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  • Updates on Friday 15 June

  1. The robot artist making selfiespublished at 09:26 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    Self-portraits by Ai-Da, an artist android, go on display at the Design Museum in London.

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  2. Bingo is back, but no full house just yetpublished at 07:01 British Summer Time 19 May 2021

    We visited Buzz Bingo in Tooting to speak to the callers and punters on their first day back.

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  3. Supermodel Campbell becomes mum to baby girlpublished at 22:00 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    The London-born model had said in a 2017 interview that she hoped to have a child.

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  4. Report into axe murder delayed by Home Officepublished at 21:18 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    The government claims it needs to review the report for reasons of "national security".

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  5. Met officer who shouted 'free Palestine' under investigationpublished at 18:08 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    The police officer was filmed shouting at a Palestine solidarity demonstration on Saturday.

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  6. Met officer shouted 'free Palestine' at demopublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    The uniformed police officer was filmed at a Palestine solidarity demonstration on Saturday.

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  7. PC faces charge over child actor's 2016 road deathpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    Makayah McDermott and his aunt Rozanne Cooper were struck by a car in south-east London in 2016.

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  8. Murdered footballer Kiyan Prince is in Fifa 21 gamepublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    Former QPR youth player Kiyan Prince has been added to the Fifa 21 video game to mark the 15th anniversary of his killing.

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  9. Families remember Croydon tram crash victimspublished at 13:47 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    The inquest into the 2016 crash that killed seven people is under way after a delay caused by Covid.

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  10. Robot 'selfie' exhibition to openpublished at 11:26 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    Ai-Da, the world"s first ultra-realistic robot "artist", at the opening of the new exhibition Ai-Da: Portrait of the Robot at The Design Museum in London.Image source, PA Media

    The Design Museum is set to host an exhibition, external featuring "selfies" created by a robot.

    Named after the pioneering female scientist Ada Lovelace, Ai-Da uses AI algorithms to make art, turning the subject of self-portraiture on its head by creating "selfies" of someone who doesn't have a self.

    Her robotic arm, developed by Salah Al Abd and Ziad Abass, enables her to hold a pencil, and her silicone face, designed by researcher Lucy Seal, digital artist Alex Kafousssias and 3D designer Tim Milward, makes it appear as though she is "alive".

    Woman walks past pictures in exhibition Ai:DaImage source, PA Media
  11. TfL reprieve as government extends bailoutpublished at 11:01 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    A person on a train platform while a Tube train pulls up alongsideImage source, Reuters

    Transport for London (TfL) has secured another short-term extension of its government bailout as negotiations on a longer deal continue, the authority announced.

    The agreement ensures the continuation of public transport in the capital until 28 May.

    The collapse in passenger numbers during the coronavirus pandemic has decimated TfL's finances, and it has needed government funding to keep services running.

    A TfL spokesman said: "We continue to discuss our funding requirements with the government and hope these discussions can be concluded successfully soon, to enable a strong and robust recovery from the pandemic."

    A Department for Transport (DfT) spokesman said it was rolling over the contract on the same terms while a long term deal is being reached.

    The latest DfT figures show passenger numbers on TfL's Tube and bus services last week were at 35% and 60% of pre-pandemic levels respectively.

  12. E-scooters set for hire trial in parts of Londonpublished at 09:39 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    Scooters with a maximum speed of 12.5mph will soon be available for hire in parts of the capital.

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  13. Famous London dinosaur given emergency faceliftpublished at 07:46 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    The nose and mouth of the Megalosaurus, which is in Crystal Palace Park, broke off last May.

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  14. 'Get the jab to protect your friends and family'published at 06:42 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    Cleo Lynn is encouraging others to get vaccinated after her father became ill with coronavirus.

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  15. Appeal over 1948 London Olympics photo findpublished at 06:22 British Summer Time 18 May 2021

    The photos donated at a photographic show are believed to have been found in an attic clear-out.

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  16. Deeply disturbing rise in anti-Semitism - ministerpublished at 19:22 British Summer Time 17 May 2021

    It comes after four men were arrested in connection with a video appearing to show anti-Semitic abuse.

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  17. Cinema 'slightly bruised but raring to go'published at 18:11 British Summer Time 17 May 2021

    Ben Freedman, founder of Prince Charles CinemaImage source, PA Media

    The founder of a London cinema says it will have to operate at close to maximum capacity in order to continue to break even despite coronavirus restrictions being eased.

    Ben Freedman said the Prince Charles Cinema in Soho had "arrived in one piece, slightly bruised but raring to go" as it reopened to the public on Monday.

    "When you love movies as much as we do, to not be able to show them to people for so long is pretty horrible and really the mood lifted as soon as we started to aim towards today, which was a couple of months ago."

    He said the public are "really desperate" to be able to return to cinemas and his venue has not been heavily impacted by disruption to the film release schedule because they show classic movies as well as new ones.

    Chains including Vue, Odeon, Curzon and Everyman have also reopened their cinemas, while Cineworld will begin doing so from Wednesday.

  18. Celebrations for midnight openingpublished at 17:04 British Summer Time 17 May 2021

    The Hippodrome Casino added some theatrics as it's chief executive Simon Thomas declared it open, with a bang.

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    The Hippodrome Casino in Leicester Square opened its doors at midnight on Sunday

  19. Police should have raised risk posed by terroristpublished at 16:47 British Summer Time 17 May 2021

    Graduates Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones were killed at a Learning Together event in November 2019.

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  20. Pfizer vial on displaypublished at 15:52 British Summer Time 17 May 2021

    Kate Perks, senior collections care conservator, holds up the second Pfizer-BioNTech"s COVID-19 vaccine viaLImage source, PA Media

    The Science Museum in London reopens on Wednesday with a new, contemporary display.

    To mark the history of the pandemic, a Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine vial will join the museum's collection.