Summary

  • Updates on Tuesday 21 June 2016

  1. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 21 June 2016

    Updates for London have now ended but we'll be back at 08:00 on Wednesday with the latest videos, news, sport, travel and weather. Have a good evening.

  2. Tonight's weather: Sunny spells, turning cloudypublished at 17:57 British Summer Time 21 June 2016

    BBC Weather

    There'll be sunny spells this evening but overnight it will become cloudy. Minimum temperature 14C (57F).

  3. Wimbledon bring in goalkeeper Clarkepublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 21 June 2016

    BBC Sport

    Ryan ClarkeImage source, Getty Images

    AFC Wimbledon have signed Ryan Clarke after the goalkeeper was released by Northampton Town.

    Clarke, 34, was signed on a two-year deal last summer, but his contract has been terminated by mutual consent.

    The form of Adam Smith meant Clarke made only four first-team appearances for the Cobblers last season and did not feature at all in the league.

    Wimbledon, also promoted to League One via the play-offs, have not disclosed the length of Clarke's contract.

  4. Teatime news delayed for Euro 2016 matchpublished at 17:51 British Summer Time 21 June 2016

    BBC London News

    Due to the Euro 2016 match between Germany and Northern Ireland, this evening's BBC London News programme will be broadcast at 19:15 on BBC One.

  5. Terror arrest at Heathrow and west London house searchedpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 21 June 2016

     A 29-year-old man has been arrested at Heathrow Airport on suspicion of terrorism as he was about to board a flight to Saudi Arabia. 

    The suspect was held by officers from Scotland Yard's Counter-Terrorism Command on suspicion of possessing information of a kind likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism. 

     A home in west London is now being searched and the force said several electronic devices have been seized for analysis. 

    The man has been taken to a police station in the capital where he is being questioned. 

  6. Police driver 'shocked' to see moped rider motionless in the streetpublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 21 June 2016

    A police driver following a teenager who died after he came off his moped has told an inquest jury how he was "shocked to my core" when he saw the rider lying motionless in the road. 

    Two unmarked police cars were following 18-year-old Henry Hicks at the time of the accident in Islington, north London, on the evening of 19 December 2014. 

    The driver of one of the police vehicles, who cannot be named for legal reasons, told St Pancras Coroner's Court sitting at the Royal Courts of Justice today he had been following the teenager with the intention of pulling him over as he suspected he had been dealing in drugs.

    Wheelwright Street in IslingtonImage source, Google
    Image caption,

    Henry Hicks died after he collided with another vehicle on Wheelwright Street in Islington

    But he said he had not been "in pursuit" of the rider, telling the jury and the senior coroner for Inner North London Mary Hassell: "In my heart I knew that he hadn't seen me. 

    "He gave me absolutely no indication that he was aware of me." 

    The PC, who gave his evidence screened from the public by a curtain, said when he turned into Wheelwright Street there was "no sign" of the teenager. 

     At first he could see that there was a "moped on the floor, but I couldn't see where the rider was at this time". 

    "As I got closer, I saw that the rider was lying on the floor in front of the car that was facing me. He was lying on his front and not moving."

    The inquest continues.

  7. Living Wage call for water workerspublished at 17:38 British Summer Time 21 June 2016

     A campaign has been launched for all water workers to be paid the living wage after a study found a "huge chasm" between the pay of bosses and other employees in the industry. 

    The Unison union said all water companies should follow the example of those in Yorkshire, Scotland and Northumberland and pay the £8.25-an-hour rate, and £9.40 in London. 

    Unison general secretary Dave Prentis said: "Water companies are making huge profits and paying their top executives massive salaries. 

    "They could easily afford to start paying their lowest-paid employees a proper living wage. This is the very least that workers in the water industry deserve.

  8. Millwall agree deal to sign Hutchinsonpublished at 17:34 British Summer Time 21 June 2016

    BBC Sport

    MillwallImage source, Not Specified

    Shaun Hutchinson has agreed a two-year deal with League One club Millwall after his recent release by Fulham.

    The defender, 25, who spent two years at Craven Cottage, will officially join the Lions when his Fulham contract expires at the end of the month.

    "Coming to work at a place where you are so wanted is a great feeling," he told the Lions' website., external

    "I can't wait to get going and am looking forward to putting on the Millwall shirt."

  9. Night Tube service to be extended 'within weeks of launch'published at 17:31 British Summer Time 21 June 2016

    Tube train

    London's new night Tube is set to be extended to a third line within weeks of being launched, according to sources. 

    The all-night service will start on 19 August on the Central and Victoria lines, after agreement was finally reached with unions. 

    It is understood the night Tube will be extended to the Jubilee Line from 2 September. 

    Finn Brennan, district organiser of the train drivers' union Aslef, said: "We welcome the hundreds of new jobs with decent conditions that were created by our action last year. 

    "We made sure it was brought in by agreement in a way that benefits existing staff and the new recruits." 

    The new service was originally due to start last autumn but was held up because no agreement was reached with unions. The night Tube will be extended to other lines later. 

  10. Travel latest: Delays in Camden and around Tower Hillpublished at 17:27 British Summer Time 21 June 2016

    BBC London Travel
    BBC Radio London Travel

    The A400 Camden High Street is partly blocked northbound at A503 Pratt Street after an accident so there are long delays around Camden.

    Traffic lights on Tower Hill / Minories aren't working well so buses serving Tower Hill and London Bridge are being delayed by up to an hour.

    RMT Union conductors are on strike today so Southern Trains has no service on some routes & a revised service in/out Victoria and London Bridge with some routes finishing early tonight.

    Great Western Railway services are revised between Paddington and Greenford following last Thursday's derailment.

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

  11. Ecuador 'fed up' with Assange embassy 'under siege'published at 17:23 British Summer Time 21 June 2016

    Guillaume Long

    Ecuador's Foreign Minister Guillaume Long says there is concern about the health of Julian Assange, who has now been in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for four years.

    He told Zeinab Badawi: "We are concerned about his health. He doesn't have access to good health care. We are very worried about this. After four years, there is a clear deterioration."

    The Wikileaks founder sought refuge in the embassy in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden on charges of sexual assault, which he denies.

    Mr Long said: "Ecuador is getting very fed up with this. It is an embassy under siege. You try making a phone call from the embassy and see if that works. It's probably one of the most spied on embassies in the world."

    But he said there were no regrets about the decision to offer Mr Assange refuge.

  12. Police link four sex attacks on women walking alone in East Actonpublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 21 June 2016

    CCTVImage source, Met Police

    Police have linked four sex attacks on women walking alone in west London.

    The victims, aged 18 to 38, were assaulted in East Acton between January and March.

    Officers are also asking for any women who may have been attacked in the area to come forward.

    Detectives have issued CCTV images of a man they wish to speak to in connection with the incidents. He is described as white or Asian, aged between 20 and 32, 6ft tall, and of slim build.

  13. David Oyelowo film to open BFI London Film Festivalpublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 21 June 2016

    Rosamund Pike and David OyelowoImage source, Getty Images

    A film based on the true story of a Botswana king who married a London office worker will open the BFI London Film Festival.

    A United Kingdom stars Rosamund Pike and David Oyelowo.

    It tells the true story of the marriage of Seretse Khama, King of Bechuanaland (modern Botswana), and Ruth Williams, a British office worker.

    The film, based on the book Colour Bar by Susan Williams, will be shown on 5 October, the festival's opening night.

  14. Judgment in favour of Ellie Butler's father 'put social workers on the back foot'published at 16:56 British Summer Time 21 June 2016

    Ben Butler and Jennie GrayImage source, Met Police
    Image caption,

    'Appalling couple' Ben Butler and Jennie Gray

    Serious questions will be asked over why helpless Ellie Butler was returned to the custody of her "appalling" parents just under a year before she died, a leading charity has said. 

    Ellie, six, was placed back in her parents' care in November 2012 after Family Court judge Mrs Justice Hogg ruled that her father Ben Butler had been the victim of a miscarriage of justice over a quashed conviction for shaking her as a baby. 

    In reality he was a violent thug and once she was in his care, Ellie suffered a series of injuries including a broken shoulder that was left untreated for a month before she died at her father's hands in late October 2013. 

    He and her mother Jennie Gray focused on hiding evidence instead of getting help for their daughter when she had been fatally injured. 

    An NSPCC spokesman said the judgment may have given Butler confidence to continue abusing Ellie. 

    "There is no doubt this put social workers on the back foot and possibly emboldened him to continue with his violent campaign against a helpless child.

    Butler confronted social workers with aggression and black-hearted deception and even now appears unwilling to accept responsibility for his terrible actions. 

    "There will naturally be many serious questions about why and how this appalling couple were granted custody of their children, despite the alarming signs that should have raised red flags. But it's worryingly clear the child's voice was lost when it should have been the focus of attention." 

  15. Seventeenth century fire engine restored ahead of Museum of London exhibitionpublished at 16:49 British Summer Time 21 June 2016

    Fire engineImage source, PA

    The Museum of London has restored a 17th-century fire engine in preparation for its forthcoming exhibition, Fire! Fire!, commemorating the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London.

    Originally built in London in the late 1670s by John Keeling, the only surviving part when the museum acquired the fire engine in 1928 was the central barrel and pump. 

    The restoration was modelled on a 19th-century photograph of the engine which showed it still intact with its undercarriage, wheels, tow bar and pumping arms.

    Fire! Fire! runs from 23 July to 17 April2017 and will focus on life on the eve of the fire, external, the dramatic events that took place as the blaze burned through a quarter of the city in 1666, and how London recovered from the devastation.

  16. EU referendum: Campaigns set for live BBC debate at Wembleypublished at 16:27 British Summer Time 21 June 2016

    BBC presenters Mishal Husain, David Dimbleby and Emily Maitlis will host the live debate
    Image caption,

    Mishal Husain, David Dimbleby and Emily Maitlis

    Leading figures in the Leave and Remain campaigns are preparing to go head to head in the biggest live TV debate of the UK's EU referendum.

    Boris Johnson, for Leave, and his successor as London Mayor Sadiq Khan, for Remain, are among six panellists taking part in the two-hour BBC debate at Wembley Arena tonight.

    Each side will make opening and closing statements then take questions from members of the 6,000-strong audience.

    The debate is at 20:00 on BBC One.

  17. Watch: 'Licence plated' bees released to find top London spotpublished at 16:11 British Summer Time 21 June 2016

    Hundreds of bees fitted with "licence plates" are to be released from a London rooftop.

    They have been fitted with individual coloured number tags on their backs.

    Queen Mary University biologists hope the project will establish what are bees' preferred patches in which to pollinate in London.

    Media caption,

    Bees fitted with "licence plates" to be released from a London rooftop

  18. Ellie Butler's grandfather: 'The devastation is complete and utter'published at 15:49 British Summer Time 21 June 2016

    The Guardian

    Neal Gray looked after Ellie until she was returned to her father, who killed her. Now he has nothing but a quest for answers  , external

  19. Rolls-Royce shows 'floating' future carpublished at 15:19 British Summer Time 21 June 2016

    Rolls-Royce has shown off a design for its car-of-the-future at an event in London.

    The 103EX is marked out by its unusual wheels, which are designed to make it seem as if the vehicle is gliding on the air.

    Media caption,

    Rolls-Royce shows 'floating' future car