Summary

  • Updates on Monday 8 February 2016

  1. 'Violent' patient found and returned to Haringey hospitalpublished at 14:05

    Asad TaibzadahImage source, Met Police

    A man described by police as "violent" has been found after going missing from a north London hospital.

    Asad Taibzadah, 32, left St Ann's Hospital in Haringey on unescorted leave on Friday morning but did not return in the evening.

    He has since been found and returned to hospital.

  2. Watch: Londoners on what makes America greatpublished at 13:48

    Media caption,

    Residents of London, Singapore and Delhi tell us what they think of the US

    As part of his election campaign, Republican billionaire Donald Trump has been calling for "making America great again".

    But we asked residents of London, Singapore and Delhi what they think makes America great now - and what is not so great about the country in the midst of an election.

  3. Watch: Jimi Hendrix's Mayfair flat opens to the publicpublished at 13:31

    David Friend
    BBC Radio London

    Jimi Hendrix and Kathy EtchinghamImage source, Handel and Hendrix in London

    The Mayfair flat where Jimi Hendrix lived in 1968 and 1969 is opening to the public on Wednesday, external.

    The main living room of the flat has been restored to make it look almost exactly as it did when Hendrix was living there with his girlfriend, Kathy Etchingham.

    She was back at the flat today to take a look at how the restoration has gone.

    Hendrix moved to 23 Brook Street on 4 July 1968 and it was here, according to Kathy, he worked out his own version of Bob Dylan’s All Along the Watchtower.

    Composer George Frideric Handel also lived on Brook Street, at number 25. He died there in 1759. Hendrix became a fan of Handel and one of the most played records in his collection at the flat was his Messiah.

    Media caption,

    Jimi Hendrix's Mayfair flat opens to the public

  4. Afternoon weather: Strong winds and occasional showerspublished at 13:23

    BBC Weather

    This afternoon we will continue to see bright or sunny intervals and occasional blustery showers, which will be locally heavy. The winds will increase to reach gale force at times, with severe gales likely in places, bringing some disruption to travel. 

    Maximum temperature: 10C (50F)

  5. Georgy Girl author Margaret Forster dies in Londonpublished at 13:10

    Acclaimed novelist Margaret Forster has died, her husband Hunter Davies has announced. 

    The award-winning author, who wrote many successful books including Georgy Girl and Diary Of An Ordinary Woman, died this morning at the Marie Curie Hospice in Hampstead, north London. 

    She was 77 and had been suffering from cancer in her back. Mr Davies, also a writer and journalist, said: "She had a double mastectomy 40 years so she's had a remarkable life considering she had it for so long."

    Born in Carlisle, Ms Forster was a teacher at a girls' school in Islington, north London, before her writing career took off.

  6. Coming up on BBC London News at 13:30: Plans for new cycle superhighwayspublished at 12:43

    Asad Ahmad
    Presenter, BBC London

    Could cars be banned from Regent's Park to make way for a cycling superhighway? We'll hear the latest on the mayor's consultation aimed at making cycling safer in the capital. 

    And why eagles could soon be on the front-line for the Metropolitan Police in their fight against crime - join us on BBC One at 13:30 for more.

  7. City cycle paramedics to respond to police callspublished at 12:21

    London Ambulance Service tweets: 

  8. Should higher earners be charged more for social housing?published at 11:55 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016

    Housing blocksImage source, Getty Images

    Subsidised rents for households earning more than £30,000, or £40,000 in London, will be scrapped in April 2017.

    But a study commissioned by the Local Government Association says many families would be forced to leave their homes

    What do you think? If you would like to get in touch, you can tweet, externalemail or leave a message on our Facebook, external page. 

  9. John Terry: 'No communication' with Chelsea on new dealpublished at 11:15 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016

    BBC Sport

    John TerryImage source, Getty Images

    Chelsea captain John Terry said there has been "no communication" between him and the club despite boss Guus Hiddink suggesting he could stay.

    Terry, 35, said last week that he had not been offered a new deal when his contract expires in the summer.

    Asked after Sunday's 1-1 draw with Manchester United whether anything had changed, he told Sky Sports: "Not from my point of view."

  10. Boris Johnson says there are 'hard questions' over draft EU dealpublished at 10:59

    In his column in the Telegraph, external, the mayor of London acknowledges "the single market is of considerable value to many UK companies and consumers", but warns of "woeful defects" including the Common Agricultural Policy and "growth-strangling regulation".

    He goes on to list questions which he believes should be the test of proposed reform: 

    • what happens if the UK can't block a fiscal union?
    • how committed is the EU to deregulation?
    • how can the UK counter the European Court's "lawmaking activism"?
    • is it possible to restrict freedom of movement?
  11. Man, 19, charged with terrorism offencespublished at 10:42 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016

    A 19-year-old man who was arrested at Stansted Airport has been charged with terrorism offences.

    New Scotland Yard sign

    Finnish national Cubeyda Hassan Jama, of London Road, Thornton Heath, south London, was charged with "engaging in conduct in preparation for giving effect to intention to commit acts of terrorism".

    He is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later.

  12. Shoreditch murder reconstructed for BBC Crimewatchpublished at 10:29 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016

    The murder of Marvin Couson, who died 13 years after he was shot in Shoreditch, will be reconstructed on tonight's BBC Crimewatch.

    Marvin CousonImage source, Met Police

    Marvin Couson, 39, was left unable to communicate or leave his bed after he was wounded at the Lime Bar in Shoreditch, east London, in May 2002. He died in August last year.

    The Met have been investigating the murder since the shooting.

    Crimewatch: BBC One at 21:00

  13. What do small traders think of the EU referendum?published at 09:50 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016

    Susana Mendonca
    BBC Radio London Political Reporter

    Speaking to stallholders at Camden Lock, there are mixed views on what leaving the EU would mean for business.

    Charlie Wright / Greg Martin

    Greg Martin, right, runs a stall selling T-shirts. He says: "It would affect the customer base of the market because a lot of the people that come here that I've seen are Spanish, French. If we were outside of the EU it would be harder for them to come to the country in the first place. 

    "But I think at the level of business we're at it doesn't really affect our pricing that much because we're not entering into huge volumes of stuff so we buy our stuff from the UK because those are the numbers that we can meet and it's a lot more convenient."

  14. What do small traders think of the EU referendum?published at 09:40 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016

    Susana Mendonca
    BBC Radio London Political Reporter

    Lobby group London First has published research carried out by the Centre for Economics and Business Reform outlining the benefits to growth in the capital of remaining in the EU.

    But what do small businesses make of the forthcoming vote? 

    Vasco Loureiro

    Vasco Loureiro - who runs a coffee van on Camden Lock, said: "The coffee comes from Portugal. I can have coffee from here. But my business is a Portuguese business so I have to import coffee from Portugal. If something changes I think it would be worse for me. Maybe the coffee would increase with some taxes on the European products."

  15. Sadiq Khan challenges Zac Goldsmith over EU stancepublished at 09:27 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016

    Esther Webber
    BBC News, London

    Labour mayoral candidate Sadiq Khan has called on his Conservative rival to "get off the fence on Europe", claiming: "Until he does so, he is simply not a credible mayor of London." 

    A spokesman for Zac Goldsmith reiterated his stance, that, like current mayor Boris Johnson, "he will reserve his position until any final deal is signed off at the EU Council".

    Zac/Sadiq

    The candidates were responding to a report by lobby group London First, which suggests staying in the EU would add £13.9bn to London’s economy and bring 75,000 jobs to the capital by 2030.

  16. Gatwick Express running with limited servicepublished at 09:15 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016

    Storm Imogen is bringing some problems to the train network this morning. 

  17. Storm Imogen affecting train servicespublished at 09:05 Greenwich Mean Time 8 February 2016

    BBC Travel

    Several rail lines have been affected by speed restrictions due to the bad weather, with delays and cancellations on the following services: 

    • Great Western Railway between London Paddington and Westbury  
    • Thameslink between London Bridge and Brighton 
    • South West Trains between London Waterloo and Weymouth

    You can follow up-to-the-minute details on BBC London Travel.