead story at 17:00 on BBC London 94.9: Children as young as 12 have been targeted in police raids today in a crackdown on a £28m racket in the theft of motorbikes and mopeds in London.

BBC London 94.9 tweeted, external earlier: #handinhand Paula cuts the tape for the 2015 London Marathon

Laurence Cawley
BBC News

The Royal Geographical Society, external, The Hellenic Centre, external in Marylebone and a school bus are just three 'places' set to be used as polling stations in London for next month's election.

Image source, Getty Images

Find out about other peculiar polling stations around the country.

BBC London
General Election 2015

Liberal Democrat culture spokesman John Leech has told Robert Elms on BBC London 94.9 he believes London should see its share of money for arts and culture reduced in favour of other parts of the country.

He said: "I think it's fair to say that London has done very well. London is always going to do better than other parts of the country because it's our capital.

"But I think in terms of its share, probably yes (it should get less), because London also has a unique ability to raise money through private support.

"In some parts of the country getting that corporate support is much tougher...."

BBC London
General Election 2015

Prime Minister David Cameron and Mayor of London Boris Johnson play non-political games with three-year-old Stephanie during a general election campaign visit to Advantage Children's Day Nursery in Surbiton.

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When asked about the Conservative's pledge to provide more childcare places and longer hours of subsidised childcare Mr Cameron said many of the childcare places planned would be in London.

He said: "You can see a good portion here in London because the demand is here in London. There are so many people that want to work more hours or want to work more days and I think by giving people the option of 30 hours rather than 15 hours plus the tax relief on child care we're giving. I think there'll be great demand here in London."

BBC London 94.9

The lead story in the capital at 16:00 on BBC London 94.9: London's Mayor Boris Johnson has this afternoon warned against the possibility of an SNP-Labour deal after the General Election.

Susana Mendonca
BBC London 94.9 political reporter

Prime minister David Cameron has told BBC London 94.9 Boris Johnson is an "extra striker" in his team while visiting a nursery in Surbiton - a key marginal held by the Liberal democrats.

Mr Cameron said: "Boris is a key member of the team and I'm delighted that a very successful mayor of one of the world's greatest cities is coming back into Westminster eventually to be part of the government of the whole country. It's like having an extra striker on the pitch."

Asked if he was worried about polls suggesting he could lose several key marginal seats in London Mr Cameron said : "We're very keen to hold every seat we have. We've got excellent members of parliament in London. London has seen a real economic revival. That's down to the Conservative government. But also down to a excellent mayor of London. The two now coming together to take the country forward. That'll be great for Britain, but great for London."

Runners in this Sunday's London Marathon are being encouraged to cross the Finish Line hand-in-hand, external with another runner to mark the first race-winners 35 years ago.

Image source, Virgin Money London Marathon

Dick Beardsley and Inge Simonsen crossed the line in 1981 after deciding to cross the together and finish the race in a dead heat.

Good luck to the 37,000 runners expected to race on Sunday.

A multi-billion pound development in Silvertown in east London has been given the go ahead by Newham Council.

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The 62-acre Royal Docks site will provide offices, leisure facilities and 3,000 new homes.

It is also hoped the scheme will create more than 20,000 jobs over the next 10 years.

BBC London 94.9

Our top story at 15:00:

A murder investigation has begun in Peckham after a 20-year-old local man was shot and stabbed last night

A former female teacher at a top London school has appeared at Southwark Crown Court accused of historic child sex abuse against a 14-year-old boy.

Carol Chandler (pictured), 53, of Ercall Lane, Wellington, Shropshire, allegedly molested the boy at St Paul's School in Barnes between 1983 and 1985.

She has been charged with three counts of indecent assault and two counts of gross indecency and is next due before the court on 9 July. She has been released on bail.