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The Metropolitan Police's Flying Squad has solved some of the most high-profile crimes in history.

Antonio Gouveia was put up in a £155-a-night room while posing as a victim of the disaster.

A man in his 60s was also seen jumping to safety as the blaze ripped through a townhouse in Woolwich.

Tottenham are given permission to play their home Carabao Cup third-round tie against Watford at MK Dons.

Gloucestershire lead by 141 runs going into day four against Middlesex, with both sides retaining hopes of a Division Two victory.

Boreham Wood and Sutton United bosses discuss becoming the first English teams to play in the Scottish Challenge Cup this weekend.

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Mostly cloudy this evening with some further showery outbreaks of rain. The cloud and showery rain will then clear away to the south-east tonight to leave it mainly clear during the early hours.

Minimum temperature: 7 to 10°C (45 to 50°F).

The Hollywood actor and jazz musician surprised commuters with a performance at St Pancras station.

Labour's John McDonnell has condemned posters that have appeared in London saying: "Israel is a racist endeavour."

The posters, which have been seen in locations including Westminster and Waterloo, emerged after Labour adopted the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition and examples of anti-Semitism following a drawn-out party row.

The IHRA says "claiming the existence of a state of Israel is a racist endeavour" is anti-Semitic.

The police say they are investigating "reports of fly-posting".

Controversial human body exhibition Body Worlds is getting a permanent home.

Exhibits, including real human bodies donated for preservation by plastination, will go on display at the London Pavilion in Piccadilly Circus in October.

Body Worlds London's 200 exhibits explore the reproductive, nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, locomotive and metabolic systems in detail.

Body Worlds creator Gunther von Hagens is best known for his 2002 Live Autopsy TV broadcast.

Founder Peter Tabernal said the exhibition is an "epic, immersive journey to discover the magic and mysteries that lie underneath the skin.

"We're incredibly grateful to the donors who have made this happen, and to Westminster Council for the warm welcome and support."

Body Worlds London opens on 6 October.

Corey Junior Davis - known as CJ - was shot in the head in an east London playground last year.

Transport bosses have confirmed any future changes to central London bus routes linked to the opening of Crossrail will be put on hold until the service is operational.

Commissioner of Transport for London Mike Brown confirmed the decision while giving evidence at the London Assembly earlier.

Florence Eshalomi, Labour’s London Assembly Spokesperson for Transport, said she was "glad to receive these reassurances from TfL".

Nevertheless, Ms Eshalomi said she had "been informed that TfL’s upcoming consultation on bus routes unaffected by the opening of Crossrail will still be going ahead.

“So far, I am confident that the impact of these proposed changes will be relatively minimal and should help to balance demand for bus services between the inner and outer boroughs whilst helping to reduce congestion and air pollution on the busiest streets in the capital," she said.

Transport bosses say it is "too early" to confirm what extra costs will come from the delay.

It was bring-your-dog-to-work day for MPs, including a cockapoo called Corbyn.

And the seven-month-old, who belongs to shadow employment minister Mike Amesbury, won the people's vote prize in the Dog of the Year Show.

"During the election campaign my wife promised my son if I won the seat we would buy a puppy," explained the Weaver Vale MP.

"I don't think she thought we were going to win."

The charges against 30 people in total include allegations of rape, sexual assault and trafficking.

More than 50 wraps of what are thought to be Class A drugs were found in a fake Rubik's cube.

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The leader of Tower Hamlets council has urged anyone who stayed at the Bow hotel where two alleged Russian hitmen plotted the Salisbury Novichok attack to contact police.

Police announced that two Russians, using the names Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, were the main suspects behind the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in March.

The men, believed to be from Russia’s military intelligence service, the GRU, spent two nights at the City Stay Hotel, next to Bow DLR Station, before allegedly carrying out the attempted hit on the ex-spy and his daughter.

Mayor John Biggs said residents will be “appalled” that deadly Novichok was brought into the borough but tests had found the hotel was safe.

“We should be reassured that following tests, experts deemed that the room was safe and that it posed no risk to the public,” he said.

“People in the East End will be appalled that these dangerous chemicals were brought into our community.

“I want to thank the police for their continued efforts to keep our community safe.”

He added: “We will continue to work closely with them to support them in any way we can and I would urge anyone who stayed in the hotel between 4 March and 4 May 2018 to contact the investigation team.”

A firefighter apologises to the families of residents on the 14th floor of Grenfell Tower.