Summary

  • Updates on Monday 27 July 2015

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

  1. Goodbyepublished at 17:59 BST 27 July 2015

    That's all for today. Joins us from 08:00 on tomorrow for all the latest news, sport, travel and weather for London.

  2. Likelihood of a few showerspublished at 17:58 BST 27 July 2015

    BBC Weather

    It will remain windy with variable cloud and dry conditions during the evening. There is a higher likelihood of a few showers later in the night, but winds should ease later.

    Minimum temperature: 13C (55F).

  3. From supercars to scooterspublished at 17:57 BST 27 July 2015

    BBC London News

    They are the must-have accessory for the super-rich but now drivers caught revving the engines of their supercars face being fined under new proposals from Kensington & Chelsea Council. Our reporter Katherine Carpenter has been out on the streets of west London in search of supercars.

    A man on the scooter

    Plus, we take a look at the rise of the so-called 'scooter-commuter'. Could these two wheelers be the answer for getting about town? Tune in to BBC London News from 18:30.

  4. Boris 'criticised for giving wife a backie'published at 17:53 BST 27 July 2015

    Boris Johnson "should have known better" when he gave his wife a backie on a bicycle, a national cycling charity has said.

    The Mayor of London has been criticised for carrying his wife Marina Wheeler along Barlby Road in North Kensington on Thursday night on a bicycle designed for one person. The footage was obtained by the Sun newspaper, external.

    Boris Johnson cyclingImage source, Getty Images

    Sam Jones, from charity CTC, said the mayor's actions were "very naughty" and said "he should have known better". Giving a backie is illegal under Section 24 of the Road and Traffic Act (1998) and offenders can be fined up to £200.

    Boris Johnson's official spokesman said: "The Mayor wishes to apologise for offering his wife a short lived lift on the back of his bike! He was unaware that he was apparently in contravention of the Road and Traffic Act.

    "He wasn't intending to ride all the way home from North Kensington to North London with Marina on the back, rather he was attempting to transport his wife to a main road, from where they hailed a black cab for her.

    "As everyone knows the Mayor is a huge supporter of cycling, and an even bigger fan of the black cab trade, hence his desire to combine the two!"

  5. Middlesex bring in bowler Khanpublished at 17:49 BST 27 July 2015

    BBC Sport

    Middlesex have signed Pakistan fast bowler Junaid Khan as a replacement overseas player for Joe Burns.

    The 25-year-old left-armer, who has played 22 Test matches and 52 one-day internationals, is available to play in the One-Day Cup and also in the Championship if required.

    He could make his debut against Lancashire in the One-Day Cup tie at Blackpool on Wednesday.

  6. Teenage cyclist raises more than £2,000 for charitypublished at 17:47 BST 27 July 2015

    A teenage cyclist has managed to raise more than £2,000 completing a mammoth 500-mile charity ride from Edinburgh to London.

    Grace Stewart-Piercy (centre), her father Simon (second left), with John Walters (centre right) and Campbell Robb (third right) Chief Executive of Shelter and Shelter staff.Image source, PA

    Grace Stewart-Piercy, from County Durham, cycled six days for the homeless charity Shelter, external. The 14-year-old arrived to a welcome party at the charity's headquarters, in Old Street, at lunchtime.

    She said: "I'm tired, but happy. It's been really hard but great in the end, great to get back."

  7. Man sought after sex assault on route 55 buspublished at 17:44 BST 27 July 2015

    Officers, external are trying to identify a man after a 31-year-old woman was sexually assaulted as she travelled on a bus in east London.

    Suspect police would like to speak toImage source, Met Police

    The incident happened on 23 March at about 21:50 on a route 55 bus near Shoreditch Town Hall. The suspect is described as a white man, aged about 20 to 25 years of age, slim build, with dark hair, wearing a grey suit.

  8. FGM protection orders 'make a difference'published at 17:42 BST 27 July 2015

    Orders designed to protect females from being subjected to genital mutilation can "make a very real difference", according to a lawyer.

    Barrister Zimran Samuel represented the mother of three girls last week made the subject of a female genital mutilation (FGM) protection order by a High Court judge., external

    The girls, aged 12, nine and six, could not be identified but he said they lived in London and their father and mother were Nigerian. A judge said the girls needed to be protected because there was evidence their father was making arrangements for them to be "cut".

  9. Temple celebrates 40th anniversarypublished at 17:38 BST 27 July 2015

    A temple in north west London is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a week-long series of events.

    Shree Swaminarayan Temple WillesdenImage source, Shree Swaminarayan Temple Willesden

    The Shree Swaminarayan Temple Willesden, external kicked off its celebrations today.

  10. Northern line delayspublished at 17:35 BST 27 July 2015

    BBC Travel

    On the Tube, there are severe delays on the Northern line between Camden Town and Kennington via Charing Cross and minor delays on the rest of the line due to an earlier signal failure at Kennington.

    On the roads, there are delays on A102 northbound in Greenwich at the Blackwall Tunnel junction and there is congestion to Woolwich Road Flyover.

    For the latest travel news follow @BBCTravelAlert, external on twitter or visit the BBC Travel website.

  11. Women's footballpublished at 17:32 BST 27 July 2015

    Emma Jones
    BBC London

    Back at work. And at Wembley for @bbclondonsport, external today talking about this bit of silverware. #FACup #womensfootball

    Wembley Stadium

    For more follow Emma Jones on Twitter, external.

  12. Latest updatespublished at 17:25 BST 27 July 2015

    Elaine Okyere
    BBC London News

    Our top stories on BBC London Live this afternoon:

  13. Calls for tighter legislation around legal highspublished at 17:15 BST 27 July 2015

    BBC London 94.9

    On BBC London 94.9, Eddie Nestor will have the latest on the death of 18 year-old Ally Calvert who is believed to have taken so-called laughing gas at a party in south-east London

    There have been renewed calls for tighter legislation surrounding the sale of legal highs. Eddie will hear from a mother whose 21-year-old son died after taking nitrous oxide.

  14. Dane Bowers 'really aggressive', court hearspublished at 17:09 BST 27 July 2015

    Dane Bowers and former Miss Wales Sophia Cahill had been together for three years before they split up in November 2014. Mr Bowers is accused of assaulting Ms Cahill by beating, which he denies.

    Ms Cahill, a mother of two, claimed Mr Bowers, grabbed her by the shoulders and pushed her out of the bedroom door on 29 January, and she slapped in him the face after he hit her.

    She told Croydon Magistrates' Court: "Dane was grabbing me by the back of my hair and pulling my neck right back. I could not breathe. He was really really aggressive. He was angry. He was just crazy."

  15. Blackheath house firepublished at 17:00 BST 27 July 2015

    Five adults and a child were evacuated from a fire at a house in Blackheath, south-east London.

    Shooters Hill Road in BlackheathImage source, London Fire Brigade

    London Fire Brigade, external was called at about 12:46 to a house on Shooters Hill Road and the building was evacuated by police before the fire fighters arrived. The group were all taken to hospital by the London Ambulance Service.

  16. Man sought in connection with Acton murder arrestedpublished at 16:38 BST 27 July 2015

    Police, external have arrested a man who they wanted to speak to in connection with a murder at a supported living service for vulnerable people.

    Officers arrested Michael Meanza, 47, in the Ealing area this afternoon. He was being sought following the discovery of a woman's body at a building in Perryn Road in Acton this morning. He was arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody.

  17. Slide bid for Olympic Park's Orbitpublished at 16:26 BST 27 July 2015

    The chief executive of the London Legacy Development Corporation, external has told BBC London 94.9 the ArcelorMittal Orbit could have a slide running down it as soon as next year if plans get agreed tomorrow night.

    ArcelorMittal OrbitImage source, Jason Hawkes

    David Goldstone told Eddie Nestor: "The Orbit has been pretty successful itself. We have had about 150-thousand people through it but our plans looking forward are that we have got a planning application to put a fantastic new slide down it, which we hope to have in next year and I think that will bring many thousands more people to it."

  18. Woman 'never met Syria man'published at 16:15 BST 27 July 2015

    The Old Bailey heard Ms Shafiq had a series of Skype conversations with Ahmed over five months between December 2012 and May 2013.

    Prosecutor Christopher Hehir QC said: "Although....the two of them never met, the conversations between Angela Shafiq and Nahin Ahmed were quite intense at times. They discussed the possibility of marriage, and of Angela Shafiq herself travelling to Syria."

    Shafiq denies the charge of preparation of terrorist acts between 1 January 2013 and 16 May 2013. Ahmed was jailed for 12 years and eight months for engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorist act. The trial continues.

  19. Woman 'gave Syria man advice via video phone'published at 16:03 BST 27 July 2015

    A would-be jihadi bride had "intense" Skype chats with a young British man as she helped him travel to fight in Syria, a court heard., external

    Angela ShafiqImage source, Getty Images

    Angela Shafiq, 22, from Hounslow, west London, is accused of giving advice to Mohammed Nahin Ahmed, from Birmingham, before he left to join rebels fighting the Assad regime. Ms Shafiq denies the charge.

    Ahmed and his friend Yusuf Sarwar travelled from the UK to Syria, via Turkey, in May 2013. The pair were arrested on their return in January last year and later pleaded guilty to an offence of preparation of terrorist acts, the Old Bailey heard.