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Esther Webber
BBC News, London
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Updates from London on Thursday 5 November 2015
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Esther Webber
BBC News, London
Our top stories this morning on BBC London:
Norman Smith
Assistant political editor
Protesters against Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's visit to the UK are currently blocking the entrance to Downing Street.
A group of people, along with 16 caravans, have accessed the construction site proposed for Fulham's '"super sewer" known officially as the Thames Tideway Tunnel, external.
Thames Water, external said the group gained access to the area on Tuesday evening and it was talking to the police, external and planning legal proceedings to evict the occupiers.
BBC Sport
Queens Park Rangers head coach Chris Ramsey has been sacked.
The 53-year-old, who signed a three-year deal as Rangers boss in May after a spell in caretaker charge, leaves a day after a 1-0 defeat by Derby left the team 13th in the Championship.
Rangers director of football Les Ferdinand said the move was made in the "best interests of the club".
Hannah Gelbart
BBC London News
Bonfire Night incidents in London are at the lowest level ever recorded, London Fire Brigade (LFB) has said.
In 2005 officers were alerted to 365 fires in the capital, but last year there were only 112 - a fall of 69%.
The Fire Brigades Union agreed there was a downward trend but said recent cuts still "jeopardise people's safety".
Press Association
An Uber driver has been jailed for eight months after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a young woman in his cab, police said.
Samson Haile, 32, was also made the subject of a sexual harm prevention order, which will prohibits him from working as a private hire driver or applying to be a private hire driver in England or Wales, a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.
Jonathan Savage
BBC Radio London
People have been queuing up for more than 24 hours in Hounslow for the chance to buy new homes which go on sale tonight.
The reason? Some will cost less than £200,000.
The flats are specifically designed and priced for first-time buyers.
Our top stories this morning on BBC London:
The UK continues to halt all flights between Britain and Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt, external, saying there is a "significant possibility" an explosive device caused the Russian plane crash at the weekend.
If you are due to fly out to the resort over the next few days you're advised to contact your airline or travel agent but flights may resume tomorrow, says UK Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond.
Vanessa Feltz
BBC Radio London presenter
Tune in from 9am, when we're talking about flights from Sharm el-Sheikh being grounded.
Have you got a holiday booked to go there? Do you know anyone stuck out in the Egyptian resort?
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DJ Neil Fox is due in court later to stand trial over alleged historical sexual offences against girls.
The 54-year-old from Fulham is accused of sexually abusing nine girls aged between 13 and 16.
He denies 13 counts of indecent assault and two of sexual touching without consent.
Police are warning violence could break out at an anti-capitalist rally in central London tonight.
Organisers of the Million Mask March have told thousands of expected attendees "the police are not your friends" .
But Scotland Yard has said the march must finish by 21:00 and must be limited to a section of the West End including Trafalgar Square.
The family of Marvin Couson, who never recovered from being shot more than 13 years ago have made a fresh appeal for witnesses.
The 39-year-old was left unable to communicate or leave his bed after he was wounded at the Lime Bar in Shoreditch in May 2002. He died 8 August this year.
On what would have been his 40th birthday, Mr Couson's mother Emily said: "No-one should suffer like this" as the Met, external continue its murder investigation.
BBC Travel
There are delays on the A306 Roehampton Lane northbound in Roehampton before Barnes due to roadworks.
And there is heavy traffic on the A406 North Circular Road eastbound in Wembley at Ikea, also due to roadworks.
Follow @BBCTravelAlert, external for all the latest news.
BBC Travel
There are minor delays on the Docklands Light Railway between Tower Gateway and Woolwich Arsenal.
There are also minor delays on the London Overground between Surrey Quays and New Cross due to signal failure at New Cross.
It will be cloudy with some patchy, light rain through the morning.
Although it will become dry for a time, heavier rain is set to move in during the afternoon and it will become increasingly windy.
Top temperature: 15C (59F).
Esther Webber
BBC News, London
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