Summary

  • Updates on Tuesday 15 September 2015

  • News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Wednesday

  1. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00

    Live updates for London have finished for the day but we'll be back from 08:00 on Wednesday with the latest news, sport, weather and travel.

  2. Tonight's weather: Clear spells, rain by dawnpublished at 17:56

    BBC Weather

    Any sharp showers will fade away this evening, with some clear spells for a time. Cloud will tend to increase from the south later with some rain reaching north London by dawn.

    Lows of 11C (52F).

  3. Maintenance at the Royal Albert Hall following Promspublished at 17:51

    Work is underway at the Royal Albert Hall, external for the venue's bi-annual maintenance week.

    The view from the top of the inside of London's Royal Albert HallImage source, PA

    It is sandwiched between the Last Night of the Proms and the upcoming autumn programme of rock and pop, classical music and film.

  4. Coming up on BBC London Newspublished at 17:46

    BBC London News

    Join Riz Lateef at 18:30 on BBC One for:

    • The latest on the fatal stabbing of a 16-year-old in Walworth
    • Tom Edwards goes below ground at Victoria where new ticket halls are being built
    • And Asad Ahmad reports from Peckham where a former rail line for coal could be transformed into a park.
  5. Bus delays due to heavy trafficpublished at 17:41

  6. Warning over Rugby World Cup travelpublished at 17:35

    TheRugby World Cup, externalstarts on Friday and Transport for London is advising Londoners to plan their trips to avoid congestion.

  7. Fatally stabbed teen was 'typical boy'published at 17:27

    Press Association

    The aunt of the 16-year-old boy stabbed to death last night in Walworth says he hadn't talked about any problems.

    The boy the family say was called Mohamed Dura-Ray lived on the Aylesbury estate, close to where he died.

    Mohamed Dura-RayImage source, PA

    Haja Sesay said the teen known as Mo, born to Sierra Leonean parents was a "typical boy".

    She said: "We don't know what really happened, what went wrong, whether it was gang-related, or a case of mistaken identity."

  8. Richmond & Twickenham Times: Met officer injured trying to arrest suspectpublished at 17:13

    Richmond & Twickenham Times

    A Lewisham based police officer was injured and hospitalised after trying to arrest a suspected thief in Bell Green.

  9. Watch again: Parliament black cab debatepublished at 17:00

    You can watch back, external the Parliament meeting today where Conservative Richmond Park MP Zac Goldsmith moved the motion to consider the future of black cabs in London.

    Black cabs in London

    He said he was concerned the cabs would be "extinct in a matter of years" without action.

  10. Coming up on Eddie Nestor's Drivetimepublished at 16:48

    BBC London 94.9

    From 17:00:

    - Why Haringey Council has had to return millions of pounds of government money intended for affordable housing.

    - And the owner of the Aston Martin whose car being keyed got shared on social media says he doesn't want the man responsible for the damage to go to prison.

  11. Man filmed keying Aston Martin is sentencedpublished at 16:33

    Pippa Stephens
    BBC News Online, London

    Gary Brissett, 48, has been given a suspended sentence for keying a £100,000 Aston Martin in Hackney.

    He caused £9,000 worth of damage in June and was filmed on a dashboard camera.

    The type of car damagedImage source, PA
    Image caption,

    The car was the same model as this one

    He was given a suspended sentence of eight weeks for 12 months, ordered to wear an electronic tag each night for three months and ordered to pay a total of £1,095 in charges, including £750 compensation to the victim.

  12. Manor Grove driver stabbing appealpublished at 16:19

    Police say they want help finding a man who stabbed a 40-year-old as he drove away from a party in Hathcham Road, Manor Grove, shortly after 06:00 on Sunday. 

    The victim was taken to hospital and is in a stable condition.

    If you saw the attack, call Southwark CID on 0207 232 6226 or call anonymously on 0800 555 111.

  13. Corbyn labels Tories 'poverty deniers'published at 16:00

    Mr Corbyn also addressed the TUC conference earlier. He said Labour can win the 2020 general election by putting forward a "vision of a better society" and a different kind of politics.

    He vowed to fight the government's proposed welfare cuts and other austerity measures, labelling the Conservatives "poverty deniers".

  14. Jeremy Corbyn did not sing national anthempublished at 15:53

    Press Association

    Leader of the Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn stands as the national anthem is sung during a service at St Paul's CathedralImage source, PA

    Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn failed to sing the national anthem during a service at St Paul's cathedral to mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

    The Islington North MP is a known republican who has said the Queen's powers should be reduced.

  15. Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere requires surgery on broken legpublished at 15:44

    Arsenal midfielder Jack Wilshere requires surgery on a hairline fracture of his left leg and is expected to be out for three months.

    Jack WilshereImage source, get
  16. Mayoral candidate 'overwhelmed' by Tooting supportpublished at 15:33

    Surrey Comet
    Newspaper

    Tooting MP Sadiq Khan says he is , external"overwhelmed" by support from the community for "the local boy done good" after winning the Labour mayoral candidate election on Friday.

    He thanked his wife and two daughters, aged 15 and 14 (but “going on 34 and 35”) and Tooting residents for their support.

  17. Man illegally flew drones over football grounds and London attractionspublished at 15:25

    A man has admitted illegally flying drones over professional football matches and London landmarks.

    Emirates stadiumImage source, Nigel Wilson

    Nigel Wilson admitted nine breaches of taking video over football grounds and tourist attractions last year.

    Wilson, from Bingham, Nottinghamshire, was originally accused of 17 breaches of the Air Navigation Order but some charges were dropped due to insufficient evidence.

    He was fined £1,800 at Westminster Magistrates' Court.

  18. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is 'not used to losing'published at 14:50

    Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho has said losing is a , after his side's worst start to a top-flight season in 29 years.

    Jose MourinhoImage source, Getty Images

    The Premier League champions' loss to Everton on Saturday was their third in five league games and leaves them 17th.

    Mourinho's team face Maccabi Tel Aviv in the Champions League on Wednesday.

  19. House prices in the East outstrips Londonpublished at 14:35

    House prices are rising fastest in the East of England, official figures show, as analysts suggest property market "action" has moved out of London.

    CambridgeImage source, Thinkstock

    The typical home in the East increased in cost by 8.3% in the year to the end of July, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said, external.

    Prices in London, which saw big rises last year, rose by 5.5%, slightly lower than the average in England of 5.6%.