Sitala Peek
BBC News

That's it from me today. Good luck if you're taking part in the marathon on Sunday.

BBC London Live will be back with you from 08:00 on Monday with all the latest news, sport, travel and weather for the capital. Have a great weekend.

BBC Weather

It will be mainly cloudy this evening with patchy rain towards the east.

Temperatures will stay mild tonight beneath the thick cloud cover. Min temp: 9C (48F)

A 61-year-old man has been charged in connection with the fatal shooting in Wembley of a preacher from Syria, Abdulhadi Arwani.

Khalid Rashad, of Monks Park Drive, Wembley, was charged with possession of an explosive substance for an unlawful purpose and possession of ammunition for a firearm without a certificate.

He has been remanded in custody to appear at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court tomorrow.

Andy Rowley
BBC London 94.9

It's the London Marathon on Sunday and as always BBC London 94.9 will be bringing you roadside coverage of every ounce of blood, sweat and tears poured.

Coverage starts at 0830 on Sunday with reporters on the start line ready for the elite wheelchair races that start at 09:00, plus:

• The elite women runners set off at 09:20

• The elite men's race gets underway at 10:10

Listen live to BBC London 94.9 as we bring you all the colour of the largest annual charity fundraising event in the world and we'll be at landmarks like the start line in Blackheath, the Cutty Sark, Tower Bridge, Canary Wharf, the Embankment and the finish on the Mall.

Sitala Peek
BBC News

Two east London gang members have been jailed for a "frenzied, adrenaline and probably a drug-fuelled" double murder, carried out in order to obtain their rivals' client list.

Alex Bernard, 21, and Casey Jones, 19, lured drug dealers Aaron Carriere, 21, and Josiah Manful, 20, to a quiet street in Leytonstone, east London, and stabbed them 24 times in less than 60 seconds on 1 March, 2014.

A judge at the Old Bailey jailed them both for life with Jones ordered to serve a minimum of 34 years and Bernard ordered to serve a minimum of 31 years.

The Museum of London, external is comparing 500 skeletons of medieval Londoners with 500 skeletons from industrial-era city dwellers to see what impact mechanisation may have had on our bodies.

Image source, Museum of London

Jelena Bekvalac who is leading the project said: "The most tangible evidence we have for the long-term consequences of the industrialisation process upon us is, quite simply, written in our bones."

Image source, Museum of London

The study will also assess the impact of diseases on our bodies and the results will be published online.

A 14-year-old boy has appeared before Westminster magistrates accused of inciting acts of terrorism in Australia and has been refused bail, reports ABC's Europe correspondent Barbara Miller, external.

His case has been referred to the Old Bailey, external, she adds.

The boy who cannot be named for legal reasons is the youngest person in the UK to be charged with a terrorism offence, reports BBC home affairs correspondent Daniel Sandford, external.

Sitala Peek
BBC News

A financial trader accused by US authorities of contributing to the 2010 Wall Street crash has failed to post bail and must remain in custody in London this weekend.

Navinder Singh Sarao, 36, from Hounslow, is wanted by US authorities on charges of wire fraud, commodities fraud and market manipulation.

He is fighting extradition to the US but has failed to pay the £5m bail set by Westminster magistrates for his release.

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London's Conservative mayor Boris Johnson and Labour leader Ed Miliband have exchanged insults today over the future of the capital's economy.

The mayor claims Mr Miliband would be forced by the Scottish Nationalists to direct money away from London, but the Labour leader denies this. That's the top story on BBC London 94.9 at 17:00

Susana Mendonca
BBC London 94.9 political reporter

Ed Miliband told me he disagrees with Ken Livingston's view (which aired on Eddie Nestor's Drivetime show last night) that the decision of Tower Hamlets voters to elect Lutfur Rahman should "not have been overturned by an unelected bureaucrat".

He said: "I disagree with Ken on this one. I think the court has made its judgement. It's reached its findings and it should be respected."

As if running the London Marathon wasn't hard enough, these entrants are guaranteed to be spotted wearing these elaborate costumes on Sunday.

Image source, PA

Andy Church, Heather Smith and Laura Jones from Witney, who are attempting to run as the fastest marathon in a three-person costume, join Debbie Leeland and Paula Marshall (fastest three legged), Paul Simons (fastest marathon dressed as a bottle), Thomas Bolton (fastest marathon dressed as a telephone box), Gemma Kirkham (fastest marathon dressed as a framed painting) and Jerry Know (fastest marathon dribbling two basketballs).

Phew!

Sitala Peek
BBC News

A driver who changed his name by deed poll to 'Mr X 'in order to evade a £60 speeding fine has been jailed for perjury and perverting the course of justice.

Ashley X, of Clyfford Road, Ealing, was filmed driving his Honda sports car at 67mph (107kmph) in a 50mph (80kmph) zone of the M11 in Essex in 2009.

"For five years he tried to deny the offence," police said, by claiming that his cousin was behind the wheel and forging a letter to support the bogus account. X has been sentenced to nine months in jail and was ordered to pay £1,200 in court costs.

Congratulations to actor Alan Rickman, 69, has married his partner of 50 years Rima Horton.

Image source, PA

The pair met when they were at school when he was 19 and she was 18. They have lived together in London for 50 years and recently wed in secret in New York, he told the German magazine Bild, external.

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Boris Johnson has claimed a Labour/SNP deal after the election could put London's economy at risk. The Mayor was speaking in Stanmore earlier and warned Ed Miliband would be "hobbled" by the Scottish Nationalists, and forced to steer investment away from London. That's the top story on BBC London 94.9 at 16:00.

Susana Mendonca
BBC London 94.9 political reporter

Ed Miliband said funding would not be sent elsewhere if London needed it.

Image source, PA

"I'm going to stand up for the whole of the United Kingdom and London's incredibly important to me. It's an incredibly important driver of economic growth throughout the country, but it's also important because as I say it's a tale of two cities.

"There is a divided London and that's what we've got to change so all of our policies to put working people first, building homes, dealing with local wages they're absolutely crucial to London."

Susana Mendonca
BBC London 94.9 political reporter

Ed Miliband said in response to claims of negative campaigning by the Boris Johnson: " I'm not worried about it because I think it defeats the Conservative party. I think Mr Positive has gone negative if that's what's happened to Boris Johnson. It shows its a desperate campaign and they're losing the argument."

Following Mr Johnson's claim that any future Labour/SNP deal would damage London's economy, Mr Miliband said: "HSBC has said the number one risk is getting out of the European Union and Boris Johnson's party is drifting towards exist from the European Union. That's the biggest threat.

"Frankly Boris is trying to stir up England versus Scotland. He should be defending the UK."

BBC Travel

but Transport for London, external says work on the westbound carriageway heading out of London has been completed ahead of schedule over the past two weekends and no longer needs to be closed.

"That's good news for everyone," a spokesman said.

As the 2015 general election approaches, the BBC is looking in detail at some of the big challenges the next government will face.

Image source, Getty Images

Airport capacity is an issue that affects many thousands of voters, but has not been given too much attention by political parties in this campaign.

Business Editor Kamal Ahmed looks at the pressure to expand airports, or build new ones.

Nicholas Salvador, 25, is accused of murdering Palmira Silva, 82, found beheaded in the garden of her home in Edmonton last year.

He has appeared at the Old Bailey and entered a not guilty plea to murder - by reason of insanity. He also pleads not guilty to assault by actual bodily harm - by reason of insanity.

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Met Police and government officials should have intervened in Tower Hamlets politics before Lutfur Rahman's case went to the election court, a local blogger and author has claimed.

Police have yet to act after a High Court election judge found the former mayor guilty yesterday of corrupt practices. That's the top story on BBC London 94.9 at 15:00.