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Updates on Wednesday 18 November 2015
More news. sport, weather and travel from 08:00 on Thursday
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00
Coming up on BBC London News at 18:30published at 17:53
Asad Ahmad
Presenter, BBC LondonAt a time of heightened security, the Metropolitan Police is facing cuts, but would you be prepared to pay more in council tax to keep the force fully funded?
And we have a report from the girls from east London on a very unusual school trip to the White House, by invitation of...? Find out more at 18.30 on BBC One.
Evening weather: Rain clearingpublished at 17:46
Today's band of locally heavy rain and gusty winds will soon clear away southeastwards this evening, leaving a mainly dry night with clear intervals.
Minimum Temperature: 10C (50F)
Accused teen 'lied to hide truth she was travelling with a boy'published at 17:36
A UK teenager on trial for preparing to commit terrorist acts with the PKK (Kurdistan Workers Party) claimed she lied about becoming a militant to hide the "shameful" truth that she was travelling with a boy.
Silhan Ozcelik, 18, of Holloway in north London, denies a charge of engaging in conduct in preparation for terrorist acts after she left her parents' house for Brussels on a one-way Eurostar ticket in October 2014.
Thameslink disruptionpublished at 17:22
BBC TravelThere's queuing traffic on the M25 between J26 and J27 because of an earlier accident and disruption on the Thameslink tonight between Sutton and Bedford due to overhead line problems.
On the Underground, severe delays on the Bakerloo Line between Stonebridge Park and Harrow And Wealdstone due to signal failure at Wembley Central, and minor delays on Hammersmith and City Line Westbound due to earlier signalling problem at Aldgate East.
Keep up-to-date with the latest on our BBC Travel page.
Latest updates: Livingstone apology, call for rush-hour lorry ban, and storm disruptionpublished at 17:11
Esther Webber
BBC News, LondonOur top stories on BBC London:
London Fire Brigade remembers King's Cross fire 28 years onpublished at 16:58
The London Fire Brigade has tweeted:
London terror plot 'foiled just before 7/7 anniversary'published at 16:48
A terror plot to bomb the London Underground or Westfield shopping centre was foiled shortly before the 10th anniversary of the July 7 attacks, a court heard.
Counter-terrorism officers were alerted to the plan after Mohammed Rehman, under the name Silent Bomber, asked Twitter followers for advice on which of the two targets to choose, jurors were told.
Image source, J TaylorImage caption, The court was told Mohammed Rehman asked followers on Twitter if he should target Westfield Shopping Centre
Mr Rehman, 25, and his wife Sana Ahmed Khan, 24, are on trial at the Old Bailey charged with preparing terrorist acts on or before May 28 this year. Mr Rehman is also charged with possessing an article for terrorist purposes.
Rehman, of Radstock Road, Reading, and Khan, of Hutton Close, Reading, deny wrongdoing and the trial continues.
Schoolgirl taken to hospital after falling from building at Bishop Justus Church of England School, Bromleypublished at 16:32
News ShopperA schoolgirl has been taken to hospital after falling from a building at a Bromley school, external. Emergency services, including Met Police, London Ambulance Service (LAS) and London's Air Ambulance were called to Bishop Justus Church of England School in Magpie Hall Lane earlier today.
Dagenham & Redbridge beat fellow fourth-tier side Morecambepublished at 16:21 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2015
BBC SportDagenham & Redbridge produced a great comeback in last night's FA Cup first round replay.
The football league's bottom-placed club came from two goals down to beat fellow fourth-tier side Morecambe in an FA Cup first round replay.
Image source, Rex FeaturesImage caption, Kyle Vassell scored a penalty for the Daggers
The Daggers will host National League South side Whitehawk in round two.
Manhole explosion in Chelsea causes panicpublished at 16:14 Greenwich Mean Time 18 November 2015
An explosion under a manhole cover in Chelsea caused panic among passersby earlier, according to an eyewitness.
Michael Davis told BBC London there was a loud bang on Fulham Road near Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and people ran, shouting: "There's a bomb, there's a bomb."
Image source, Michael DavisThe police arrived "really quickly", according to Mr Davis, and everyone at the scene is safe.
Lambeth library staff stage walkout over closure planspublished at 16:00
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Community websiteWaterloo Library - and every other Lambeth library - was shut on Wednesday after staff staged a 24-hour walkout, external over plans for massive cuts to the service.
Adele's 25: First listenpublished at 15:46
Mark Savage
Music reporterWhat can fans expect from Londoner Adele's long-awaited third album?
Image source, XL RecordingsSafety fears over Regent Street Christmas lights during Storm Barney high windspublished at 15:23
Latest headlines: Corbyn demands Livingstone apology, call for rush-hour lorry ban, and man stabbed to deathpublished at 15:07
Esther Webber
BBC News, LondonOur top stories this afternoon:
TfL submits plans for 600 new homespublished at 15:00
Transport for London (TfL) has signalled its ambition as a property developer by submitting planning applications for three sites in Nine Elms, Northwood and Parsons Green which would together create more than 600 new homes.
Image source, TfLImage caption, Artist's impression of the Nine Elms site
Last month TfL said it would build 10,000 homes in a bid to raise £1bn of funding for the capital’s Underground system, trains and buses.
King's Cross fire rememberedpublished at 14:50
It’s the 28th anniversary of the King’s Cross fire in which 31 people died in a catastrophic fire which started on a wooden escalator and spread in a flashover which engulfed the Piccadilly Line ticket hall.
Image source, Clifford Thompson
Image source, Clifford ThompsonAt midday the station fell silent for two minutes as a mark of respect for the people who died. One of those was Station Officer Colin Townsley from the LFB’s Soho station, who was awarded the George Medal for his actions.
Today firefighters and the families of some of the victims laid flowers at the permanent memorial to the tragedy.
Rise in dementia patients across west Londonpublished at 14:33
Hounslow has seen one of the biggest increases in people diagnosed with dementia in England, external. While the number of people testing positive for symptoms of the condition has heightened across west London, some parts jumped almost 40% in a year.
Tooting Broadway station searched by armed policepublished at 14:15
The Met has confirmed that armed police responded to reports of a man armed with scissors threatening passengers on a train bound for Tooting Broadway Underground station.
A search of the area was carried out but no-one matching the description of the man was found, Scotland Yard said.
Armed officers have been stood down, but local officers remain in the area.
Ken Livingstone apologises for 'mental health' commentspublished at 13:59
Ken Livingstone has now apologised for his comments about shadow defence minister Kevan Jones, tweeting:
He had earlier refused to apologise for saying Kevan Jones - who has suffered with depression - needed "psychiatric help".
Mr Jones called the comments "gravely offensive", and Mr Livingstone faced a backlash from a number of Labour MPs.
