Summary

  • Updates on Thursday 3 March 2016

  • Our live coverage starts again from 08:00 on Friday 4 March 2016

  1. Oval's Victorian gasholder given listed statuspublished at 09:56 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    The Victorian gasholder that looms over the Oval cricket ground in south London has been granted Grade II status.

    Gasholder beside the OvalImage source, PA

    The wrought-iron structure in Kennington was the largest gasholder in the world when it was built in 1847.

    Gasholder No. 1 was rebuilt in 1877-79, just before the first Test match in England was played at the Oval in 1880.

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  2. Legal action threat over Heathrow expansionpublished at 09:46 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    Tom Edwards
    Transport Correspondent, BBC London

    Plane flying above Heathrow signImage source, pa

    Four Conservative-run London councils are threatening legal action unless the third runway at Heathrow is ruled out.

    Solicitors from Hillingdon, external, Richmond, external, Wandsworth, external and Windsor and Maidenhead, external councils have written to the prime minister to set out why he cannot lawfully say yes to the expansion.

  3. Tubelines maintenance staff to be balloted over Night Tubepublished at 09:07 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    Tom Edwards
    Transport Correspondent, BBC London

    Tube maintenance staff from Tubelines are to be balloted for strike action over the planned Night Tube and the RMT rejected London Underground's latest pay offer.

    The RMT said there were also issues with rotas, extra staffing for the service and pensions.

    More than 1,000 workers are part of Tubelines and are responsible for maintaining three of the lines due to start running 24 hours a day at weekends.

  4. Latest headlines: RMT ballot over Night Tube, fox shot with crossbow and Oval's gasholder listedpublished at 08:48 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    Here are the latest headlines on London local live:

  5. Weather: Dry bright periods mixed with cloud and light showerspublished at 08:28 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    A chilly start with some patchy frost, otherwise mostly dry and bright during the morning, with a little more cloud developing in the afternoon to perhaps give the odd light shower. 

    Winds will be lighter than yesterday.

    Maximum Temperature: 8C (46F)  

  6. Travel: Accident in Elthampublished at 08:16 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    An accident on the A20 westbound in Eltham has partially blocked the road causing congestion to Clifton's roundabout.

    There is also heavy traffic on the A210 Eltham Road to the Yorkshire Grey roundabout.

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

  7. Travel: Severe delays on Circle and Districtpublished at 08:02 Greenwich Mean Time 3 March 2016

    BBC Travel

    There are severe delays on the whole of the Circle line and part of the District between Tower Hill and Upminster due to an earlier signal failure at Westminster.

    There's also minor delays on the Jubilee southbound between Stanmore and Baker Stree because of earlier emergency track work at Willesden Green on the Metropolitan line.

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

  8. BBC London Live updates on Thursday 3 Marchpublished at 08:00

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    I'll be bringing you updates of all the latest news, sport, travel and weather in London until 18:00.

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