Summary

  • Updates on Wednesday 18 November 2015

  • More news. sport, weather and travel from 08:00 on Thursday

Live Reporting

Esther Webber and Chirag Trivedi

  2. Watch: Pressure over London's Olympic stadium was 'crazy'

    The pressure of building London's Olympic stadium in 2012 was "absolutely crazy", the architect behind the project has told the BBC.

    Olympic StadiumGetty Images

    Rod Sheard is the only person to have designed two Olympic Stadiums, having also designed Sydney's main arena.

  3. Mayor's Question Time: Cycling, junior doctors' contracts and advertising on police cars among questions

    Mayor's Question Time begins at City Hall at 10:00. 

    Questions include: 

    • In addition to your current cycling strategy, what further measures are you planning to increase cycling in London? 
    • Are you concerned about the impact of the proposed junior doctor's contract on the ability of London to attract essential medical professionals? 
    • Chief constables across the country have suggested they would support police patrol cars being used to carry advertisements in order to raise extra revenue. Does the Metropolitan Police Service intend to introduce similar such schemes, and what assessment has been made of their effectiveness? 

    You can read the agenda here.

  4. London cycling campaigners hand in petition for road safety ahead of Mayor's Question Time

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  5. Ken Livingstone 2005 speech: 'Nothing you do will stop the flight to our cities where freedom is strong'

    Mr Livingstone was mayor when London was targeted by suicide bombers on 7 July 2015 killing 52 people.

    He made a speech about resilience in the face of terrorism which has been shared on social media in the wake of the attacks in Paris.

    Ken Livingstone delivers a speech in Singapore

    For those who came to London today to take life... in the days that follow look at our airports, look at our seaports and look at our railway stations, and even after your cowardly attack you will see that people will arrive in London to fulfill their dreams and achieve their potential... Nothing you do will stop that flight to our cities where freedom is strong and people can live in harmony with one another.

  6. On air: Police operation in Paris & should Britain take part in air strikes in Syria?

    BBC Radio London

    This morning on BBC Radio London Vanessa Feltz will have the latest from Paris as a police operation continues in the north of the city and Vanessa will be asking whether Britain should take part in air strikes in Syria. 

    Call with your views on 020 7224 2000.

  8. Metropolitan PC running gym with convicted man

    A Met police officer is still running a Sussex gym with a convicted man after his employers told him to stop.  

    Robert Hughes was attacked outside a nightclub in Maliabbc

    PC Glen Oliver set up a gym in Crawley with Daniel Bell, from Horley, who was convicted of GBH with three Surrey men at a retrial in Crete in September.

    Robert Hughes was left brain-damaged after he was attacked in Malia in 2008.

    The Metropolitan Police has told the PC his business is not compatible with his role. PC Oliver, who is appealing, said he believed he could still run the gym.

  9. BBC London Live headlines: Defence role for Livingstone, Cyclists' petition to be presented & Met officer in row over work with convicted man

  10. Travel: Storm Barney disrupt a number of train lines

    BBC Travel

    Storm Barney has been battering parts of the country with strong winds and heavy rain. 

    Fallen trees and other debris are disrupting trains on a number of lines, including Greater Anglia between Liverpool street and Cambridge, and the Stansted Express.

    On the Tubes:

    • There is no service on London Overground between Harrow and Wealdstone and Watford Junction and severe delays between Harrow and Wealdstone and London Euston because of a fallen tree at Watford Junction.  

    • Minor delays on the Bakerloo Line between Queens Park and Harrow And Wealdstone due to obstruction on the line.  

    • And severe delays on the Central Line between North Acton and Ealing Broadway, and between North Acton and West Ruislip. There are minor delays on the rest of the line due to earlier obstruction on the line at Hanger Lane.  

    For the latest information go to our travel page or follow us on Twitter @BBCTravelAlert

  12. Today's weather: Less windy than yesterday with rain in the afternoon

    BBC Weather

    It will be dry with bright or sunny spells this morning, and less windy than yesterday. 

    But there will be more rain this afternoon, some of it heavy.

    Top temperatures of 14C (57F). 

  13. BBC London Live on Wednesday 18 November

    Esther Webber
    BBC News, London

    Good morning and welcome to BBC London Live.

    I'll have the latest news, travel, sport and weather news from across London for you today.

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