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  • Updates on Friday 9 September 2016

  1. Nottinghamshire v Middlesex - day fourpublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 5 September 2016

    Follow live text and radio commentary as Nottinghamshire face Middlesex in the County Championship.

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  2. Signal cabin designated place of national historic interestpublished at 14:45 British Summer Time 5 September 2016

    London Underground’s Circle and Hammersmith & City line signalling cabin at Edgware Road has been designated an item of national historic interest.

    Originally built in 1926 and operated by the Metropolitan Railway – the world’s first underground railway and the predecessor to LU – the cabin’s robust technology is still in use. 

    Signal cabinImage source, Transport for London
    Signal boxImage source, Transport for Lndon

    You can see more pictures on Transport for London's Flickr page, external

  3. Free second ride for bus passengerspublished at 14:41 British Summer Time 5 September 2016

    Bus passengers in London will be able to make a second journey for free under a new fare system coming into force next week.

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  4. The man who shot down a Baby Killerpublished at 13:58 British Summer Time 5 September 2016

    One hundred years ago, William Leefe Robinson became the first person to shoot down a German airship over the UK. The revolutionary bullets he used helped end the airship threat - but also led to people on the home front facing an even greater danger.

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  5. Weather: Light rainpublished at 13:51 British Summer Time 5 September 2016

    It'll be a rather dull day with light rain and drizzle possible at times. 

    Any brighter spells will remain rather limited, however it will be feeling warm with only light winds. Maximum Temperature: 20C (68F)

    Media caption,

    Weather Monday 5 September

  6. Oxford Street buses 'should be reduced'published at 13:34 British Summer Time 5 September 2016

    BBC Radio London

    The number of buses on Oxford Street and across the West End should be reduced immediately, the London Assembly has warned, external.

    Its transport committee said the changes should be implemented in order to achieve plans to pedestrianise the famous shopping district. 

  7. Jeremy Vine road rage row arrest madepublished at 13:18 British Summer Time 5 September 2016

    A woman is arrested following a road rage altercation with BBC Radio 2 presenter Jeremy Vine.

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  8. Watch: Should London break away from the rest of the England?published at 12:35 British Summer Time 5 September 2016

    The vote to leave the EU showed London was largely out of step with the rest of England

  9. Marine denies drugs and fraud chargespublished at 12:13 British Summer Time 5 September 2016

    A Royal Marine from Northern Ireland accused of a terror offence relating to dissident republicanism returns to court to deny drugs and fraud charges.

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  10. V&A boss Martin Roth to step downpublished at 12:05 British Summer Time 5 September 2016

    Victoria & Albert Museum director Martin Roth, who has voiced concerns about the UK after Brexit, announces his departure from the post.

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  11. Football club's traffic jam bride foundpublished at 11:47 British Summer Time 5 September 2016

    A mystery bride photographed with a football team while stuck in a motorway traffic jam comes forward after friends tell her she has made the news.

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  12. 'Hopper' bus fare start date setpublished at 11:37 British Summer Time 5 September 2016

    The fare system allows bus passengers to make an extra journey within an hour of touching in when using an Oyster card or contactless payment.

    Previously, customers were obliged to pay £1.50 each time they boarded a bus.

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  13. Watch: House prices reportedly falling in London since Brexit referendumpublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 5 September 2016

    House prices have reportedly been falling in the capital since the Brexit referendum

  14. London 'alight' for Great Fire retellingpublished at 10:08 British Summer Time 5 September 2016

    A giant wooden replica of 17th Century London is set ablaze on the River Thames in a retelling of the Great Fire of London 350 years ago.

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  15. The signs of autumnpublished at 09:47 British Summer Time 5 September 2016

    BBC Weather Watchers

    Mushroom on the apple treeImage source, BBC weather

    Watching for signs of early autumn in the garden.

    The signs of autumn

    Watching for signs of early autumn in the garden.

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  16. Train issues at London Bridge: Check your journeypublished at 09:40 British Summer Time 5 September 2016

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  17. Londoner scoops Scrabble world titlepublished at 09:26 British Summer Time 5 September 2016

    A recruitment consultant from east London beats off the challenge of rival wordsmiths to win the Scrabble World Championships in France.

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