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Britain's leading business lobby group has accused the Prime Minister of lacking leadership over aviation expansion in the capital.

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A decision over whether Heathrow is to get a third runway was promised before the end of the year. 

But there's been growing speculation it will be pushed back several months - at least until after the mayoral election in May. 

The boss of the CBI said further indecision could seriously harm the UK economy.

Also, London's Metropolitan Police admits it "missed opportunities" to help a man who was held as a slave for more than two decades.

Join us on BBC One at 18:30.

Clean living Londoners spend the least on cigarettes and alcohol in the the UK, according to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics.

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The average spend per household is £3.20 per household per week, compared to an average weekly outgoing of £12.30 throughout the UK.

Londoners spend three times more on rent per week (£96.20) than Northern Ireland (£28.70). 

London rent costs per household are double those of anywhere else in the country. 

People living in Northern Ireland spend the most on clothes and footwear (£35.90 per week), with Londoners coming second - spending £27.40 per week.

Residents of the capital have the highest weekly household spend in the country at £616, compared to an average spend of £531 a week nationally.

A Christmas tree decorated with syringes, sausages and pill bottles has been put up outside The Connaught, external hotel in London.

This Damien Hirst official, external designed tree is said to be inspired by the hope given by science and medicine.

A business-backed campaign has said the government's delay in coming to a decision over Heathrow's future sends an "anti-business message". 

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Let Britain Fly, external is a campaign group pushing to expand airport capacity in London and the South East to support jobs and growth.  

Its director, Gavin Hayes, said: "The fact is that Heathrow is full: further dithering will only damage our manufacturers, our tourism industry and the ability of the capital to attract global companies."

He said the business community was "exasperated" with the "lack of leadership" on this issue.

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A jury has retired to consider its verdicts over the deaths of two men in a helicopter crash in central London.

Peter Barnes, 50, died when the helicopter he was piloting clipped a crane at The Tower, St George Wharf, Vauxhall, in January 2013. 

Pedestrian Matthew Wood, 39, from Sutton, Surrey, was also killed as he walked to work. 

Twelve other people on the ground were injured.

Plans for an all-night Tube service in London have suffered a fresh blow after Aslef union leaders rejected the latest pay and conditions offer. 

The executive of the train drivers' union decided against accepting a proposed deal aimed at paving the way for the new service. 

Last week the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) also rejected the offer by London Underground.

The Night Tube was due to be launched in September but London Underground has failed to reach agreement with the unions on pay and conditions. 

The alleged getaway driver at the Hatton Garden raid had a double hip replacement and a weak bladder, the court heard today.

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William "Bill" Lincoln was arrested in his black Audi A3 after being stopped by plain clothes officers in unmarked cars. 

They pulled him out of the driver's seat after the front passenger side window was smashed open using a police baton. 

Det Con Matthew Benedict told jurors he saw Mr Lincoln on the floor. 

He said: "He was complaining of problems with his hips - said he had had a double hip replacement." 

 The court also heard that Mr Lincoln had a "weak bladder" and had to relieve himself on the side of the road before being taken to Wood Green police station. 

Once at the police station he was not taken to the bathroom, despite asking several times, and wet himself, the court heard.

A double-decker bus lost control and collided with cars and trees in Sutton earlier today.

London Ambulance Service were called to the scene and treated the driver and two passengers in one of the cars and a passenger on the bus. Three people were taken to a south London hospital.

Their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

It's 20 years since the headteacher Philip Lawrence was stabbed to death outside his school in west London. 

He was protecting a pupil from a gang. Today his widow Frances said she wants him to be remembered as an inspirational figure who believed ''every child is capable of greatness''. 

But the legacy of his murder reaches far beyond the school gates.

More on our 18:30 bulletin on BBC One.

BBC Weather

Any showers will soon fade away this evening leaving a dry night with largely clear skies and lighter winds. 

This will possibly allow a touch of frost to form in places, mainly sheltered rural boroughs such as Croydon and Hillingdon. 

Lows of 4C (39F).

A decision on whether to grant a death certificate for Lord Lucan will be taken by a High Court judge in the spring.

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The missing peer's only son, George Bingham, applied for his father's death certificate under the Presumption of Death Act which came into effect a year ago. 

If his father is presumed dead he can inherit the title as 8th Earl. 

Lord Lucan vanished after Sandra Rivett, nanny to his three children, was found murdered at the family home at 46 Lower Belgrave Street, central London, on 7 November 1974.

And here's a reminder of the Volkswagen scandal Mr Goldsmith's alluding to. 

• In September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found, external that many VW cars being sold in America had a "defeat device" - or software - in diesel engines that could detect when they were being tested, changing the performance accordingly to improve results. The German car giant has since admitted cheating emissions tests in the US.  

The implication is that air quality studies affecting whether Heathrow should be chosen to increase the UK's air capacity may now be inaccurate. 

The BBC understands Mr Goldsmith is likely to say a further study on the environmental impact is needed.  

The Mayor of London has added his voice to those condemning Donald Trump over his comments that "police are afraid for their lives" in "radicalised" London.

Boris Johnson said: "London has a proud history of tolerance and diversity and to suggest there are areas where police officers cannot go because of radicalisation is simply ridiculous. 

"Crime has been falling steadily both in London and in New York - and the only reason I wouldn't go to some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting Donald Trump.”

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Earlier, Labour mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan, external responded to Donald Trump's Muslim comments. 

He said: "As a potential future Mayor of London I want to be able to visit and talk to other mayors in America and learn from what they’re doing.

"If Trump has his way, I’d be stopped at US customs and turned back – alongside other Muslims wanting to go for holidays, work or family visits.”

 O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire says it took the decision to close yesterday for more safety checks after a roof inspection on Friday.  

A number of shows up to the 20 December have been postponed or rescheduled, external.

They haven't said how long the venue will be closed for 

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Claims by US presidential hopeful Donald Trumpthat parts of London are "so radicalised the police are afraid for their lives" have been attacked as outrageous and appalling by the Conservative and Labour candidates for London mayor.

Conservative Zac Goldsmith said Mr Trump's position was "repellent". 

Labour's Sadiq Khan said the billionaire "can't just be dismissed as a buffoon - his comments are outrageous, divisive and dangerous".  

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More on Zac Goldsmith's position regarding Heathrow. He told journalists at a Westminster lunch he made his promise to quit if the third runway was approved to support Mr Cameron, but now regretted it.

He said the case against Heathrow was clear but the Volkswagen car emissions scandal had "changed everything", meaning previous air quality calculations were invalid.