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  • Updates on Friday 9 September 2016

  1. Eriksen signs new Tottenham dealpublished at 15:31 British Summer Time 8 September 2016

    Tottenham Hotspur midfielder Christian Eriksen signs a new contract to keep him with the Premier League side until 2020.

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  2. Air China magazine sorry for London slurpublished at 15:30 British Summer Time 8 September 2016

    An in-flight magazine apologises for telling passengers to take "precautions" when visiting areas populated mainly by "Indians, Pakistanis and black people".

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  3. Watch: The closure of Fabric nightclubpublished at 15:29 British Summer Time 8 September 2016

    Alex Proud, owner of Proud Galleries, says "shutting the doors isn't going to stop those young people doing drugs".

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    Fabric

  4. Air China magazine which warned against visiting areas of London is withdrawnpublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 8 September 2016

    MagazineImage source, Haze Fan, CNBC

    An edition of a Chinese airline's inflight magazine which warned passengers that "precautions are needed" when entering ethnic minority areas of London will be withdrawn, its publisher said.

    The advice was included in a feature on visiting London in Wings of China, a publication distributed on board Air China flights.

    A statement from the in-house Wings of China Office, obtained and translated by US news channel CNBC, whose Beijing-based producer first reported the controversial excerpt, read: "The inappropriate expressions in the article are merely the mistakes made by the editors, but in no means represent the views of the magazine.

    "We will immediately withdraw all the publications, carefully learn this lesson, improve our management to make sure there will be no more similar mistakes. 

    "We also would love to send sincere apologies via Air China to all the readers and passengers who felt uncomfortable because of this." 

  5. Race hate crime and Brexitpublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 8 September 2016

    Ava Vidal finds out if London's recent spike in race-hate crime is driving immigrants out of the country.

  6. Serota to step down as director of Tate galleriespublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 8 September 2016

    Nicholas SerotaImage source, Getty Images

    Sir Nicholas Serota is stepping down as director of the Tate, the gallery hasannounced.

    Tate's Board of Trustees said that Sir Nicholas, who has transformed the success of the Tate, will be leaving next year. 

    The announcement comes following a wave of resignations in the art world.

  7. Millwall 'to fight' redevelopment orderpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time 8 September 2016

    Millwall Football Club says it will appeal a Lewisham Council decision to sell land surrounding its stadium to developers.

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  8. Watch: which is London's ugliest building?published at 14:31 British Summer Time 8 September 2016

    The Carbuncle Cup for the worst architecture has been awarded to a building in London. Nominations come from readers of Building Design magazine and a shortlist is drawn up by a jury.

  9. Customs staff rebel over new duty rulespublished at 13:53 British Summer Time 8 September 2016

    Customs staff at Heathrow Airport are rebelling against a "zero tolerance" approach to passengers bringing alcohol or cigarettes to the UK without paying duty on them, a report finds.

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  10. Two arrests in FGM airport crackdownpublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 8 September 2016

    An 11-year-old girl is taken into police protection and two adults are arrested on suspicion of child cruelty in a crackdown on female genital mutilation.

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  11. Listen: Fabric founder speaks to BBC Radio Londonpublished at 13:40 British Summer Time 8 September 2016

    Cameron Leslie, founder and Director of Fabric Nightclub reacts to its permanent closure.

    He was speaking to Vanessa Feltz this morning on BBC Radio London.

    Media caption,

    Fabric founder Cameron Leslie

  12. Afternoon weather: Bright, sunny and fresherpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 8 September 2016

    BBC Weather

    Today will be mostly bright with some sunny spells, and it will feel a little fresher than it has recently. 

    Maximum temperature 22C (72F).

  13. Durham v Surrey - day fourpublished at 13:08 British Summer Time 8 September 2016

    Follow live text and radio commentary as Durham face Surrey in the County Championship.

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  14. New civil partnerships halved in a yearpublished at 13:04 British Summer Time 8 September 2016

    The number of new civil partnerships in England and Wales has halved in a year according to official statistics.

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  15. Rail workers' strike enters second daypublished at 12:07 British Summer Time 8 September 2016

    A strike by the RMT union on the Southern rail network enters its second day, bringing more disruption for passengers.

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  16. Watch: the new V&A exhibition on how the 1960s shaped our livespublished at 12:05 British Summer Time 8 September 2016

    A new exhibition at the V&A museum examines the impact of 1960s music, art and political activism on how we live now.

  17. 'The roof is leaking, the stonework is rotting'published at 11:55 British Summer Time 8 September 2016

    Politicians may leave the Palace of Westminster for six years for renovations and repairs.

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  18. Watch: Amputee Corinne Hutton poses nude for organ donation campaignpublished at 11:46 British Summer Time 8 September 2016

    A quadruple amputee seeking a double hand transplant has bared all in a bid to highlight organ and limb donation.

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    A quadruple amputee has bared all

  19. MP's tweet over disabled protest in London prompts backlashpublished at 11:16 British Summer Time 8 September 2016

    An MP's tweet claiming a disability protest was "disrupting millions of Londoners" has caused a backlash online.

    Newbury MP Richard Benyon tweeted that protesters were "disrupting millions of Londoners"

    Newbury MP Richard Benyon posted a picture of protesters blocking Westminster Bridge earlier.

    He said the group was causing disruption by "sitting down" on the bridge next to Parliament.

    Some of the protesters were wheelchair users. Two people were arrested for obstructing a public highway.