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  • Updates on Friday 22 June

  1. London man jailed for supplying drugs in Norfolkpublished at 16:29 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    A man has been jailed for eight years managing drug dealing networks between London and Norwich.

    John AbodunrinImage source, Norfolk Police

    John Abodunrin, 22, of Barnfield Gardens in south east London, pleaded guilty before Norwich Crown Court to possession with intent to supply class A drugs and conspiracy to supply Class A drugs.

    The court heard how Abodunrin managed three mobile phone lines linked to drug dealers in the capital, and received a total of 143,075 messages or calls.

    According to Norfolk Police, external, the phones were used to sell drugs in the Norwich and Great Yarmouth areas between July 2017 and March 2018.

    Det Insp Tom Smith said: "When you look at the number of texts and calls it reflects the size and scale of some of these drug dealing networks."

  2. Listen: Animals that thrive in the darkpublished at 15:55 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    London's Natural History Museum is staging an exhibition all about the extraordinary diversity of animals that survive and thrive in a world without light.

    Prof Geoff Boxshall is the science lead for the show and he introduced some of the creatures that will be featured to our correspondent Jonathan Amos.

  3. Sutton re-sign Forest Green's Wishartpublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Sutton United re-sign left-back Dan Wishart from League Two side Forest Green Rovers on a two-year deal.

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  4. Images of Ilford 'ammonia attack' pair releasedpublished at 15:25 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    William Deo (left) and Gavin Okwu-Brewis (right)Image source, Met Police

    Images of two men wanted in connection with an "noxious substance" attack that left a man critically ill have been released by the Metropolitan Police.

    The victim, aged in his 20s, was taken to hospital after a substance, believed to be ammonia, was thrown at him at about 22:00 BST on 13 June in Ilford.

    Police want to speak to William Deo, 20, and Gavin Okwu-Brewis, 29, in connection with the attack.

    They should not be approached by members of the public, police said.

  5. 'The day I was diagnosed was the worst of my life'published at 15:00 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Andrew HunterImage source, ADZUNA

    Andrew Hunter was busy running his London-based start-up business when he realised that something was wrong with his health.

    "I started losing weight quite quickly, and I had a cough that just wouldn't shift," says the co-founder of job search website Adzuna.

    That was three years ago, and the then 33-year-old realised that he had better go and get checked out.

    "I had an x-ray, and a body scan, and the cancer was everywhere," he says. "I can definitely say that the day I was diagnosed was the worst of my life."

    Andrew was told that he had a potentially life-threatening form of blood cancer called Hodgkin's lymphoma.

    "It was so surreal," he says. "One minute I was worrying about a technical issue [at work], the next day I was in hospital having treatment."

    Find out more about his story here.

  6. 'Men were dead for a while before police arrived' - BTPpublished at 14:26 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Superintendent Matt AllinghamImage source, PA

    Supt Matthew Allingham told reporters "the first call to police was made by a train driver", Mr Allingham told reporters.

    He went on: "We know they were dead for a while before we turned up, it is a possibility that it was during the hours of darkness that's why it wasn't reported earlier.

    "We're still trying to identify the train that actually hit the individuals."

    Regarding the spot where the trio were found, Supt Allingham said: "There isn't a sort of safe refuge up there, so if somebody was on those tracks there wouldn't be anywhere for them to go to avoid the train.

    "As far as I understand it, if they've been caught in that section of track when a train came through then they really wouldn't have had much options."

  7. Shop front collapses in Hendonpublished at 13:56 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Emergency services are currently dealing with a shop building that has collapsed in Hendon.

    A502 Brent Street is partially blocked due to collapsed building at The Crest.

    People are being advised to avoid the area.

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  8. Met infiltrated NI civil rights movementpublished at 13:45 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    The force admits an undercover officer joined the group behind the Bloody Sunday protest.

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  9. 'My heart goes out to the families' - Sadiq Khanpublished at 13:31 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

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  10. 'Too early to comment on why men were on track' - Policepublished at 13:27 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Loughborough Junction

    British Transport Police have said they are "aware that there are a number of speculative comments on social media" about why the men were on the tracks but have said "it is too early for us to comment on their reasons".

    "Whilst investigations continue, our focus is on supporting those bereaved families at this difficult time and gathering as much evidence as we can," Supt Matt Allingham said.

  11. BTP release new statement about train deathspublished at 13:17 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Supt Matt Allingham of British Transport Police has given a statement about the deaths at Loughborough Junction:

    Superintendent Matt AllinghamImage source, PA
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    We were called at 07:34 this morning to Loughborough Junction, to reports that three bodies had been found on the tracks. Officers attended and sadly three men were declared dead at the scene. It is believed they died earlier in the morning and their injuries are consistent with having being hit by a train. The men are yet to be formally identified but we believe they were all in their 20s. Officers have delivered the sad news to one family that we believe one of the men was their son. We are still working to identify and locate the next of kin for the other two men. If you know who they are, please let us know. Our investigation is focusing on how and why the men came to be on the tracks in the early hours of this morning.

    Supt Matt Allingham, British Transport Police

  12. Afternoon weather: Sunny but breezypublished at 12:59 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    BBC Weather

    The last of the morning cloud should drift away to leave plenty of sunshine through this afternoon.

    Feeling warm but breezy with a moderate to fresh south-westerly wind.

    Maximum Temperature: 21C to 24C (70F to 75F).

  13. 'Most wanted' suspect sightings probedpublished at 12:42 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Shane O'Brien fled the country after the murder of Josh Hanson in 2015, police say.

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  14. Loughborough Junction is an elevated stationpublished at 12:20 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Loughborough Junction is an elevated station managed by Thameslink and located on a line between Herne Hill and Elephant and Castle stations.

    It is near three other lines used by trains which do not stop at the station.

    Loughborough JunctionImage source, PA
  15. Rail deaths 'could have happened overnight'published at 12:11 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Press Association

    Sources told the Press Association that the incident could have happened overnight, when freight trains run, as the bodies were not spotted until around 7am.

    Freight trains carry out a lot of the infrastructure work on Britain's railways, usually overnight when the passenger pathways are clear.

    Rail regulator the Office of Rail and Road has opened a preliminary investigation.

    It is understood that spray cans were found near the bodies of the three people.

  16. Police to investigate rail death ambulance delaypublished at 12:06 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    A British Transports Police spokesman said he couldn’t comment on why there was a 1.5 hour delay between them being called and the ambulance service being called.

    It’s all "part of the investigation", he said.

  17. London Ambulance statement on rail deathspublished at 11:58 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 08.58am this morning (18 June) to Loughborough Junction, near Brixton.

    “We sent a number of ambulance crews but sadly three people were found dead at the scene.”

  18. Loughborough Junction station remains openpublished at 11:27 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    Network Rail have confirmed Loughborough Junction station remains open.

    They have released a short statement about the deaths: “Network Rail is assisting the British Transport Police as they investigate an incident at Loughborough Junction this morning.”

  19. Today's photo of Londonpublished at 09:33 British Summer Time 18 June 2018

    London skylineImage source, Jason Hawkes

    We used this wonderful photo by Jason Hawkes of the city's skyline as our banner, but we want a new picture every day to show off the capital.

    Have you taken a photo of your part of London which you think would be suitable? If so, email it in high resolution (2048 x 1152 or 1680 x 945) to london.locallive@bbc.co.uk.