Summary

  • Updates on Friday 22 June

Live Reporting

  1. Child prisoners 'held in solitary confinement'

    Victoria Derbyshire

    At least 40 children have been held in solitary confinement in young offenders institutions in the past year, the Victoria Derbyshire show has been told.

    The UN defines solitary confinement as being held for 22 hours a day without meaningful human contact.

    The government said child prisoners were never held in solitary confinement in England and Wales.

    But the Howard League for Penal Reform said it has been told of numerous incidents which amounted to it.

    Last July, the High Court ruled a 16-year-old boy's human rights were breached by his being kept in solitary confinement for 23-and-a-half hours a day at Feltham Young Offenders Institution.

  2. Watch: News headlines from BBC London

    BBC London News

    Asad Ahmad has this morning's top stories.

  3. Teen hit with knuckleduster and sprayed with substance

    Bexley RoadGoogle

    A teenager has been left with potentially life-changing injuries after he was assaulted with a knuckleduster and sprayed with a noxious substance in an "unprovoked" attack.

    The 18-year-old suffered serious facial injuries, including a fractured eye socket and broken nose, in the incident in Eltham while on the way home from a night out.

    Scotland Yard said the victim had just got off a Route 286 bus at Bexley Road when he was approached by three men who then attacked him.

    The culprits are then believed to have run off towards Avery Hill Road.

    Det Con Dan Newbury described it as "a truly vicious assault".

  4. Today's weather: Warmer with lots of sunshine

    Early cloud will soon break to leave today dry and fine with long spells of sunshine breaking through.

    It will be a warmer day, but breezy with a moderate to fresh south-westerly wind.

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

  5. Travel: Minor delays on Victoria Line

    The Victoria Line has minor delays because of a faulty train at Finsbury Park.

    There will be a reduced train service to and from Heathrow Terminal 4 all day because more TfL Rail trains than usual are needing repairs. This means the Heathrow shuttle train between Terminals 2 and 3 and Terminal 4 are not able to run.

    For the latest travel updates follow @BBCTravelAlert

  6. BBC London Live updates on Monday 18 June

    BBC London News

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