Updates on Friday 10 February
Talks between the RMT and Southern Railway over the long-running staffing dispute will be held at Acas next Tuesday, the union has announced.
Most places will be dry this afternoon with some brighter intervals. Despite this it will feel increasingly cold in the brisk easterly winds, with a few light snow flurries possible. Maximum temperature: 6C (43F).
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Image source, Rex FeaturesFootball Association chairman Greg Clarke says he will quit if the organisation cannot win government support for its reform plans.
A motion of no confidence in the FA is to be debated in the House of Commons on Thursday after five former FA executives said the governing body had failed to "self-reform".
Clarke "strongly disputes" the motion, but accepts FA governance must change.
"I don't believe that the FA is failing football," he said.
More than half of councils in England are unsure if their areas will have enough provision for an extension to free childcare hours, a study finds.
From September, three- and four-year-olds in England will be entitled to 30 free hours of care per week in term time - up from the current 15 hours.
But a poll of local authorities by the Family and Childcare Trust found uncertainty about impact of the policy.
The government says quality, affordable childcare is central to its agenda.
The survey was sent to all 152 local authorities in England, and 112 of them responded.
Image source, ThinkstockThe largest-ever exhibition of David Hockney's work opens to the public at Tate Britain this week.
Image source, PAThe bill empowering the government to begin the formal process of leaving the European Union is due to reach its final stages in the Commons later.
MPs will debate further amendments to the Brexit bill - allowing Article 50 to be triggered - for up to seven hours before a final vote due at 20:00.
The vote could cause more Labour rifts - with its MPs told to back the bill.
Last night, the government saw off attempts to add conditions to the bill as a Tory rebellion was avoided.
Image source, AFPMayor Sadiq Khan has announced he is to embark on a mini tour of Europe to tell five major cities that "London is Open".
The six-day tour will see Mr Khan tell politicians, city leaders and heads of business that London "remains the number-one destination for investment, business and tourism, and to discuss London's needs from the Brexit negotiations.
He will visit Berlin, Brussels, Paris, Madrid and Warsaw in March.
He said: “I want to take the message directly to Europe that London will always remain open to engaging, trading and doing business with our friends across Europe. Our connections on the continent are more important than ever before and, regardless of Brexit, we will continue to work closely together for our mutual benefit.
“I promised to be the most pro-business Mayor this city has ever seen and it is vital that we demonstrate to our partners overseas that despite Brexit we remain open to business, investment, talent and ideas. London will remain the best place in the world to do business and our collaboration with other major European cities will not cease.”
Image source, Met PolicePolice forces in England and Wales paid out at least £19.5m to informants over the last five years, according to figures obtained by BBC Radio 5 live.
The Met topped the list, spending £5.2m from 2011-16, data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) shows.
One critic said paying informants does not stop the "cycle of crime", however, the National Police Chiefs' Council said it was "a cost effective tactic".
A Home Office spokesman said it was "an operational matter for police".
This is the process of the bollards going up at Covent Garden School to protect children from traffic and pollution.
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Transport Correspondent, BBC London
An update to yesterday's story on a road outside a school being closed during drop offs to protect children from traffic and pollution.
Bollards are put up either side of Macklin Street in Camden from between 08:30-09:15 and 15:15-16:00 so that children at St Joseph's Catholic Primary School can get in safely.
Hackney Council has now said it would introduce the same thing in two of its schools.
Cllr Feryal Demirci said: "Two schools have been shortlisted to take part in this trial and the schools will be consulting parents soon before any decisions are made.
"As well as addressing road safety issues, we hope School Streets will encourage walking, cycling and use of public transport both by pupils and parents/carers, with the aim of improving local air quality and encouraging healthier living."
Alice Salfield brings you the top stories.
The London Fire Brigade has said a workman's drill on board the train had overheated and started smoking.
Firefighters extinguished the battery and placed it in a bucket of sand.
The brigade was to the "small incident" at 07:11 and the incident was over by 07:44.
Image source, Deejay Robert K/PAThe London Ambulance Service said it has treated a small number of patients at Dalston Kingsland for minor injuries.
The Metropolitan Police in Hackney tweeted there had been a "reported issue with electrics on the train in the station", but it has since been declared safe.
Image source, Deejay Robert K/PAA London commuter train has been evacuated after an electrical issue, with unconfirmed reports of smoke coming from a carriage.
London Fire Brigade confirmed it was called at 07:11 GMT but said the incident was dealt with by 07:24 GMT.
Images from the scene at Dalston Kingsland, east London, showed people standing alongside the tracks and along the platform at the London Overground station.
A man in a high visibility jacket was reported to have told commuters there was a "small fire" on the train.
The station was temporarily evacuated.
Officers gave chase after the driver of the car failed to stop at about 04:30 GMT.
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Services have resumed on the Piccadilly Line this morning but are running with severe delays on the entire line due to late finishing engineering work. Services had earlier been suspended between Hammersmith and Hyde Park eastbound.
There is also no service on the London Overground between Canonbury and Stratford.
One the roads the A316 is closed in both directions between the junction 1 of the M3 at Sunbury and the Hospital Bridge Roundabout at Twickenham, after a collision earlier. There are long queues on the northbound M3, and on the A312 from Feltham and Hampton Hill.
The bus lane is closed on The Strand from Trafalgar Square to Charing Cross Station for emergency repairs after a gas leak.
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London weather: Mostly cloudy and dull with a few showers
It will be a mostly cloudy day with a few showers which will turn increasingly wintry later in the east. Some sunny spells are expected at times, but feeling colder later in brisk easterly winds.
Maximum temperature: 7C (45F).
