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A former chef who threw an elderly Turkish man's walking frame off a bus after subjecting him to a torrent of abuse has been sentenced to four months in jail.

Footage showing 25-year-old Kashif Samuels hurl racist and Islamophobic abuse at the man went viral and he subsequently handed himself into the police.

BBC Radio London’s Eddie Nestor spoke to him just after he pleaded guilty and began by asking how he felt after seeing himself online.

BBC Weather

Cloudy and misty with outbreaks of rain through the evening. 

The rain will gradually clear overnight, but it will still remain misty with a fair amount of low cloud and hill fog over higher ground such as the North Downs. 

Very mild again for the time of year. Lows of 12C (54F).

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Open University (OU) staff have voted to strike over up to 500 job losses and the closure of seven offices. 

Regional centres in Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Gateshead, Leeds, London and Oxford are to shut. 

Members may also strike at OU offices in Belfast, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Milton Keynes, Manchester and Nottingham. 

The University and College Union (UCU), said managers were alone in thinking the plans were a good idea. 

The OU said it was disappointed over the vote. It said it wanted to work with union members constructively.

Judges have dismissed a sentence challenge by a member of the gang of burglars who attacked university professor Paul Kohler (pictured) at his home in Wimbledon, south London, last year.

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Mariusz Tomaszewski is serving a 19-year sentence after he admitted causing grievous bodily harm with intent and aggravated.

Professor Kohler said he was "pleased" with the judge's decision and revealed he was going to meet Tomaszewski as part of a restorative justice session, saying: "I definitely want to forgive."

Riz Lateef
BBC London presenter

Join me for the news at 18:30 on BBC One when we'll have live coverage from Trafalgar Square, where thousands of masked protesters are gathering for an anti-capitalist rally. 

We'll also have the story of the Met's warning to people celebrating Diwali - it says £45m of gold has been stolen from Asian families in London over the last year.

Susana Mendoca
BBC Radio London Political Reporter

The Labour leader of Croydon Council says London boroughs that don't pay the living wage to their staff could end up with recruitment problems.

Croydon council now pays all its staff at least the living wage of £9.40 an hour, and is requiring all of its new contractors to pay their staff the same. Cllr Tony Newman says all London boroughs need to start paying the living wage, which is a voluntary rate.

He told BBC Radio London: "All councils should be doing it. It's the right thing to do. We've got all the mayoral candidates as well as the current mayor saying it's the right thing to be doing. We're seeing huge increases in Croydon now a 70% increase in property prices last year. A thousand pounds to rent somewhere even basic now a month so paying the London living wage is the right thing to do morally but it's also increasingly an economic necessity... You can actually keep staff on all different wage levels actually able to live in boroughs like Croydon and places like London.

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Anna O'Neill
BBC London 94.9, reporter

Met Police officers have been handing out advice to protesters involved in the Million Mask March, reminding them of restrictions on the event - they have instructions to disperse after 21:00 and to remove facial coverings if asked. 

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One activist, Angel, says she's here to promote justice and peace.

The BBC answers questions from British holidaymakers at - or about to travel to - Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh.

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The UK government has halted all UK flights to and from Sharm el-Sheikh after intelligence suggested a plane crash in Sinai on Saturday could have been caused by a bomb on board the aircraft.

BBC Travel

Anti-establishment activists are gathering ahead of a protest in central London which last year attracted thousands and led to 10 arrests. 

Commuters are warned to avoid Parliament Square, Whitehall, Trafalgar Square and the surrounding area. 

For up-to-the-minute details follow BBC Travel London.

Our top stories on BBC London this afternoon: 

• Neil Fox exploited fame, court told
• Diwali warning after £45m gold theft
• Photographers 'put deer off mating'

Eddie Nestor
BBC Radio London, presenter

This evening we're speaking to a former chef who threw an elderly Turkish man's Zimmer frame off a bus after subjecting him to a torrent of abuse - he's been sentenced today.

I spoke to him just after he pleaded guilty and about how he felt after seeing his actions posted in an online video.

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BBC Newsbeat

Croydon acts have cleaned up at this year's Mobo Awards, with Stormzy, Krept and Konan, Section Boyz and Faith Child together scooping six of the 14 gongs at last night's ceremony.

Krept and Konan, who won best album and best hip hop act, told Newsbeat: "There have been headaches, ups and downs but we're here now with awards to show for the hard work we've done."

Highways England warns that a shed load of lard has been spilled on the M11.

It's not causing too much disruption at the moment but be warned that you can't get on from J6.

A 10 to 12 week-old foetus has been discovered in a cemetery in Tower Hamlets.

Police were called at 12:34 yesterday to reports of the foetus being found in Tower Hamlets Cemetery in Hamlets Way.

Officers and the London Ambulance Service attended and the incident is being treated as unexplained at this stage.

Detectives are concerned about the welfare of the mother and are appealing for her to get in contact in order for her to receive any medical treatment she may need.

Radio DJ Neil Fox is at Westminster Magistrates' Court today, facing 10 charges of sexual assault, which he denies.

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Prosecution lawyer, Jonathan Price, said some of the alleged assaults would take place in public or at work where they would be considered "banter", which made it difficult for the women to complain. 

"She [the alleged victim] risked being called a spoilsport, or having no sense of humour," said Mr Price, and "Mr Fox's status made him a difficult man to accuse."

Croydon Guardian

An armed robber is on the run after raiding a bank, external in south Croydon this afternoon.

Police and paramedics were called to the NatWest branch in South End at about 12.20.

Press Association

A former footballer who acted as an unregulated financial consultant has been branded a fraudster by a specialist civil court judge. 

Ex-Charlton defender Richard Rufus misused and lost millions of pounds of other people's money when operating a Ponzi-like scheme, bankruptcy registrar Clive Jones said today. 

The registrar today imposed restrictions limiting Mr Rufus's ability to borrow money and work in business which will last for 15 years after analysing the case at the High Court in London. 

This Is Local London

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Forget cheap tequila and sombreros, Mexico is trying to show stylish London that it has a lot more going for it, particularly in terms of fashion and design.

BBC business reporter Vivienne Nunis visits the Mexican Design pop-up showroom in central London to find out more.