BBC London Live: Updates from London on Friday 6 November 2015

Summary

Motorway link roads shut: lard spill still affecting M11/M25published at 08:10
Louise Pepper
BBC London 94.9
The link roads from the M11 northbound to the M25 clockwise and the M25 anti-clockwise to the M11 northbound remains closed after a lorry shed its load of lard at a busy intersection yesterday.
Image source, Highways England
Highways England said the clean up was proving trickier than it first thought and steam cleaning was under way.
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Today's weather: Rain at times but feeling mildpublished at 08:06
BBC Weather
Patchy rain through the morning will become more widespread during the afternoon.
Image source, PA
Perhaps some drier and brighter intervals later too.
Despite the rain and a freshening wind it will be unusually mild for the time of year.
Highs of 17C (63F).
BBC London Live updates on Friday 6 Novemberpublished at 08:00
Esther Webber
BBC News, London
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