BBC Weather

It will be a dry afternoon with some fair weather cloud developing, but it should feel warm in the prolonged sunny spells. 

Highs of 22C (72F).

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A festival in Wanstead will take place for the last time this weekend after 17 years of bringing the community together., external

Counter Terrorism Command [SO15] officers at the Met have arrested a 38-year-old woman at a house in north-west London on suspicion of possessing terrorist material.

She has been arrested under Section 2 of the Terrorism Act, dissemination of terrorist publications, and Section 58, possession of a document or record containing information of a kind likely to be of use to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.

The arrest took place at around 06.30 today.

Officers continue to search the address as well as a business address in the Ealing area and a residential address in the Southall area.  

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BBC London News

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Boris Johnson's father Stanley has sadly turned down the opportunity to come on tonight's BBC London News programme at 18:30 to discuss his son's elevation to the role of Foreign Secretary.

However, he did email: "Much appreciate your invitation but will pass on this one, tho' of course I'm thrilled!"

The leader of Westminster Council has welcomed news of the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street but is keen re-routed traffic doesn't clog up neighbouring streets.

Cllr Philippa Roe said: “The vision of the West End Partnership is for Oxford Street to be the world’s best outdoor street shopping experience, with cleaner air, first class public realm and an unrivalled mix of flagship and branded stores. 

"As part of this we are looking at numerous options, with all of our partners, as to how we can deliver this, including reducing traffic and creating modern retail spaces. 

"Pedestrianisation has been only one of a wide range of options that the West End Partnership has been considering in relation to Oxford Street and we are now conducting significant work with our partners, including GLA and TfL, that will report back in the autumn. 

"The key to any Oxford Street improvements is a very significant reduction of buses that move through the area and we need to ensure that traffic is not displaced creating congestion and air pollution elsewhere."

London mayor Sadiq Khan is hosting a summit of political and business leaders from across the capital to "forge an ambitious new cross-party consensus on further devolution to London".

Mr Khan is hosting Conservative and Labour MPs and council leaders at City Hall for the discussions, which will also include business representatives from the Corporation of London, London First and the London Chamber of Commerce.

A settlement for London would aim to give City Hall and the boroughs significantly more control over taxes raised in the capital and how public services are run.

Mr Khan warned that "we can’t protect Londoners from the economic fallout of leaving the EU without more autonomy for London government. This is essential to protecting Londoners' jobs, wealth and prosperity".

A major fire at Parkfield Industrial Estate close to Clapham Junction station broke out last night.

London Fire Brigade said some fire crews remained at the site and were damping it down.

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Policy manager Siwan Puw said: “With the introduction of Crossrail to the West End pedestrianisation of Oxford Street seems inevitable. The huge increase in footfall will require clear planning to maximise pedestrian safety and minimise disruption to businesses.

“Doing it in stages certainly has its advantages in that it means trading will continue more easily and any issues can be ironed out as we go along.

"However, we need to ensure continuity of service in the area during the changes and make it as smooth as possible a process for roads users, pedestrians, businesses and residents.”

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Oxford Street will be pedestrianised by 2020, the Mayor of London's office has announced.

All traffic including buses and taxis will be banned from the shopping street - one of the most famous in the world - as part of the mayor's plans to tackle air pollution.

More than 4 million people visit Oxford Street each week.

City Hall said the project would be rolled out in two stages to reduce disruption on the 1.2-mile street.

Cars are already banned on most of Oxford Street between 07:00 and 19:00 every day apart from Sunday.

Sonja Jessup has this morning's London news.

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BBC London

Boris Johnson has a place in Theresa May's new government. 

We've taken a reflective look at the former Mayor of London's trips around the globe.

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Up to 100 firefighters have tackled a major blaze that broke out close to one of the UK's busiest railway stations.

Trains were hit with delays for more than six hours because of the fire in London's Battersea, just metres away from Clapham Junction station.

Crews were called to Parkfield Industrial Estate, where flames leapt from rooftops alongside the track.

Southern Trains warned of delays across its network, but services were later restored and the fire is under control.

BBC Travel

There are delays of up to 10 minutes on South West Trains between Waterloo and Chessington South and Dorking due to a level crossing problem at Motspur Park, and trains running at reduced speeds in and out of Waterloo following signal problems at Queenstown Road.

Southern Rail and Gatwick Express services via Clapham Junction have resumed following last night's earlier line-side fire overnight 

On the roads the M26 is down to one lane heading westbound toward junction five at the M25 following an accident. 

BBC Weather

Any isolated coastal showers at first, clearing south. Otherwise, a dry morning with sunny periods. Patchy cloud for the afternoon, but with warm sunny intervals. A dry evening with clear periods to follow.

Maximum temperature: 22C (71.6F).

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