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A large Las Vegas-style casino opened near Birmingham last month, but what happened to Labour's plans to create a new generation of gambling venues across the UK? 

BBC's Dan Wainwright finds out how three large casinos which opened in Newham in east London, Milton Keynes and Birmingham have benefitted their communities 

A man has pleaded guilty to GBH after a sport journalist was left in a critical condition after a street attack.

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Gary Carter, 36, a freelance rugby league reporter from Manchester who works for The Sun, was found outside Bethnal Green station in east London, with head injuries on 6 November. 

The Met Police said they were called to an altercation between two men. 

James Flanagan, 35, of Kentish Town, north-west London, pleaded guilty at magistrates court on Saturday. 

He was released on bail and will be sentenced on 24 November at Snaresbrook Crown Court.

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This afternoon will remain dry, mild but mostly cloudy, with just a few brighter or sunnier interludes developing. 

Winds will also remain brisk, giving a rather blustery feel to the afternoon. Highs: 16C (61F).

Mayor of London Boris Johnson tries on an Oculus virtual reality headset at Google's offices in the Israeli capital Tel Aviv on day one of his four-day trade visit to the region.  

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The government has announced it plans to close several large prisons built in the 19th Century and sell the land for housing.

Nine new prisons will be built in England and Wales to house their inmates.

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Chancellor George Osborne and Justice Secretary Michael Gove will set out their proposals later at HMP Brixton, south London. 

Brixton is London's oldest prison, built in 1820, and is home to both a restaurant and a radio station run by prisoners.

A 14-year-old girl has been arrested in connection with an assault on an 87-year-old woman on a Croydon bus, police say.

- Police hunt teen girls who attacked 87-year-old on a bus

- Nightclub heir jailed after killing his 'bullying father'

- Boy and two men charged with Haile Langa murder in Kilburn

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Five hundred extra staff have already been employed to deliver the Night Tube even though it won't be introduced until the new year. 

Transport for London has been accused of wasting £1.5m a month on the workers. A start date hasn't been agreed for the overnight service but TfL says the roles are mostly part-time and are all delivering valuable services.

Watch the full story at 13:30 on BBC London News on BBC One live online.

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A historic carnival will mark the 800th anniversary of the role of Lord Mayor of the City of Londonon Saturday.

It will be the first public engagement for maritime expert Jeffrey Mountevans, who is the 688th mayor to fill the position, representing the city in financial and business matters across the world.

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The heir to a multimillion-pound nightclub empire has been jailed for 13 and a half years for stabbing his flamboyant father to death after years of being treated as his "whipping boy". 

David West junior, 45, worked for bullying and overbearing David West senior from the age of 14 and played a pivotal role in the success of the family business. 

But by December 12 last year, he had enough and stabbed the 70-year-old alcoholic to death as he was slumped in a stupor at the bottom of the stairs at his home off Jermyn Street in London's Piccadilly. 

A jury at the Old Bailey failed to reach a verdict on a murder charge earlier this year and today he pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of loss of control.

The boss of a steel company on the brink of collapse has died after plunging from his penthouse flat in Portland Place, central London. 

Angad Paul, 45, was pronounced dead at the scene after falling from the flat in central London yesterday morning. 

It comes as large-scale job cuts have been announced at his steel company Caparo as administrators PwC try to salvage the company.

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A war veteran who suffers from dementia is distraught after losing his service medals after a Remembrance Service event in London.

Peter Bennett, who was in the SAS, visited London for the opening of the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday, when Prince Harry and the Duke of Edinburgh paid tribute to Britain's fallen soldiers.

Mr Bennett's daughter Guilia has launched an appeal for their return on Facebook, external.

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Enfield Council's £30m mini-Holland consultation, which includes proposals for bike lanes & bus and bikes-only access on Main Street gets the go-ahead - 60% for the changes and 40% against.  

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The launch of a much-discussed and debated recycling plan for Kingston is due to begin in January 2016, external.

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The heir to a multimillion-pound nightclub empire is facing years behind bars for stabbing his flamboyant father to death after a blazing row.

David West junior, 45, worked for bullying and overbearing David West senior from the age of 14 and played a pivotal role in the success of the family business. 

But by 12 December last year, he had had enough and stabbed the 70-year-old alcoholic to death as he was slumped in a stupor at the bottom of the stairs at his home off Jermyn Street in London's Piccadilly. 

A jury at the Old Bailey failed to reach a verdict on a murder charge earlier this year and today he pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of loss of control.

David West, 45, has formally pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey to stabbing his nightclub tycoon father to death.

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Jurgen Klopp suffered his first loss as Liverpool manager, seeing his side beaten by Crystal Palace at Anfield.

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Lunchtime on day one of the mayor's trade visit to Israel. He is sitting down with Silvan Shalom, the Israeli deputy Prime Minister. 

Already Boris Johnson has spoken out against any academic boycott of Israel... This is not just a trade mission with a Johnson diplomatic offensive also underway. Later today, he meets the former president Shimon Peres.

Earlier Tel Aviv's mayor Ron Huldai told him being mayor of a major city was the best training for being Prime Minister... Whatever could he mean?

As we've been reporting this morning, London mayor Boris Johnson is in Israel on a trade visit.

Here he is pictured cycling with his counterpart in Tel Aviv, Ron Huldai, in the Israeli capital where they stopped for coffee at the start of a four day trade visit to the region.

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Substitute Kieran Gibbs rescued a point for Arsenal in a pulsating north London derby against Tottenham.

Spurs dominated for long periods and took a deserved first-half lead when Harry Kane broke clear and slotted in.

However, Arsenal slowly took control in the second half and equalised when Mesut Ozil provided a deep cross for Gibbs to bundle past Hugo Lloris.