Our coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Updates for London have ended for the day but we'll be back from 08:00 on Friday with all the latest news, sport, travel and weather.
Summary
Updates from London on Thursday 29 October 2015
News, sport, travel and weather updates resume at 08:00 on Friday
Our coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Tonight's weather: Cloudy with drizzlepublished at 17:58
Mostly cloudy this evening and overnight with some drizzle at times, whilst turning slightly clearer in the west.
Winds will also ease. Some more persistent rain is likely to return to western areas during the early hours. Lows of 12C (54F).
On air: Mega-mosque ruled out and aims to raise £1m for London Poppy Daypublished at 17:55
BBC London NewsOn BBC London News at 18:30 on BBC One: The government rules a mega mosque can't be built on wasteland in Newham.
And putting on a show for London Poppy Day as the fundraisers aim to make £1m in one day.
Watch: Bringing artisan skills back to the capitalpublished at 17:52
BBC Inside OutInside Out London looks at how young Londoners are bringing old artisan skills back to life in the capital.
Thirty-one groups awarded cycling grants of up to £10kpublished at 17:47
Transport for London, external has awarded 31 groups with grants of up to £10,000 to help encourage more people to cycle, as part of Cycling Grants London, external.
The money will be used to provide cycle training, bike maintenance and guided rides.
Mourinho expected in dug out for Liverpool gamepublished at 17:44
BBC SportChelsea manager Jose Mourinho is expected to be in the dugout for Saturday's game with Liverpool - despite facing a misconduct charge.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Blues boss faces disciplinary action after being sent off during last weekend's 2-1 defeat by West Ham.
CCTV installed at beauty spot to tackle criminal activitypublished at 17:41
East London and Guardian SeriesA new CCTV camera has been installed to helptackle criminal activity in Walthamstow Marshes, external.
Body found on train tracks near Feltham stationpublished at 17:37
The body of a man has been found on train tracks close to Feltham station in Hounslow.
British Transport Police, external said they were alerted at about 12.47 and found a person with injuries, which were consistent with being struck by a train. They are trying to establish the person's identity.
Police in Hounslow have also been searching for a missing trader from San Francisco who travelled to London for a job interview in the City.
Josh Sanchez-Maldonado, 24, arrived in London on 21 October but has not been seen since.
His parents and brother have flown to London to help the police search for him.
Locals donate toys and toiletries to evacuated victims of Finchley Road firepublished at 17:28
Hannah Gelbart
BBC London NewsHampstead residents have organised collection points for donations of items for people affected by a fire on Finchley Road.
Image source, FacebookThe blaze broke out on Monday morning and 25 people were rescued from their flats.
“I know there were quite a few kids in the building and they’re all going to have to start back from basics, so we’re collecting things like underwear, clothes and toiletries,” said Kam, one of the organisers of the collection.
“We have a really strong local community and seeing all those people prompted me to reach out to get donations,” she said.
Musical events helping to mark London Poppy Daypublished at 17:20
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End of X post 2MP John McDonnell backs Longford calls on asylum seekerspublished at 17:15
The number of asylum seekers being sent to one street in "one tiny village" near Heathrow is too much for it to cope with, a local MP has said.
Image caption, Pub landlord Rana Saif says he is leaving Longford because the volume of asylum seekers had deterred customers
Residents in Longford, Hillingdon, have recently been "overwhelmed" by asylum seekers, Labour MP John McDonnell said.
Pub-landlord Rana Saif, a migrant himself from Pakistan, said the swell in migrants had deterred customers and he was leaving the village.
The Home Office said it had tried to address residents' concerns.
Latest headlines: Teens in court over commuter murder, MP backs asylum seeker limit, 'mega-Mosque' plans thrown outpublished at 17:10
Beth Rose
BBC News Online, London- Four teens in court over commuter murder
- MP backs calls to limit asylum seekers
- Plans for 'mega-Mosque' thrown out
Signal failure temporarily suspends stretch of London Overgroundpublished at 17:05
BBC TravelThere is currently no service on the London Overground Northbound between New Cross and Surrey Quays and there are minor delays between Surrey Quays and Dalston Junction due to signal failure.
Serious travel incidents on A5200, A4020 and A41published at 16:56
BBC TravelThe A5200 York Way in King's Cross is blocked in both directions at the Brewery Road junction, because of a broken down mobile crane.
The A4020 Uxbridge Road in Hanwell s closed and there is queuing traffic in both directions between the A3002 Boston Road junction and the St George's Road junction, because of a serious accident involving a lorry and a car. Diversions are in place for bus routes 83, 207, 427 and E8.
And two lanes are closed and there is queuing traffic on the A41 Finchley Road northbound in West Hampstead between the Goldhurst Terrace junction and O2 Centre, because of fire investigation work.
BBC Travel has classed all three incidents as severe.
Tower Hamlets council to be returned control of local authoritypublished at 16:48
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets, John Biggs, is to see control of the authority, external returned to him nearly five months after he replaced Lutfur Rahman as Mayor.
Details have been outlined in a letter, external written by Greg Clarke MP and published on the Department for Communities and Local Government.
Image source, PAIt states: "From this weekend, the government's commissioners will no longer have the power to directly run the council, but will continue to carry out some functions and will oversee further improvements, which will be led by the mayor."
In the letter the Communities Secretary welcomed progress made in the last six months to address the entrenched problems at the council.
In April Lutfur Rahman was removed from office and a poll declared void after he was found guilty of electoral fraud.
Girl, 11, sexually assaulted on bus during morning rush hourpublished at 16:35
An 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a man as she travelled on a bus through Southwark during the summer, Scotland Yard, external has revealed today.
Image source, Met PoliceThe girl was travelling on the route 343 along Thurlow Street at about 08:30 on 30 June.
The suspect is described as a black man, in his mid to late 20s, with short dark hair.
Teens appear in court over rush hour Stratford Station murderpublished at 16:24
Four teenagers have appeared in court charged with the murder of John Francis Breen, 53, who died a day after being assaulted at Stratford Station during Tuesday's rush hour.
Two 14-year-old boys, a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy, all from Ilford, appeared at Stratford Youth Court earlier.
The boys, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey tomorrow.
Should London's nature be celebrated or persecuted?published at 16:14
The Londonist
BlogLondon is packed with creatures and plants with roughly 48% of the city either green or covered in water, but Londoners have a mixed relationship and for every story about seals being spotted at Canary Wharf there are calls for urban foxes to be culled.
The London is Wild event, taking place on Monday,, external will be discussing whether London’s wildlife should be celebrated instead of persecuted?
MI5 reveals it wants 'mature debate on intercepting data' at London Lord Mayor eventpublished at 16:01
The head of MI5 has said he is hoping for a mature debate on intercepting communications data, rather than accusations of mass surveillance.
Image source, PAAndrew Parker said the service was not seeking "sweeping new intrusive powers" but rather a framework that "reflects the way that technology has moved on".
At the Lord Mayor of London's annual defence and security lecture he also said the scale of the terrorist threat in the UK was at a level he had not seen in his 32-year career.
Police link eight sex assaults in Claphampublished at 15:51
Police, external are linking eight reports of sexual assault in Clapham.
Women reported being attacked on 9, 10, 22, three incidents on the 26 and two incidents on the 28 of October.
Image source, Met PoliceIn each case the suspect was described as Mediterranean or middle-eastern with dark hair and the women have all been white females in their 20s or early 30s.
The Met has urged women in the area to remain vigilant.
Image source, Met Police
