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  • Updates on Friday 10 February

  1. World Sailing HQ to leave citypublished at 11:51 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    World Sailing is moving from Southampton to London after 20 years.

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  2. Bob Marley tapes restored after 40 yearspublished at 11:35 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    The tapes, once damaged by water, contain recordings of concerts in London and Paris in the 1970s.

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  3. Met launches gun amnestypublished at 11:20 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    The Met Police has launched its latest gun amnesty.

    The week-long campaign is part of the force's work to reduce gun crime and remove illegal weapons from the city.

    The last amnesty saw more than 350 weapons handed in.

    GunsImage source, Met Police
  4. Teen admits killing US tourist in Russell Square stabbingspublished at 11:01 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Scene of stabbingImage source, PA

    A teenager has admitted killing an American tourist and injuring five other people during a knife rampage in London's Russell Square, the scene of one of the 7/7 bombings.Unemployed Zakaria Bulhan, 19, targeted 64-year-old retired teacher Darlene Horton and several other random strangers on the evening of 3 August. 

    Within six minutes of the alarm being raised, armed police swooped on the scene and Bulhan was arrested without a shot being fired. 

    Initial fears of a terror attack were later calmed as it emerged that Bulhan's violent behaviour had been sparked by mental illness. 

    On what would have been the first day of an Old Bailey trial, Bulhan denied murder but admitted manslaughter by diminished responsibility. 

    He also pleaded not guilty to five counts of attempted murder, but admitted wounding with intent to Martin Hoenisch, Lillie Selletin, David Imber, Bernard Hepplewhite and Yovel Lewronski. 

    The pleas were accepted by the prosecution. 

  5. Crown accepts pleas in Russell Square stabbings and killingpublished at 10:50 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017
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    The Crown accepted the pleas to the lesser charges as there was evidence that he was suffering from an acute episode of a mental illness at the time.  

  6. Russell Square stabbing accused pleads guilty to killingpublished at 10:47 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017
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    Zakaria Bulhan has pleaded not guilty to the charge of murder of Darlene Horton in Russell Square last August but guilty to manslaughter on the grounds of diminished responsibility.The 19-year-old  has pleaded not guilty to charges of attempted murder, but pleaded guilty to charges of wounding with intent.  

  7. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry racepublished at 10:34 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    The royal trio were racing during a marathon training day at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London.

  8. Watch: Headlines on Monday morningpublished at 10:21 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

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  9. Could drivers reject Southern deal?published at 09:57 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    Some members of the Aslef union say they are unhappy with a deal to avert strike action at Southern rail.

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  10. 'Restore my liberty' says Julian Assangepublished at 09:43 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

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    WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has made a fresh plea to the UK and Swedish authorities to "restore" his liberty.  

    He has been living inside the Ecuadorian Embassy in London for more than four years because he fears he will be extradited to the US.

    Mr Assange, who has been questioned about a sex allegation in Sweden, spoke out a year after a UN legal panel ruled he should be allowed to walk free.

    The UK Foreign Office previously said that finding "changes nothing".

    In February 2016, the UN's Working Group on Arbitrary Detention found he was being "arbitrarily detained" by the UK and Sweden.

  11. Upfront charges for NHS 'health tourists' in Englandpublished at 09:13 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

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    HS hospitals in England will have a legal duty to charge overseas patients upfront for non-urgent care if they are not eligible for free treatment.

    From April this year, so-called health tourists could be refused operations unless they cover their costs in advance.

    NHS Improvement, which oversees the trusts, said hospitals would no longer have to chase money they are owed.

    Emergency treatment will continue to be provided and invoiced later.

    The announcement from Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt comes amid recent headlines about the cost of tourists using the NHS.

  12. Woman dies in Hornchurch house firepublished at 08:49 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

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  13. Is it easier to get a job if you're Adam or Mohamed?published at 08:34 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    A job seeker with an English name was offered three times the number of interviews than an applicant with a Muslim name, a BBC test found.

    Inside Out London sent CVs from two candidates, "Adam" and "Mohamed", who had identical skills and experience, in response to 100 job opportunities.

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    Does having a Muslim name make it harder to get a job?

    Adam was offered 12 interviews, while Mohamed was offered four.

    Although the results were based on a small sample size, they tally with the findings of previous academic studies.

    These have found British Muslims are less proportionately represented in managerial and professional occupations than any other religious group.

  14. Today's travel: Today's travel: Delays on TfL Rail services from Romfordpublished at 08:20 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    BBC Travel

    So the good news it that the planned Tube strike today was called off on Friday.

    The bad news is there are a few problems on public transport this morning.  TfL Rail have severe delays because of overhead line problems at Romford. Greater Anglia have also cancelled some trains. 

    The Metropolitan Line has severe delays between Harrow-on-the-Hill and Aldgate after a signal failure at Baker Street. 

    There is a good service on the rest of the Underground.

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  15. Today's weather: A cloudy start but sunny spells laterpublished at 08:10 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

    BBC Weather

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    London weather: A clooudy start but sunny spells later

    Early frost in places, mainly in the west. Also some patchy low cloud, hill fog or fog, these especially across eastern areas. Everywhere some bright or sunny spells will occur, before cloud increases, bringing rain later to western areas.

    Maximum temperature: 8C (46F).

  16. BBC London Live updates on Monday 6 Februarypublished at 08:00 Greenwich Mean Time 6 February 2017

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