West Ham's Sakho out of Cup of Nationspublished at 11:56 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2016
West Ham and Senegal striker Diafra Sakho will miss the Africa Cup of Nations as he is out for up to eight more weeks with a back injury.
Read MoreWest Ham's Sakho out of Cup of Nationspublished at 11:56 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2016
Can B-team model benefit Scottish clubs?published at 18:20 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016
Could Scottish clubs learn from the B-team model at Brentford as focus moves away from expensive elite academies?
Read MoreElectoral pacts just 'a grubby stitch up'published at 18:12 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016
"It is patronising nonsense" to suggest political parties should work together under one candidate at elections, says Labour MP Ian Austin.
In the recent Richmond Park by-election, the Green Party decided not to field a candidate against the Liberal Democrats, whereas Labour did.
Mr Austin, the MP for Dudley North, says he won his seat by "listening to the people, not by having by a grubby stitch up".
(Photo: Liberal Democrat winner of the Richmond Park by-election, Sarah Olney, with party leader Tim Farron Credit: Reuters)
Our live coverage across the daypublished at 18:02 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016
Updates for London have ended for the day but we'll be back at 08:00 on Monday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.
Watch: Bus on fire in Kingstonpublished at 18:00 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016
Two fire engines were called to a bus fire in Kingston this morning.
It happened on Market Place. The driver is being treated for smoke inhalation.
Media caption, Kingston bus fire
Weather: Patchy rain overnight, sunshine tomorrowpublished at 17:57 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016
Tonight will be rather cloudy, with some light rain for a time, which will clear by dawn.
Because of the cloud, it will be less cold than last night.
Minimum Temperature: 3 C (37 F)
Elton John: HIV 'end in sight' in Westpublished at 17:34 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016
The end of HIV "is in sight" in Western countries, but increased testing is vital, Sir Elton John says.
Tube office closures caused 'issues'published at 17:23 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016
The independent review by TravelWatch said offices should not be re-opened but called for staff to be more visible and ticket machines to be improved.
The ticket office closures were agreed while Boris Johnson was London's mayor.
Sadiq Khan, who commissioned the review, said he had "asked TfL urgently to present a full action plan".
The TravelWatch review said "significant issues" needed to be addressed to "deliver good customer service".
Watch: Toys left on London transport donated to the Christmas Present Appealpublished at 17:03 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016
'Don't leave until tomorrow what you can do today'published at 16:58 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016
Arsenal's Brazilian defender Gabriel gives a heartfelt message that people "don't leave for tomorrow what you can do today" after the death of his friend Caio Junior in the Chapecoense plane crash.
Read MoreWatch: Zip wire across the Thamespublished at 16:34 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016
This is the first zip wire to cross the River Thames.
It carried people from St Thomas' Hospital on the South Bank to Victoria Gardens by the Houses of Parliament at speeds of up to 40mph.
It raised £1 million for Evelina London Children's Hospital. LFB Deputy Assistant Commissioner Andy Roe came up with the idea to thank staff after they treated his son.
Media caption, Wendy Hurrell tries out the zip wire
Tributes at funeral for Croydon tram crash victimpublished at 16:27 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016
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End of twitter postGangster jailed for shooting 'grass'published at 16:18 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016
A member of a notorious crime family who shot an associate he suspected of being a "grass" is jailed for nine years.
Read MorePalace in 'mini-crisis' admits Pardewpublished at 15:49 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016
Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew admits his side are in a "mini-crisis" after six successive league defeats.
Read MoreSouthern: A month's travel in compensationpublished at 15:29 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016
Kathryn Langley
BBC Live reporterThe government's announced thousands of Southern rail passengers will compensated for all the disruption they've suffered.
Read more here.
Pochettino hails 'perfect' Sigurdssonpublished at 15:29 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino says the club were too quick to sell "perfect" Swansea City talisman Gylfi Sigurdsson.
Read MoreMan murdered at immigration centrepublished at 15:08 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016
Image source, PAA man has been murdered at an immigration facility in west London.
The 64-year-old had been assaulted at Colnbrook Immigration Removal Centre in Harmondsworth on Thursday morning. He was taken to hospital and died later that night.
Police said three men, aged 31, 32 and 35, had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
The 32-year-old remains in custody but no further action will be taken against the two other men.
No-one else is currently being sought in connection with the investigation, police said.
In other news...published at 14:48 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016
Claire Timms
BBC London NewsThat's it for dedicated coverage on the analysis and reaction to the news that Sarah Olney, standing as a Lib Dem, has ousted ex-Tory Zac Goldsmith in the Richmond Park by-election.
I'm now handing over the live page reins to my colleagues Rebecca Cafe and Tim Stokes, who will be bringing you the latest videos, news, sport, travel and weather until 18:00.
Ten famous by-electionspublished at 14:42 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016
Justin Parkinson
Political reporter, BBC News
Image source, Getty ImagesThe Lib Dems have overturned Zac Goldsmith's 23,000 majority from 2015 to win the Richmond Park by-election.
Here's a look at some famous and infamous by-elections of the recent, and not-so-recent, past.
Farron: Broadly speaking, it was about Brexitpublished at 14:23 Greenwich Mean Time 2 December 2016
The Richmond Park by-election was "broadly speaking about Brexit" says the Liberal Democrat leader, after his party took a former Conservative seat.
Tim Farron said a third of former Tory Leave voters chose his candidate Sarah Olney and it was not a case of Remain v Leave.
He was speaking to Daily Politics presenter Andrew Neil hours after Tory-turned-Independent Zac Goldsmith lost the seat in south west London, which he won at the general election with a 23,015 majority, but lost by 1,872 votes.
