Summary

  • Updates on Monday 13 June 2016

  1. Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00

    Updates for London have ended for the day but we'll be back at 08:00 on Tuesday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.

  2. Tonight's weather: Showers dying outpublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 13 June 2016

    BBC Weather

    Remaining heavy showers will gradually become fewer and further between through the evening, leaving a rather cloudy night with a westerly breeze moving remaining showers through relatively quickly. 

    Minimum temperature 13C (55F).

  3. Coming up on BBC London News: Soho vigil to commemorate Orlando shootingpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 13 June 2016

    Riz Lateef
    BBC London presenter

    Coming up on BBC London at 19:15 (note the later time due to Euro 2016), we will be reporting live from the vigil in Soho being held to commemorate the victims of the Orlando shooting. 

    Businesses are expected to temporarily stop work as a mark of respect to the victims.   

    The vigil will take place in Old Compton Street from 19:00. People will be invited to take to the streets and hold hands to pay tribute to those who have been affected by the attack.

  4. Previously unseen works by Lucian Freud go on displaypublished at 17:45 British Summer Time 13 June 2016

    A previously unseen self-portrait by Lucian Freud has gone on display at the National Portrait Gallery. 

    The unfinished painting, which is thought to date back to the mid-1980s, is being exhibited alongside a selection of drawings from Freud's unseen sketchbooks.

    Previously unseen Lucian FreudImage source, National Portrait Gallery

    They have gone on display after the late artist's estate left them to the nation in lieu of inheritance tax. 

     Lucian Freud Unseen, which runs until 6 September, shows highlights from an archive of letters and 800 drawings which date from the 1940s to the 1990s.

    Previously unseen Lucian FreudImage source, National Portrait Gallery
  5. Met Police 'increase patrols' in response to 'tragic' Orlando shootingpublished at 17:36 British Summer Time 13 June 2016

    Met Police

    The Metropolitan Police has said police have increased patrols and are offering reassurance to the LGBT community in response to the Orlando shooting.

    Commander Mak Chishty, said there was no intelligence to suggest any increased risk in London, but will revise contingency plans ahead of Pride in London on Saturday, 25 June.

  6. Latest travel: Jubilee Line delays, Blackwall Tunnel queues and thunderstorms expected to cause delays at London airportspublished at 17:30 British Summer Time 13 June 2016

    BBC Travel

    There are delays on London's Tube and road networks currently.

    Thunderstorms are expected to cause delays to and from London airports this afternoon and evening.

    There are currently: 

    • Severe delays on the Jubilee Line 
    • Reduced speeds on trains between Liverpool Street and Stratford due to a fault with the signalling system 
    • Queues on the A12 on both sides of the Blackwall Tunnel, due to an accident and a lane closure in the southbound and northbound lanes.
  7. Orlando shooting 'act of homophobic hatred' says Home Secretarypublished at 17:25 British Summer Time 13 June 2016

    US flag and roseImage source, Getty Images

    The Home Secretary, Theresa May, has called the shooting in Orlando an "act of homophobic hatred".

    The Home Secretary said the government was determined to defeat "insidous" terrorist ideology and said seven UK terror plots had been defeated in the last month. 

    Paying tribute to the victims of the shooting, she told the House of Commons: "We will fight and we will prevail" against the terrorists. 

  8. Coming up on BBC Radio London: 15 households cut off for five days after stormpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 13 June 2016

    Anna O'Neill
    BBC Radio London reporter

    Coming up on BBC Radio London's drivetime show: We will be talking to 15 households at Patmore Cooperative in Battersea who are still without power five days after a storm knocked out their supply.

    Picture of the letters about the power outage
  9. Ealing hospital to close children's A&E servicespublished at 17:10 British Summer Time 13 June 2016

    The NHS has announced that Ealing hospital will stop children's A&E and inpatients services from 30 June., external

    Ealing HospitalImage source, PA

    After this date, ambulances will no longer take children to Ealing Hospital but will instead take them to accident and emergency departments at five other hospitals in the region.

    These hospitals are: 

    • West Middlesex
    • Hillingdon
    • Northwick Park
    • Chelsea and Westminster 
    • St Mary’s hospitals.

    Children’s day services will continue to be available and the urgent care centre (UCC) will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, treating children and adults with minor illnesses and injuries that are urgent but not life-threatening.

  10. Speroni & Delaney sign new Palace dealspublished at 16:54 British Summer Time 13 June 2016

    BBC Sport

    Julian SperoniImage source, Getty Images

    Long-serving Crystal Palace goalkeeper Julian Speroni and defender Damien Delaney sign new one-year deals.

  11. Greenwich council to hold vigil in Woolwich for victims of Orlando shootingpublished at 16:29 British Summer Time 13 June 2016

    The Royal Borough of Greenwich has expressed its deepest condolences to the people of Orlando, USA, following a mass shooting at a gay club in the early hours of yesterday.

    Woolwich: The Town HallImage source, Nigel Cox

    It will hold a candlelit vigil at the Town Hall on Wellington Street, Woolwich at 17:30 to "stand up against hatred and violence".

  12. Home office lifts visa ban over stem cell donor for dying manpublished at 16:14 British Summer Time 13 June 2016

    The brother of a dying man denied a visa to travel to London for a life-saving stem cell transplant, has been given permission to come to the UK by the Home Office. 

    Isaac Aganozor, who works at Dulwich College, has leukaemia. 

    His brother Patrick, who lives in Nigeria and works as a tricycle courier, is his only known genetic match. 

    Isaac AganozorImage source, Evening Standard

    He will now travel to the UK sponsored by Dulwich College. 

    Mr Aganozor's MP Helen Hayes said the decision came after Patrick made a new visa application, and she contacted immigration minister James Brokenshire and convinced him the application should be fast-tracked. 

    She said it was "great news".

  13. Woman arrested over Brixton flats blazepublished at 16:04 British Summer Time 13 June 2016

    A 34-year-old woman has been arrested after three people were taken to hospital following a large blaze at a block of flats in Brixton on Saturday.

    Brixton block of flats on fireImage source, @keymon

    Around 50 people were evacuated from the 16-storey building in the Canterbury Gardens complex when the fire broke out at about 13:30.

    A pregnant woman, a man, and a girl were taken to hospital suffering smoke inhalation.

    Scotland Yard , externalsaid the fire was being treated as suspicious and the 34-year-old woman had been bailed until mid-September.

  14. Doncaster sign Millwall striker Marquispublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 13 June 2016

    BBC Sport

    Relegated League One side Doncaster Rovers sign Millwall striker John Marquis on a two-year deal.

    John MarquisImage source, Getty Images

    The 24-year-old helped Northampton Town win the League Two title last season, scoring six goals in 15 league appearances on loan.

    "John has been on our radar for quite a while now and we're glad to get this signing over the line," Doncaster boss Darren Ferguson told the club website., external

  15. House of Commons to hold one minute silence for victims of Orlando shootingpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 13 June 2016

    At 15:30 today, there will be a one minute silence in the House of Commons for the victims of the Orlando shooting.

  16. Mayor 'not complacent' over 'vulnerable' LGBT Londonerspublished at 15:19 British Summer Time 13 June 2016

    The Mayor of London has said he is "not complacent" that a massacre like the shooting in an Orlando nightclub could happen closer to home.

    Sadiq Khan said he was making steps to ensure that "all our citizens are safe" following what he called a "hideous and cowardly attack" on the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) community. 

    A window in Soho

    He said: "I'm clearly conscious of how vulnerable LGBT Londoners feel at the moment ,

    "Our LGBT community has also faced murderous attacks in the past - we remember the bombings at the Admiral Duncan pub in Soho - and it's really important we are vigilant towards this evil hate crime." 

    He said the Metropolitan Police were focused on addressing hate crimes but it was important that Londoners remain vigilant as homophobic crimes in the capital rose last year. 

    The Mayor will be attend a vigil in Old Compton Street, London, later tonight for the victims of the massacre.

  17. Tooting candidates recreate scenes from Citizen Smithpublished at 15:07 British Summer Time 13 June 2016

    The Sunday Politics show took a humourous look at the Tooting by-election, challenging candidates to re-enact scenes from "Wolfie" Smith TV sitcom Citizen Smith. 

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  18. Persimmon bosses in line for £600m bonuspublished at 14:32 British Summer Time 13 June 2016

    BBC Radio 4

    A leading City investor has called on housebuilder Persimmon to cut back an executive pay plan that could see the management share £600m over the next five years.

    The scheme is one of the largest ever at a FTSE 100 company outside banking.

    For sale signImage source, Getty Images

    The biggest beneficiary will be chief executive Jeff Fairburn, who could earn more than £100m.

    Mike Fox, from Royal London Asset Management, said the payments were too high "in all circumstances".

    He called on the board to show restraint in the light of the housing crisis and government support for the housebuilding industry.