Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
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Updates on Thursday 14 July 2016
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:00 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
Tonight's weather: Dry and clearpublished at 17:54 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
It will be dry and clear for many with light winds leading to a cool night, especially in rural parts such as Shooters Hill.
Cloud will then thicken towards the end of the night.
Minimum temperature 11C (52F).
How were Crossrail's platforms built?published at 17:47 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
Media caption, Crossrail Limited has released footage showing how the two Liverpool Street platforms have been constructed
Crossrail Limited has released footage of how two 240m platforms have been built beneath Liverpool Street station.
Crossrail line platforms at Liverpool Street completedpublished at 17:41 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
Image source, Crossrail LimitedThe platforms at one of the main stations on the new £14.8bn Crossrail scheme have been completed.
Image source, Crossrail LimitedLiverpool Street station's new platforms have been built 37m (121ft) below ground and are twice as long as most London Underground stations.
Image source, Crossrail LimitedThe route, which will be called the Elizabeth line, links 40 stations across London and the South East.
Image source, Crossrail LimitedCrossrail Limited, which is running the project, said 75% of the line has now been constructed.
Watch: Pokémon GO creatures spotted in Londonpublished at 17:37 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
Pokémon GO - a new location-based augmented mobile reality game - has launched in the UK and the creatures have been snapped all over London.
Media caption, Pokémon GO has launched in the UK and the creatures have been snapped all over London.
London MPs included in Theresa May's new cabinetpublished at 17:28 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
London-based MPs are among those who have been unveiled in Theresa May's new cabinet:
Image source, EPA- Boris Johnson, MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip, has been named Foreign Secretary
- MP for Putney Justine Greening has become Education Secretary
Image source, PA- James Brokenshire, MP for Old Bexley & Sidcup, has replaced Chipping Barnet MP Theresa Villiers as Northern Ireland Secretary
- Baroness Evans of Bowes Park in the London Borough of Haringey is the new leader of the House of Lords
Image source, PAI'm Chelsea's tailor says Antonio Contepublished at 17:20 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
BBC Sport
Image source, Getty ImagesChelsea manager Antonio Conte says he is a "tailor" who will make the "best dress" for Chelsea to get them back into the Champions League.
Watch: Guided tours of Croydonpublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
The National Trust is celebrating Croydon's brutalist architecture in new guided tours.
BBC London's Jim Wheble spoke to Joseph Watson from the National Trust to find out why.
The Open 2016: Fisher shoots level par at Troonpublished at 16:58 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
BBC Sport
Image source, Getty ImagesCheam's Ross Fisher did not know whether to laugh or cry after shooting a level-par 71 on the first day of the145th Open Championship at Royal Troon.
Playing in his ninth Open, the Wentworth pro was tied for the lead on four under par after picking up four birdies in his first seven holes, going to the turn in 32.
But the back nine proved much tougher for most of the field on the Ayrshire coast and, having dropped successive shots at 10, 11 and 12, Fisher also bogeyed 18 to come home in 39.
"I played tremendously on the front nine," he told BBC Sport. "But I didn't hit enough fairways coming back.
"It seems strange to shoot level par on the first day of an Open and not be happy, but I could have shot a much better score, so its a bit frustrating really."
London officers issue safety advice as Pokemon Go launchespublished at 16:43 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
Police in London have begun to issue safety warnings to Pokemon Go users after the app officially launched in the UK.
Richmond upon Thames police used its official Twitter account to offer a four-step guide - complete with Pokemon references - to staying safe while using the game, which sees players roaming the real world in search of virtual Pokemon that appear on their phone.
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End of twitter postTravel latest: Delays on the M4 westboundpublished at 16:32 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
BBC TravelThere is very slow traffic on the M4 westbound between J1, A4 (Chiswick Roundabout) and J2, A4 (Brentford) because of an earlier broken down vehicle.
All lanes have been re-opened but congestion continues on the A4 Talgarth Road to the B317 North End Road junction.
Danny Dyer's royal roots revealed in BBC showpublished at 16:24 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
Image source, Getty ImagesActor Danny Dyer's "incredible" royal connection is to be revealed in the new series of BBC genealogy programme Who Do You Think You Are?.
The EastEnders star will be one of 10 celebrities to look into their family trees in the 13th run of the show.
The stories of Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden and pop star Cheryl will also feature in the autumn series.
Met Commissioner meets his new bosspublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
Image source, PANewly appointed Home Secretary Amber Rudd has met with with Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe in Westminster on her first day in the job.
Unarmed police praised for attempts to tackle gunmanpublished at 15:41 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
Harrow TimesKante's future in his hands - Ranieripublished at 15:31 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
BBC Sport
Image source, Getty ImagesClaudio Ranieri says Chelsea target N'Golo Kante's future is "in his hands" after the Premier League champions offer him a new deal.
Why does London's mayor want more powers for the capital?published at 15:11 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
Sadiq Khan on why he's asking for more powers for the capital city
Prince Harry undergoes HIV test to encourage otherspublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
Image source, PAPrince Harry has been tested for HIV - in a bid to encourage more members of the public to come forward and discover if they have the virus.
Harry, who has recently made highlighting the issue of HIV/Aids a major element of his public work, visited a sexual health clinic for the simple finger-prick procedure.
The Prince tested negative after he gave a small sample of blood at the Burrell Street centre in central London.
Harry had to wait a few moments while the sample was mixed with chemicals and poured into a test tray where a developing solution was added.
The negative result was indicated by a blue spot seen in the tray - if two spots had appeared he would have needed further tests to confirm if he was HIV positive.
Oxford Street to be pedestrianisedpublished at 14:25 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
By 2020 all traffic will be banned from Oxford Street, the Mayor's office says.
City Hall said the project would be rolled out in two stages to reduce disruption.
Damien Hirst gallery and underground house among Riba Stirling Prize nomineespublished at 14:02 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
Image source, Helene BinetThe six buildings make up the shortlist for the Royal Institute of British Architects (Riba) Stirling Prize.
Riba president Jane Duncan said they showed "the huge benefit well-designed buildings can bring to people's lives".
The winner of the prize will be announced on 6 October.
Social housing tenants contribute £15bn to London's economypublished at 13:44 British Summer Time 14 July 2016
Londoners living in social housing contributed at least £15bn to the capital's economy in 2015 alone, a new report says., external
The findings show the capital's social housing residents make a contribution that is five times greater than the housing benefit bill for social housing residents in London in the same year.
But the report from housing charity Peabody and the CBI shows vital workers are being forced out of the city as a salary of £59,000 - almost double the average wage - is needed to afford the rent on a home in Inner London.
Image source, PeabodyLord Kerslake, Chair of Peabody said: "London is gambling with its future if the city becomes too expensive to house nurses, paramedics, construction workers or many other lower- and middle-income occupations.
"Without genuinely affordable housing our great city will cease to function. Businesses will be worse off and the economy will slow down."
