Inside Croydon

One of the co-chairs of the Croydon Place Review Panel, appointed by the council to oversee major developments and to assess the architectural merit of schemes in the borough, does not yet know whether the group will be given any opportunity to comment on the £1.4 billion supermall proposed for the town centre by Westfield and Hammerson, external.  

Over the last year,Olympic Champion Mo Farah has allowed TV cameras to follow him on his journey to becoming one of the greatest track athletes of all time. 

'Mo Farah: No Easy Mile' tells the story of how he came to London from Somalia, and the sacrifices he made before going onto win his third and fourth gold medals in Rio last summer.

Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla is to have an ankle operation that could rule him out of action for a further three months.

Southwark News

Specialist bikes worth more than £50,000  – including one belonging to gold medal winning Olympian Ed Clancy – were stolen from a warehouse near Tower Bridge last weekend., external

Crystal Palace and Senegal defender Pape Souare says he's not sure if he will be able to return to football following a car crash in September. He's currently recovering from a broken jaw and thigh bone.

A 58-year-old female pedestrian died on Tuesday afternoon after being hit by a coach in Camden.

Christine Linda Luscombe, from Upper Holloway, was pronounced dead at the scene in  Midland Road at about 16:15.

The driver of the coach stopped at the scene. There have been no arrests and the police are appealing for witnesses.

A city financier has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for molesting two women in the workplace.

BBC Travel

The A13 eastbound has two lanes closed with very long delays out of town in Rainham between the Ferry Lane and the Wennington Interchange due to a serious accident involving a lorry and a car.

Martin Allen joins National League side Eastleigh as their new manager after leaving his position at League Two Barnet.

Fitzrovia News

Did you know that novelist Doris Lessing lived in Holbein Mansion, Langham Street from 1958 to 1962? She rented a flat from her publisher, Howard Samuels, for £5 a week., external

AirBnB announces plans to block hosts in London from renting out homes for more than 90 days a year.

The RMT has changed strike dates on Southern rail, calling off a three-day walkout from 22 December, but announcing a 48-hour stoppage from the 19th, following consultation with its members.   

Four police officers who were "branded abusive thugs" for the way they arrested terror suspect Babar Ahmad have won the right to seek damages.

The Court of Appeal ruled the officers can sue the Metropolitan Police Commissioner.

They accused the Met of "letting them down badly" by not defending them against claims they beat Mr Ahmad.

In March 2009 the Met paid £60,000 to Mr Ahmad after admitting he had been subjected to an attack.

BBC Weather

Cloud will clear to leave a dry, mainly sunny afternoon, though some more cloud will roll over in the late afternoon. 

Maximum temperature: 7C (45F).

A Sitka Spruce tree from a Northumberland forest is put up in front of the Houses of Parliament.

Islington Gazette

Furious commuters at Finsbury Park station have been warned their misery could last another fortnight, external.  

England striker Harry Kane signs a new deal with Tottenham that ties him to the club until 2022.

West Ham United vice-chair Karren Brady has defended the security of London Stadium, following 18 arrests made at the stadium since they moved from Upton Park this year.

Baroness Brady was speaking in front of a City Hall policing committee, which is looking at the concerns raised over security in and around the stadium.

The Transport Secretary says he is "baffled" by Transport for London's £20bn estimate for improving road and rail to an expanded Heathrow.

A hospital in north west London has been rated the best in England for treating people who suffer a stroke.

The Royal College of Physicians scored Northwick Park's stroke unit ten out of 10 based on various factors including access to specialist treatment. 

It aims to administer lifesaving clot busting drugs within 30 minutes of a patient arriving at the unit.   

The hospital is home to one of eight so-called Hyper Acute Stroke Units in the capital.