A 25m platform will be built at Marble Arch and aims to attract visitors back to Oxford Street.

BBC Weather

Today, blustery showers will push in from the west during the morning, persisting throughout the day, accompanied by overcast skies. Breezy throughout, but very mild.

Maximum temperature: 8 to 11°C (46 to 52°F).

The president of Arconic says he only learned about a key fire safety standard after the disaster.

Additional community testing is to take place in Norfolk, Southampton, Surrey and Manchester.

Tory mayoral hopeful Shaun Bailey says "we have to do something bold and we have to make a change".

Sadiq Khan hopes the move could help stop a post-lockdown surge in violence seen in other countries.

Seven-year-old Harvey Tyrrell was found unresponsive by a friend outside the King Harold pub.

Taylor Williams, 18, died after being stabbed in the heart in a fight between rival drugs gangs.

Crosslon Davis was a member of the Harlem Spartans hip-hop collective, the Old Bailey heard.

A 23-year-old man was "lured" to a flat and stabbed to death, a trial hears.

Ursula Collins faces eight misconduct charges following a Met Police investigation.

The mayor has also announced plans to continue to pay for 1,000 police officers whose funding was at risk due to the effect of the pandemic.

The officers, which have been in place for the last three years, had been paid for from business rates however that income has fallen sharply due to social distancing measures put in place on businesses to help drive the Covid-19 infection rate down.

Sadiq Khan has now announced that the £30m needed to fund them for another four years will come from a 9.5% rise in council tax.

BBC Weather

Cloudy and breezy this morning, with a period of rain. Rain will clear to the east, and a dry afternoon will follow. Mild again today, with temperatures into double figures.

Maximum temperature: 9 to 12°C (48 to 54°F).

An engineer came up with the idea after seeing his aunt, who has multiple sclerosis, struggle with tasks.

Jaden Francois-Esprit's family feared he was being singled out due to his race, an inquest was told.

Angry customers have taken to Twitter to complain over slow internet speeds in Long Ditton.

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A teenager is fighting for his life after being stabbed with a crossbow bolt.

The 18-year-old was found seriously injured on a bench in Abbey Wood station in south-east London at 22:20 yesterday.

British Transport Police (BTP) said the teenagers condition "is believed to be life-threatening".

Detectives believe he sustained his injuries from a crossbow bolt in a "shocking act of violence".

No arrests have been made, BTP said.

Inside Croydon

Nearly a year since the country first went into lockdown because of the covid-19 pandemic, frontline staff at Croydon Council are to be part of a six-week rapid testing programme for coronavirus, starting today.

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