Summary

  • Updates on Friday 27 January

  1. QPR sign Man Utd midfielder Gosspublished at 14:35 GMT 28 January 2017

    Queens Park Rangers sign midfielder Sean Goss from Manchester United for £500,000, on a three-and-a-half-year deal.

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  2. Teenager charged over boy's stab deathpublished at 19:22 GMT 27 January 2017

    A teenager is charged with murder after a 15-year-old boy is stabbed near his Kensal Green school.

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  3. Goodbye from BBC London Livepublished at 17:59 GMT 27 January 2017

    BBC London News

    Updates for London have now ended for the day but we'll be back on Monday at 08:00 with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.

    Have a good weekend.

  4. Tonight's weather: Patchy and light rain but milderpublished at 17:57 GMT 27 January 2017

    BBC Weather

    It'll be cloudy at first with misty patches and some hill fog over the Chilterns and other high ground. 

    Patchy and mainly light rain will develop later in the night but it will be milder than recent nights. Minimum temperature: 3C (37F).

  5. 'Superhead' wins appeal over teaching banpublished at 17:51 GMT 27 January 2017

    A "superhead" has won a High Court appeal against a ban from teaching over allegations of financial mismanagement and conflicts of interest involving £1m worth of IT contracts.

    A senior judge ruled that a "less intrusive measure" than a ban could and should have been adopted against Greg Wallace, the former executive headteacher of the Best Start Federation of schools in Hackney, east London, because of the public interest in maintaining his "exceptional contribution to education". 

    Mr Wallace was barred for a minimum of two years after the Department for Education(DfE) overruled a recommendation from the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) that a ban should not be imposed because of his "inspirational example" as an educator.

  6. What should Labour MPs do about Brexit bill?published at 17:45 GMT 27 January 2017

    People in Wakefield and Brixton give their opinions on whether their Labour MPs should back legislation paving the way for the UK's departure from the EU.

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  7. Preparing for Chinese NY: The lowdownpublished at 17:36 GMT 27 January 2017

    Chinese New Year may be all about food and fireworks to onlookers but preparations involve a lot more than meets the eye.

    Kamay Kan, 27, lives in north London and has been telling Newsbeat about all the work that goes into making sure the new year gets off to a good start.

    "I feel like the traditions are something that's quite important to keep," she says. 

    "A lot of people just simplify it and have a meal together - my mum's the person I know who does the most."

    Kamay Kan
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    Kamay Kan

  8. 'Angry' England fan pushes man onto trackspublished at 17:28 GMT 27 January 2017

    An England football fan has been jailed for 10 years for pushing a man on to live Tube tracks shortly before a train arrived.

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  9. Arrest over Hackney stabbingpublished at 17:25 GMT 27 January 2017

    A 19-year-old man has been arrested in Hackney on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing incident on Monday.

    The 20-year-old male victim was found with a number of stab wounds in Harrowgate Road at about 18:00. He is said to be in a stable condition in an east London hospital.

    Police believe he was chased by a number of people before the attack.

  10. More Tube strikes as deadlock continuespublished at 17:21 GMT 27 January 2017

    Tube staff will walk out on 5 and 7 February in a row over jobs and ticket office closures.

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  11. Images of Crossrail build releasedpublished at 17:16 GMT 27 January 2017

    Crossrail, external has released images of how the Elizabeth Line is progressing.

    The route will link 40 stations through London and the south east, between Reading and Shenfield.

    The line has been named after the Queen and is set to open in December next year.

    Aerial view of Farringdon ticket hallImage source, Crossrail
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    Aerial view of Farringdon ticket hall

    Old Oak CommonImage source, Crossrail
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    Old Oak Common

    Bond St stationImage source, Crossrail
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    Bond St station

  12. New Tube strikes completely unnecessary - LU bosspublished at 16:59 GMT 27 January 2017

    Steve Griffiths, London Underground's chief operating officer, has responded following the earlier news that two further Tube strikes have been called in a row over jobs and ticket office closures.

    Mr Griffiths said: "This threat of strike action is completely unnecessary. 

    "We invited both unions to continue talks at Acas today in a bid to resolve this dispute.

    "We are still in talks with the TSSA union but the RMT refused to join us today.

    "We urge the RMT to continue talking to us so that we can reach a resolution."

  13. Southend sign Spurs midfielder Amospublished at 16:50 GMT 27 January 2017

    Southend United sign central midfielder Luke Amos on loan from Tottenham Hotspur until the end of the season.

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  14. Football fan who pushed Polish man on to live Tube track is jailedpublished at 16:38 GMT 27 January 2017

    Chris ColeImage source, British Transport Police
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    Christopher Cole

    An England football fan who pushed a Polish builder on to live Tube tracks 34 seconds before a train arrived has been jailed for 10 years.

    Christopher Cole, 32, had been drinking and was angry at Russian fans' behaviour during Euro 2016 and did not want England to be seen as "wooses", the Old Bailey heard. 

    He got drunk and picked an argument with David Pietraskzek, 21, on a Central Line train after mistaking him as Russian on 9 June 9. 

    When they arrived at Bond Street Station, Cole followed him on to the Jubilee Line platform and shoved him on to the live rail. 

    The victim was badly bruised but managed to leap out of the way just seconds ahead of an oncoming train. 

    The incident was caught on CCTV and showed a crowd of shocked travellers immediately step in to help the young victim. 

    Cole admitted attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent.

  15. Car stop PC: 'It's not racist it's fact'published at 16:32 GMT 27 January 2017

    The Met Police will be investigated over footage of a driver who was told it was a "fact" that black men who wear "gangster-style clothes" commit crime.

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  16. Aunt guilty of 'shaken baby' deathpublished at 16:07 GMT 27 January 2017

    The girl suffered "significant" bleeding on the brain within 30 minutes of being left with her aunt.

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  17. Maximum disruption for the public as new Tube strikes are announcedpublished at 15:52 GMT 27 January 2017

    Zero strikes promise by Sadiq Khan 'long gone'

    Tom Edwards
    Transport Correspondent, BBC London

    The last Tube strike over the levels of staffing had a huge impact with many stations closed in zone one. Buses and overland rail stations couldn’t cope.

    You can expect a similar disruption in the week beginning Sunday 5 February. Unusually, the RMT union will be striking in two blocks of 16 hours and 15 hours.

    That means the disruption could easily stretch over four days - as trains and station staff will be all over the place - from the Sunday night through to the Wednesday.

    But station staff on strike will not lose four days' pay. It is designed to have maximum disruption.

    LU admits that the Tube needs more staff following ticket office closures, but so far the numbers being offered have not convinced the RMT.

    Also the Mayor Sadiq Khan had promised “zero strikes”, and said he would work closely with the unions. That promise is long gone.

    There will be probably be talks next week. 

  18. Burton bring in Fulham duo on loanpublished at 15:12 GMT 27 January 2017

    Burton sign Lasse Vigen Christensen and Cauley Woodrow from Championship rivals Fulham until the end of the season.

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  19. Tube strikes called despite lengthy talkspublished at 15:00 GMT 27 January 2017

    Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union will walk out for 16 hours from 18:00 on 5 February and for 15 hours from 10:00 on the 7th. 

    The action was called despite lengthy talks with LU under the chairmanship of the conciliation service Acas, which have failed to break the deadlocked row. 

    The RMT and Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (TSSA) staged a 24-hour strike earlier this month which crippled Tube services.

  20. Tube strikes announcedpublished at 14:46 GMT 27 January 2017
    Breaking

    London Underground workers are to stage a 16-hour strike from 5 February and a 15-hour walkout from the 7th in a row over jobs and Tube ticket office closures, the RMT union said.