Updates on Thursday 5 May 2016
Updates for London have now ended for the day but we'll be back tomorrow at 08:00 with all the latest news, sport, travel and weather.
Plus, we'll have the latest election results as they come in for the London Assembly and London Mayor.
Have a good evening.
It will stay dry across the region this evening and overnight with some good clear spells.
With light winds it will become rather chilly by morning in some rural parts, such as around the Lea Valley.
Minimum temperature: 8C (46F).
Alice Bhandhukravi
Coming up on BBC London News this evening:
Londoners went to the polls in the Mayoral and Assembly elections but not everyone got to cast their vote after some residents were turned away from polling stations in Barnet - we'll have the latest.
And we'll be hearing from the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir whose unlikely rise to the top of Christmas charts could now be turned into a film.
Join me at 18:30 on BBC One.
High theatre ticket prices in the West End are "creating a divide in the audience between the rich and the poor", a top director has claimed.
Jamie Lloyd, who launched Doctor Faustus at the Duke of York's Theatre starring Game Of Thrones' Kit Harington last week, called the industry "corrupt" over decisions to charge more than £100 for some tickets.
In an interview with theatre magazine The Stage, external (behind a paywall), he said despite people being willing to pay such high prices, it did not mean charging them was right.
The Sea Viking cruise liner has arrived in Greenwich for its naming ceremony.
BBC News looks at some of the facts and figures behind the huge ship.
BBC Sport
Alan Pardew has told BBC London Sport , externalreaching the FA Cup Final has gained Crystal Palace "four or five thousand more fans".
The Eagles boss also revealed Wilfried Zaha is a doubt for the cup final and will definitely not play this weekend against Stoke.
Meanwhile, Pardew revealed midfielder Lee Chung-yong will be fined after reportedly criticising him in a publication in his native South Korea
"He has made an error, he said it got lost in translation, and that can happen... But some of it is not lost in translation and he will get a fine."
Image source, ReutersThe UK has 10 universities in the top 100 of the world's best when it comes to global reputation, but many have slipped down the rankings this year.
Three London universities stay in the top third of the reputation table - Imperial College London at 15, University College London at 20 and the London School of Economics and Political Science at 24 - but each has fallen slightly on last year's ranking.
Image source, Getty ImagesKing's College London (43rd), and London Business School (between 81st and 90th) also made the top 100 global reputation ranking.
The highest ranking UK universities were Cambridge and Oxford which came fourth and fifth respectively.
Sir Bradley Wiggins has helped design the commemorative medal which will be presented to finishers of the inaugural PrudentialRideLondon-Surrey, external 46, the race organisers have announced.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe sportive takes place on 31 July, beginning at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and finishing on the iconic stretch of The Mall in front of Buckingham Palace.
Sir Bradley said it was "a pleasure to work on the design", which will be unveiled in July.
Voters turned away from polling stations in Barnet have been urged to return before they close at 22:00.
Barnet Council has apologised to anyone who was unable to vote because their name was missing from the poll list.
It confirmed all 155 polling stations had been affected but said staff now had accurate registers.
BBC Travel
Trains which travel through Vauxhall are being severely disrupted because of the earlier fire, with Waterloo and Clapham Junction stations being particularly busy.
South West Trains has said people should avoid travelling through the area as a full service will not resume by the end of the day.
See a full list of what services are running here., external
On the roads, Waterloo Bridge has been blocked southbound between Strand junction and the Imax roundabout because of an accident.
For the latest travel updates visit the BBC London travel page or follow @BBCTravelAlert, external
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A 12-year-old girl bit a man on the arm after he grabbed her on the arm and dragged her along a road in West Norwood, police have said.
The school girl was approached by the man along Elmcourt Road on 26 April. He pulled her along the street for a few metres then reached inside her jacked for her mobile phone.
Image source, GoogleThe girl, who was not injured, then bit the man and he ran off empty handed.
The man is described as white with brown hair, a pointy nose and a London accent.
Scotland Yard, external have appealed for any witnesses to contact them.
Network Rail have released an updated statement about the disruption caused to train services by the fire at Vauxhall:
Quote MessageWe are sorry for the inconvenience and disruption caused by a fire underneath a platform at the station in the early hours of this morning which severely reduced the number of trains able to run in and out of London. We are working hard to get the railway open and to reintroduce a full service, but it is not yet possible to say when that will happen. It is clear though that severe disruption will continue through the evening peak. We thank passengers for their patience and advise them to continue to use alternative routes to travel in and out of London wherever possible.
Network Rail spokesperson
A 47,800-ton cruise ship had to squeeze through the Thames Barrier as it headed into the capital.
Water hoses were sprayed from nearby ships as the Viking Sea approached, on the way to its official naming ceremony in Greenwich.
The tricky manoeuvre was filmed by Twitter user @AJBC_1, external.
The British Transport Police has warned passengers to expect disruption to services caused by the earlier fire at Vauxhall.
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During this morning's rush hour, rail unions said there had been "dangerous overcrowding" on trains along with "chaotic scenes" at stations.
Information about what services will be running can be found here., external
Police are searching for a woman who is believed to have gone on the run with her two children after posting on Facebook that her daughters had been taken into care.
Image source, Met PoliceShanti Harbourne, 12, and Maya-Rose Kelly-Johnson, five, were last seen in Camberley, Surrey, on 1 May.
The day before, their mother Angela Kelly posted a message online asking: "Can anyone help? The police took my children into care".
Scotland Yard said it was searching for the girls who are believed to be missing in the company of their mother around Camden.
Hampton Court Palace, external was named Project of the Year at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Awards, London last night at The Lancaster Hotel.
Image source, PAJudges said the building was a worthy winner as "it reflects the magnificence of the Tudor palace whilst creating a space for entertainment, enrichment and learning".
"As a visitor, one leaves feeling very much uplifted by the experience – the 'wow' factor was in every judges heart as we left Hampton Court”, chair Hugh Kemsley said.
The palace was visited yesterday by the Duchess of Cambridge who unveiled a plaque in the new Magic Garden.
Sections of the platforms damaged during the earlier track fire are being removed from Vauxhall.
Image source, Network RailSouth West Trains, external advises it will have a "clearer understanding" of what trains will be able to run tomorrow from 20:00 tonight.
Scotland Yard, external has launched a murder investigation after a man who was stabbed in Lewisham on Saturday evening died today.
Image source, GooglePolice said they were called to Molesworth Street at about 20:40 after a 21-year-old was found stabbed.
He was taken to a south London hospital in a critical condition and died at 8:25 this morning.
His next of kin have been informed.
No arrests have been made and police have appealed for any witnesses to contact them.
Trains are still being cancelled or delayed by up to 90 minutes, with problems expected until tomorrow morning because of the earlier fire, South West Trains says.
Stations around Vauxhall will be busier than normal especially during the rush hour and queuing systems may be implemented at short notice.
Image source, @philswjones7Anybody with tickets valid for travel on 5 May will now also be able to use them tomorrow and off peak ticket restrictions have been lifted.
For a full list of what services are running, visit the South West Trains website here., external
