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The Elton John Aids Foundation has offered to finance HIV testing in Lambeth, the Victoria Derbyshire programme has learned.

The London borough is the UK local authority with the highest rate of HIV.

Local councils and charities warn HIV test guidelines may not be implemented in England because of a lack of funds.

New guidance from the National Institute for Heath and Care Excellence aims to increase testing in people with undiagnosed HIV in England.

The guidance is published to coincide with World Aids Day.

Premiership side Harlequins sign Samoa international Elia Elia on a short-term deal.

Tony Carroll was a young footballer in east London when Eddie Heath was coaching at Senrab.

Former Chelsea scout Heath is alleged to have abused a youth player.

Carroll spoke to Vanessa Feltz on the BBC Radio London breakfast show this morning.

A scheme to encourage men or women who feel unsafe when they are out to get help, is being rolled out across Merton.

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Any person who feels at risk, can ask for help at a bar by "asking for Angela".

Saying the key words will alert bar staff that the person needs help and they'll then take action.

Merton is the first borough to introduce the scheme which is a joint venture between the police and council., external

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People born in Barking and Dagenham today will live on average between four and six years fewer than those born in Kensington and Chelsea, new figures from the Office for National Statistics released this week show.  , external

Campaigners call for the creation of a HIV and Aids memorial in London.

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More than a quarter of a million people are homeless in England, an analysis of the latest official figures suggests.

Researchers from charity Shelter used data from four sets of official 2016 statistics to compile what it describes as a "conservative" total.

The figures show homelessness hotspots outside London, with high rates in Birmingham, Brighton and Luton.

The government says it does not recognise the figures, but is investing more than £500m on homelessness.  

The analysis shows homelessness is at its highest rates in central London, with as many as one in 25 without a home in Westminster and one in 27 with nowhere to live in Newham.  

BBC Weather

A cold start with a widespread frost and some fog that may linger in places.

Becoming cloudier through the day with any brightness confined to the south, but it should be another dry day though.

Maximum Temperature: 7 C (45 F)

BBC Travel

There are currently problems on several Tube lines:

• The Central Line has minor delays due to a shortage of trains
• The Northern Line has severe delays due to an earlier fire alert at Archway  
• There are minor delays between Barking and Upminster on the Distrct line due to an earlier signal failure at West Kensington
• The Overground has minor delays between Watford Junction and Euston due to an earlier faulty train at Bushey

• The Piccadilly Line has severe delays due to repairs to trains

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Voters are going to the polls to elect a new MP for the constituency of Richmond Park.

Southampton progress to the semi-finals of the EFL Cup for the first time since 1987 with a convincing victory over Arsenal.

Manchester United ease into the EFL Cup semi-finals as they beat West Ham with manager Jose Mourinho absent from the Old Trafford dugout.

London may seek its own Brexit deal to allow firms to continue recruiting from the European Union, mayor claims.

A man who hurled homophobic abuse at comedian Eddie Izzard is given a 20 week suspended prison sentence.

Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew is not to blame for their six-game losing streak, says MOTD pundit Phil Neville

A former probation worker admits sending money to a nephew fighting in Syria, but denies knowing he was with Al-Qaeda.

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More than a quarter of UK police forces are probing allegations of historicalchild sex abuse in football. 

Essex and Norfolk Police are the latest to confirm they are investigating claims, bringing the current tally to 13. 

North Yorkshire, Dorset, Staffordshire, Greater Manchester, North Wales, Cambridgeshire, Hampshire, Cheshire, Northumbria, Scotland Yard and Police Scotland have also launched inquiries. 

So far police have received 250 reports and more than 50 calls were made to an NSPCC hotline set up for sexual abuse victims in football in the initial hours of opening.