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A Labour MP is trying to change the law so that misogynistic behaviour is treated as a hate crime.

Stella Creasy, member for Walthamstow, wants to amend new legislation that would ban taking unsolicited pictures under someone's clothing.

Her changes would mean someone convicted of the crime could get a tougher sentence if it was "motivated by misogyny".

MPs will consider the draft legislation later.

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Police have issued a CCTV image of a man wanted in connection with an attack on a woman at Green Park Tube station.

The victim is said to have been barged and punched twice in the arm by a man while the pair were on the westbound Piccadilly Line platform on 31 July at about 15:45.

The man is also said to have shouted at the woman.

British Transport Police officers would like to speak to the man (pictured) as they believe he may have information which could help the investigation.

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A Harrow councillor hopes a campaign to tackle casual labour in his ward will have lasting success following a designated ‘action day’ in a popular pick-up area.

Cllr Nitesh Hirani, who represents Kenton East, took part in a project that aims to protect the space in Honeypot Lane next to Queensbury Park.

This section of the road – and the surrounding area – has becoming a stomping ground for those seeking, or taking advantage of, casual labour.

Cllr Hirani explained it is an offence to pick up labourers from this site, and the action day gave police and other authorities the chance to investigate those flouting the rules.

“This is a collective issue and it’s something that affects everyone who lives and works near there,” he said.

“Members of the public have told the council they are scared to walk through there in the morning.

“There are a host of illegal activities happening and people were using the bushes as a toilet.“We have to change this and try to make a difference. The last thing we want to do is encourage this behaviour; we want to target it and eradicate it.”

The targeted area is covered by a public space protection order, which means nobody can operate larger vehicles, such as minibuses, there without written permission from Harrow Council or Transport for London (TfL).

Additionally, it is forbidden to approach anyone to offer, or intend to offer, them casual employment.

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An 80-year-old man is recovering in hospital after his car crashed into a house in South Croydon in the early hours of this morning.

Firefighters had to use specialist equipment to free the man who was trapped inside his vehicle which had collided with the property and street furniture on Croham Road at 05:00.

The road was closed until 08:30 while officers and firefighters made the scene safe.

Four people left the Croham Road house - which was damaged in the crash - and the London Fire Brigade (LFB) said crews, from Croydon, Heston and East Ham fire stations, stayed to make the building safe.

The Met Police said no arrests have been made and the man's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening or life-changing.

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A senior Metropolitan Police officer has said the force is planning for a "no deal" Brexit scenario.

The Deputy Commissioner Sir Craig Mackey told London Assembly Members this morning that by leaving the European Union, it could have an impact on up to 40 agreements and protocols which benefit policing in London - as well as the UK.

He gave an example of international alerts and work passed through the National Crime Agency with regards to criminals coming in and out of the country.

The Metropolitan Police's Commissioner Cressida Dick added that the force is working with the government to prepare for impacts of a no deal such as border protection and public order in case of any protests.

Documents detailing the tower's layout and facilities could not be found at the time of the fire.

A fire at a 10-storey high block of flats in Nine Elms Lane, Vauxhall, has been brought under control, the London Fire Brigade (LFB) has said.

Six fire engines and about 40 firefighters tackled the blaze at the building, which is under construction, after being called at about 15:40.

A small section of the ninth floor was damaged by fire, the LBF said, adding there were no reports of any injuries.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

An 11-year-old girl is said to be in a serious condition after being hit by a car yesterday in Abbey Wood.

The driver of a Silver Skoda Fabia failed to stop and the car was later found abandoned near Eynsham Drive where the crash happened at about 18:15.

The girl was airlifted to a central London hospital where she remains in a serious condition, according to the Metropolitan Police.

A man was arrested yesterday evening on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to stop at the scene of an accident. He remains in custody at a south London police station.

Police are appealing for witnesses.

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Residents and businesses are furious over a “punishing” parking scheme they fear could hit visitors and customers.

Parking restrictions in part of North Finchley have been extended to Sundays and will now run well into the evening due to the roll-out of an “experimental” controlled parking zone (CPZ) from tomorrow.

The CPZ, covering streets near High Road from Torrington Park to Derwent Crescent, was designed to protect residents’ parking from visitors attending the newly built St Barnabas Church at Solar House.

But residents are angry about the new hours of operation, which run from 09:00 to 21:30 all week – a big hike on the previous hours of 09:00 to 17:00 Monday to Saturday.

Grandmother Andrea Kon said the new rules mean her grandchildren, aged four and two, will She said: “This cannot go ahead – it will affect everyone’s lives. It’s not been thought out at all."

Stephen Wells, who manages White Rose Motors in High Road, suggested the church should not have been given planning permission if it had such a big impact on the area.

He said: “Why should everyone suffer? It is discriminatory on a certain area. No-one goes to church Monday to Friday in the evening.”

A Barnet Council spokesman said: “North Finchley is a very busy part of our borough, with a long-established CPZ.“We have been informed by the church that there will be regular weekend and evening events in the newly built St Barnabas Church at Solar House.

“Local residents have raised concerns relating to the operation of the church and so by preventing church visitors from parking in nearby roads at these times, we are protecting parking spaces for residents and their visitors.”

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Police carried out the early morning raids after residents' complaints.

A woman has been rushed to hospital after being hit by a motorbike in Sydenham which was being pursued by a police car.

The Met says at about 11:45 a motorbike rider failed to stop and was then followed down Sydenham Road by a marked police car.

As it made off, the bike hit a female pedestrian, believed to be aged in her mid-50s.

The biker also suffered an injury and has been arrested, the Met has said.

Both the biker and the victim have been taken to hospital where their current conditions are not yet known.

The Met says its Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) has been informed.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) says it is also aware of the crash.

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A bid to deselect Enfield North MP Joan Ryan amid an ongoing Labour anti-Semitism row looks set to fail.

Members of the local Labour Party put forward a motion of no confidence in the MP – who has been an outspoken critic of alleged left-wing anti-Semitism – for discussion at a meeting tomorrow.

But the motion has been ruled out of order by the chair of Enfield North Constituency Labour Party, which means it is contrary to Labour Party rules and will not be taken at the meeting. The motion, which appeared on left-wing blog The Skwawkbox, accuses Ms Ryan of publicly undermining the Labour Party on numerous occasions.

It claims she tweeted allegations of anti-Semitism against the Labour Party and made false accusations of anti-Semitism against fellow party member Jean Fitzpatrick.

The motion calls for the removal of the party whip and an open selection process for the next parliamentary candidate.

It states: “Our MP has on numerous occasions contributed to and written articles that have been seized upon by a press unjustly hostile to Jeremy Corbyn.

“By doing so our MP has smeared his character without him having the right to a fair and balanced defence, and she has fuelled and indeed inflamed trial by media.”

A local Labour Party member said the motion came amid “growing discontent” with Ms Ryan amid a “really wide cross-section of the party membership”.

But Ms Ryan, who chairs Labour Friends of Israel, said the “divisive” motion was “tabled by a small, unrepresentative minority of members”.

She said: “I joined this Party 34 years ago to fight racism. Anti-Semitism is racism. Nothing will stop me standing up and speaking out. It is my duty to do so.

“We should have spent this summer highlighting the Tories’ multiple failures and failings. "Instead, it has been dominated by shocking stories about anti-Semitism in our ranks.”

She said she was ashamed of the response of the party and leadership to the anti-Semitism allegations and urged it to adopt the full International Holocaust Remembrance Association definition of anti-Semitism.

Ms Ryan added: “I am urging Jeremy Corbyn to apologise for the pain and anguish he has caused the Jewish community for comments he has made and the company he has kept.”

She said the motion was a distraction from the challenges faced by local people and pledged to continue tackling anti-Semitism.

UK customers were affected after spending in shops, restaurants and other businesses a week ago.

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Half of people in England sent a home-testing kit for bowel cancer in 2015 did not use it, according to research in the European Journal of Cancer.

Fewer men than women returned the kits, which are designed to detect the disease before symptoms appear.

The current screening kit requires small stool samples to be posted for screening in specially sealed envelopes.

Cancer Research UK said it was very concerned by the figures.

Anne Parmenter, 63, from south London, received a bowel cancer testing kit in the post on her 60th birthday.

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An interim report into widespread rail chaos amid timetable changes is to be published later this month, it has been announced.

An inquiry, to be carried out by the Office of Rail and Road (ORR), was launched in June.

It will examine the extent of disruption to passengers on Thameslink, Great Northern and Northern train services - and will aim to identify factors which contributed to any failures

ORR chair Stephen Glaister says the final report will be published by December, however his interim findings will be made public on 20 September.

In May, rail companies Govia Thameslink Railway - which runs Thameslink, Gatwick Express, Southern and Great Northern - and Northern had to remove hundreds of trains in a temporary timetable change in order to deal with chaos on the rail network.

An expert panel of external advisers will support the inquiry and "challenge whether the ORR's own role, as regulator of Network Rail and of the train operating companies, has been properly assessed by the Inquiry."