Summary

  • Updates on Tuesday 12 January

  • News, sport, travel and weather updates resume on Wednesday

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  1. Vauxhall nightclub bouncers 'pinned down and killed man'

    Three bouncers killed a man they held down for "around six minutes" outside a south London nightclub, a court heard.

    The club in VauxhallGoogle

    Post-mortem tests found Adam Hird, 30, was asphyxiated as he was held down after trying to get into the No 65 club in Vauxhall, a jury was told. 

    Mark Pantallaresco, 51, Lewis Thorne, 22, and Sebastiano Ragusa, 31, are on trial at the Old Bailey accused of Mr Hird's manslaughter by gross negligence.

    They deny the charges.

    Mr Thorne is from Meads Way, in Brentwood, Essex. Mr Ragusa is from Lewisham, south London, and Mr Pantallaresco is from Tadworth, in Surrey.

  2. Strike begins at The Royal London Hospital

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  3. Picket line in Tooting

    A picket line has formed outside Tooting Broadway Tube station as the junior doctors' strike begins.

  4. Met apologise over Kester David

    Scotland Yard has apologised to the family of a police informant for "shortcomings" in the original investigation into his death.

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    Kester David, 53, from Wood Green, was found badly burned under a bridge in Palmers Green in 2010.

    On Monday the police said they had closed the reinvestigation into his death and that the Met commissioner had met Mr David's family to apologise personally.

  5. London schools 'outperforming' those in other parts of the country

    School children in London get better results than the rest of the country, a study suggests. 

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    Where children grow up in England is more likely to determine success or failure at school than in previous generations, according to research carried out by The Social Market Foundation.

    The foundation has examined test results of cohorts born in 1970 and 2000 and found regional differences have become much greater.

    Pupils' results are highest in London and lowest in Yorkshire and Humber.

  6. Severe delays on TfL Rail

    BBC Travel

    Transport for London warn that there is severe delays on TfL Rail between Liverpool Street and Shenfield because of earlier customer incidents.

    For the latest travel updates visit the BBC London travel page or follow @BBCTravelAlert

  7. Tuesday's weather: Dry and sunny but getting colder

    BBC Weather

    It will be mainly dry and sunny during the morning with perhaps some frost in places.

    Wrap up warm as the day goes on, as it will feel colder and windier later with cloudy skies and some heavy and blustery showers.  

    Maximum temperatures of 7C (45F)

  8. BBC London Live updates on Tuesday 12 January

    Tim Stokes
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